Research fellowship (RF), in the framework of the project “DurableFRP – Towards Durability Design of FRP Composites for Civil Engineering Structures”
23 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
LNEC, I.P.- Department
Human Resources and Facilities Services- Research Field
Engineering » Civil engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Portugal- Application Deadline
8 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)- Type of Contract
Other- Job Status
Not Applicable- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
European Union / Next Generation EU- Reference Number
Fundação para a Ciência - Referência PTDC/ECI-EGC/4609/2020- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
1 - Title | |
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (RF) | |
2 - Offer description | |
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3 – Financing source | |
Budget of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Foundation for Science and Technology) in its SB (State Budget) component. | |
4 – Scientific area | |
Civil Engineering | |
5 - Duration | |
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6 – Reserve list | |
A reserve list for selection shall be drawn up for a 6-month period as from the date of the final decision of this call. | |
7 – Activity Regime | |
All the work shall be developed on an exclusive dedication regime, as per the provisions laid down in the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, 18 august, as it stands, and in the FCT Regulations for Studentships and Fellowships, which can be consulted on FCT and LNEC websites.
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The selected candidate will carry out the following activities within the DurableFRP project, which involves an experimental and analytical study on the durability of fiber-rein-forced polymer composite materials and structures: (i) De-velopment of a database with results of tests on the durability of FRP composites; (ii) Development of durability degradation models for FRP composites. The selected candidate must also actively participate in the dissemination of the results obtained under the DurableFRP project, by the preparation of scientific papers, papers to conferences and scientific reports. Preferred factors: previous experience in FRP and proficiency in English. | |
9 - Location | |
Workplace: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P. Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700-066 Lisboa País: Portugal Website: https://www.lnec.pt Email: [email protected] The above activities will be conducted at the Materials Department of LNEC, without prejudice to temporary activities carried out at the University of Minho, in Guimarães or at the Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon. | |
10 - Qualifications | |
Eligible applicants can be those holding an MSc degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or in related fields or enrolled in a postgraduate program. | |
11 – Scientific supervision | |
The assistant researcher Susana Bravo Cabral da Fonseca, from the Materials Department of LNEC, shall be responsible for supervising the scientific activities. | |
12 - Monthly allowance | |
The Grant shall include a monthly allowance in the amount of € 1,199.64. The Research Fellow shall also be entitled to the applicable social security system and to insurance against personal accidents at work. | |
13 - Selection methods and criteria | |
The evaluation of the applications shall be based on the Applicant’s Merits (MC), and the following evaluation criteria shall be scored on a 0 to 20 scale. Applicant’s merits:
Hence: MC = (0.5 * PA) + (0.3 * CP) + (0.2 * ES). The jury is entitled to decide not to award the Grant if the quality of the applicants is deemed below par. | |
14 - Selection jury | |
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15 - Application documents | |
Foreign certificates shall be valid only if they are dully endorsed by an issuing entity, or if a recognition/equivalence document is produced stating that the foreign qualifications correspond to the same Portuguese qualifications. The respective scores can only be used if they are officially converted to the Portuguese scoring scale (by DGES – Direção Geral do Ensino Superior or by a public higher education institution), even if the foreign classification corresponds to a 1 to 20 scale.
Should the candidate be unable to produce such document, without any fault on his/her part, he/she may replace it by a sworn declaration stating that he/she has been enrolled in the said degree course and undertaking to submit the said document at the time of the signature of the contract.
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16 – Deadline for applications | |
Between 26th February and 08th March 2024 | |
17 - Formalization of applications | |
The applications shall be formalized by one of the following means:
In the last two cases, the applications shall be delivered in a sealed envelope, bearing the following information on the outside: «Concurso para atribuição de uma bolsa de investigação (BI), no âmbito do projeto “DurableFRP – Towards Durability Design of FRP Composites for Civil Engineering Structures”. | |
18 - Notification of results | |
The final score of each evaluation stage shall be advertised in a list sorted by the final score obtained; all applicants being notified by electronic mail. The results shall also be published on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website. | |
19 - Deadlines and procedures for preliminary hearing, claims and appeals | |
Once the provisional ranked list of the evaluation results has been communicated, applicants who have an unfavorable provisional decision may use their right to dispute it during the preliminary hearing phase (if requested), which takes place within10 working days, according to the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA). The final decision shall be disclosed after the analysis of applicants’ arguments presented in the preliminary hearing. Final decision can be claimed within15 working days or, alternatively, appealed to the Board of Directors, within 30 working days, after the communication of the final results, respectively. | |
20 - Further information | |
Additional information can be obtained by phone: +351 218 443 892 or +351 218 443 216 or by electronic mail to the address referred to in 15. The applicants living outside Portugal can also refer to the portal EURAXESS Portugal . | |
21 - Standard fellowship contract | |
Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website. | |
22 - Model of the final report to be prepared by the research fellow and supervisor | |
Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website. |
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Civil engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Additional Information
- Website for additional job details
https://www.lnec.pt/pt/recrutamento-2/bolsas-de-investigacao-cientifica/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Lisbon
- City
- Lisbon
- Postal Code
- 1700-066
- Street
- Avenida do Brasil, 101
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- State/Province
Lisbon- City
Lisbon- Website
http://www.lnec.pt/pt/- Street
Av. do Brasil, 101- Postal Code
1700-066
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED
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