Research fellowship - Morphing.Tech | POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033408 - 787058 (# of pos: 2)

CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

University of Coimbra opens a call for two research fellowship, in the framework of the Direct Digital Manufacturing of Automatic Programable and Continuously Adaptable Patterned Surfaces With a Discrete and Padronized Composition, project “MORPHING.TECH” (reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033408), co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union, through the POCI - Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020), of Portugal 2020 in the following conditions:

Scientific area: Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: Bachelor or master’s degree in electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Engineering Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or similar. Registration in courses not conferring an academic degree required.

“Courses not conferring an academic degree” must be related to the research fellowship’s activity type. “Courses not conferring an academic degree” are the courses referred to in paragraph e) of number 3 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, in the current wording, provided that they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph e) of article 3 of the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until the fellowship is contractualized. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.

Work plan/ Objectives: Development of a control system for the modelling of the shape of a metallic surface. The surface will consist of a discreet set of cylinders whose heights can be modified by means of an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic actuation system. The cylinders will be spatially distributed according to a matrix, whose coordinates can be specified, for example, by the x and y coordinates. The objective will be to modify the shape of the surface according to a predefined specification. Changing the height of the cylinders (according to the z coordinate) will allow the adjustment of the shape of the surface. To control the height of each of the cylinders, and therefore the shape of the corresponding surface, “visual servoing” will be used, specifically visual control of the movement. To implement this servo control, image information (2D and 3D) will be used.

Regime: The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal-labour nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of the UC, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute , and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., both in their current wording.

Location: Vision Laboratory ISR, Polo II, at the University of Coimbra.

Duration: 3 months.

Renewal: The grant might be renewed until the end of the project (expected to 31.05.2022).

Scientific orientation: Prof. Helder Araújo.

Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is € 835,98€ (Bachelor) or 1.104,64€ (Master) corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en ), plus personal accidents insurance. The payment will be made by bank transfer. This amount will not be increased during the entire period of the fellowship duration.

Selection methods: CV evaluation.

Selection criteria: CV evaluation

(i) Degree average grade (50%) (bachelor or master);

(ii) Degree of adjustment of the CV to the work requirements (50%).

Jury responsible for selection: Prof. Hélder de Jesus Araújo, Prof. Jorge Manuel Moreira de Campos Pereira Batista e Prof. Nuno Miguel Mendonça da Silva Gonçalves..

Formalization of application: The applications must include: Candidate's CV; Bachelor's or Master's Certificate; other information considered relevant.

Declaration on the honor of the candidate(s) with the indication of the fellowship(s) of the typology to which the contest was held and the respective duration(s).

Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a Certificate of Recognition in accordance with applicable law. This document is mandatory only in the contractualization phase.

Applications submission: Applications must be sent by e-mail to [email protected] with the header «MORPHING.TECH – bolsa de investigação.

Submission of applications: Between 27/01/2022 and 09/02/2022.

Submission deadline date: 09/02/2022.

Additional information: The evaluation results will be announced within 90 working days after the end of the applications submission deadline, by notifying the applicants via email. After the announcement of the results, candidates are considered automatically notified to, if they wish to do so, comment on the results on a preliminary hearing period within 10 days after that date. After this, the selected candidates will have to declare in writing their acceptance. Unless a justification worthy of consideration is presented, if the declaration is not submitted within the referred period, it is considered that the candidate waivers the fellowship. In case of resignation or withdrawal of the selected candidate, the next candidate with the highest evaluation score will be notified immediately.

Once the selection process is completed, the fellowship contract will be drawn up in accordance with the draft contract provided by the FCT.

After the contracted period, the fellowship holder and supervisor must prepare the final report in accordance with the respective assessment criteria that were established.

Selection reserve list: N.A.