Research Fellowship - Reference: DT0013 - L747426

CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

University of Coimbra opens a call for one research fellowship, in the framework of the project “DT0013-Doutoramentos DEI ” (reference: L 747426), financed by own revenues in the following conditions:

Scientific area: Informatics Engineering or Engineering and Data Science.

Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: Bachelor's degree (licenciatura) in Engineering Informatics enrolled in a Masters in Informatics Engineering or in Engineering and Science of Data.

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of 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: Study of the combination of unbalanced contexts and missing data.

Objectivs: With this work we intend to address these two problems, unbalanced data and missing data in a combinatorial way, trying to gain knowledge about the influence that each one of the problems has on each other and that, consequently, decreases the performance of the classifiers.

Work plan (3 months):

-Selection of datasets in open source repositories to carry out the study experiences. The UCI repository and the Kaggle will be considered;

-Study and Implementation of Missing Data Mechanisms;

-Definition and quantification of the unbalanced data problem;

-Develop an experimental setup for the combinatorial problem of unbalanced data and missing data, changing the distribution of points of different classes, using different missing data mechanisms, percentage of missing data, among others;

-Extraction of Conclusions.

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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: DEI-FCTUC at the University of Coimbra.

Duration: 3 months.

Renewal: Possibly renewable.

Scientific orientation: Professor Doctor Pedro Manuel Henriques da Cunha Abreu.

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Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is € 835,98 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: The evaluation of the CV (70%) and the Interview (30%).

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Selection criteria:

The evaluation of the CV (70%) will focus on:

- Bachelor's Degree Average (40%);

- Knowledge of Programming (30%).

The interview (30%) will focus on:

- Interest in research development in the areas of unbalanced and missing data (15%);

- Motivation (15%).

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Jury responsible for selection: Professor Doctor Pedro José Mendes Martins, Professor Doctor Pedro Manuel Henriques da Cunha Abreu Professor, Doctor Tiago José dos Santos Martins da Cruz.

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Formalization of application: Applications must contain the following mandatory elements:

1. Detailed curriculum vitae including academic titles and top publications;

2. Copy of Bachelor's Certificate with the list of grades obtained;

3. The intention of enrollment in a Master’s Degree (mentioned in the application) or Proof of registration in a Master’s Degree.

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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 to the following e-mail addresses: [email protected] and [email protected] (with the subject: L 747426).

Submission of applications: Between 28/09/2021 and 12/10/2021.

Submission deadline date: 12/10/2021.

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: No