Public notice EdtlB.1-DECivil/2024

2 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Aveiro

Department

Civil Engineering Department

Research Field

Engineering » Other
Engineering » Civil engineering
Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

16 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

Versão portuguesa disponível em: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=86458

 

A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Starting Research Grant (SRG),under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Computational Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related areas

2. Financing Source: own revenue

3. Admission Requirements: Students enrolled in undergraduate's degree, of Computational Engineering, Civil Engineering or similar.

The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in a higher professional technician course, undergraduate degree, integrated master's degree or master's or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.

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: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 10 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro. (The SRG(s) cannot be awarded to those who have already benefited from research grants awarded under the Research Fellow Statute.

5. Work plan: Development of low-cost sensors for monitoring structures. Task 1 – development of a temperature, humidity and CO2 sensor, Task 2 – development of a vibration sensor, Task 3 – development of a data storage and processing platform.

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; 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).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor Hugo Filipe Pinheiro Rodrigues.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be e months, starting in June of 2024, and may be renewed for equal periods until the end of the funding period, but may in no case last more than one year, according to the terms of no. 3 of 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. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €601,12, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.

10. Selection methods : The selection methods to be used will be as follows: The evaluation considers the candidate's academic, scientific and professional merit with relevance in the area of heritage. Applications considered admissible will be scored on a scale of 0-20 points, in each of the following evaluation criteria.

• Sub-criterion A1 - Merit of the academic path, with a weight of 60%
• Sub-criterion A2 - Merit of the scientific and professional curriculum, with a weight of 20%
• Sub-criterion A3 - Motivation Letter, with a weight of 20%

Work in the area of evaluating the development of sensors with Arduino is valued.  The Interview selection method may be used, in case the jury does not consider itself duly qualified to decide according to the Curriculum Assessment. If the Interview takes place, the final evaluation will take place with a weighting of 75% in the Curriculum Evaluation and 25% in the Interview.

The jury reserves the right not to admit candidates who do not reach the minimum final classification of 10 points on a scale of 0-20 points for an interview, as well as not to award the scholarship in the event that none of the candidates match the desired profile.

For tie-breaking purposes, the ranking of candidates will be carried out based on the classifications attributed to each of the evaluation criteria in the following order of precedence: criterion B, criterion A.

 

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Chair of the Jury: Doctor Hugo Filipe Pinheiro Rodrigues; Effective members: Doctor Vítor Emanuel Marta da Silva and Doctor Romain Ribeiro de Sousa; Alternate members: Doctor Aníbal Guimarães da Costa and Doctor Romeu da Silva Vicente.

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 3 of may to 16 of may, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until April 2024 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

 

The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt)

 

University of Aveiro, 30 April 2024

Professor Hugo Rodrigues

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Education Level

Undergraduate

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Aveiro - Civil Engineering Department

Country

Portugal

City

Aveiro

Postal Code

3830-193 Aveiro

Street

Campus Universitário de Santiago

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Aveiro

City

Aveiro

Website

https://www.ua.pt/pt/decivil

Street

Campus Universitário de Santiago

Postal Code

3830-193

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED