One Research Initiation Fellowship (reference 245/2023/BII/AgendasPRR) at Institute of Telecommunications (IT) in University of Aveiro - Project AM2R (Agendas PRR)

14 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Aveiro

Department

Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation

Research Field

Engineering » Electrical engineering
Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

27 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

245/2023/BII/AgendasPRR

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

A call for application is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) Research Initiation Fellowship, with reference 245/2023/BII/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras para a Inovação Empresarial», namely “AM2R – Agenda Mobilizadora para a inovação empresarial do setor das Duas Rodas” project, at the at the Institute of Telecommunications (IT) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Informatics Engineering, Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications subarea) and related areas.

2. Funding entity: funded by the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the NextGenerationEU, through the scheme «Agendas para a Inovação Empresarial».

3. Admission Requirements: candidates must be Students enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in the Electrical Engineering, Computers, Telematics, IT scientific areas and related engineering.

The proof of enrolment must be made until the contract signing date, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the admission requirements.

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

4. Eligibility: candidates who comply with provisions of paragraph a) nº1 from article 2 of the Statute of the Research Fellow are eligible, as amended by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August, and also the provisions of article nº 10 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

5. Work Plan: Participation in activities for sensing systems on eBikes, as well as interaction solutions with other vehicles: -Definition of Requirements; - Analysis of solutions; - Specification; - Conception; - Prototypes; - Tests

6. Legislation and regulations: the fellowship assignment will be done according to the Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, published in Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions) (available at https://www.ua.pt/en/sgrh/bolseiros ).

7. Place of work: the work will take place at the Institute of Telecommunications and the Department electronics, telecommunications and informatics (DETI) of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor Susana Sargento.

8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 3 (three) months, with an expected starting date on the 1st of  April of 2024. The fellowship may be renewed up to the maximum limit of approved funding, during the project implementation period, and without exceeding the duration limits defined for the type of fellowship in article 10, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Monthly allowance: The monthly allowance is €541,12 according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur if applicable. The payment will be made by bank transfer. The candidate may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence.

10. Selection method: the selection methods to be used include Curricular Evaluation, with the option Interview in case the Jury considers that do not have the conditions of deciding based on Curricular Evaluation. The sub criteria to be assessed under Curricular Evaluation (with a weight of 0 - 20  points) are:

- Bachelor degree average (40%)

- Experience in the competition area (40%)

- Other relevant projects (20%)

If the jury considers that do not have the conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation, an interview may be held, where the final score will be 60% for curricular evaluation and 40% for interview.

The jury reserves the right to not assign the Research fellowship if none candidates reach the minimum score of 10 points in a scale of 0 to 20 points.

11. Members of the Jury: President: Professor Susana Isabel Barreto de Miranda Sargento; Permanent members: Professor José Paulo Oliveira Santos and Professor António Manuel de Bastos Pereira; Substitute members: Professor Joaquim José de Castro Ferreira and Professor António José de Jesus Gomes.

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between 14th of February of 2024 and 27th of February of 2024. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] with identification of the reference number in the email subject.

Applications should include the following mandatory documents: certificate(s) of qualifications, curriculum vitae, declaration of honor, application form ,. The candidate should also indicate the e-mail address to be notified for all purposes within the scope of this procedure.

Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application, as well as the incorrect formalization of the application, result in the exclusion of the application.

13. Publication/notification of results: the results of the evaluation will be published within 60 working days after the final date of submission of the application, whereas the candidates will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days after notification is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 10 working days after notification of the final decision, by appealing to the Rector.

14. Research fellowship duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid for 12 months for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

University of Aveiro, 9th of February of 2024

Professor Susana Isabel Barreto de Miranda Sargento

PT Version: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/3/85635

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/3/85635

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Aveiro

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Aveiro

Website

https://www.ua.pt/

Street

Campus Universitário de Santiago

Postal Code

3810-193

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED