RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP(S) TO MASTER STUDENT (Ref.ª BI-MESTRANDO-REDEPEIXE-3)

WORK PLAN:

The project aims to understand the problem of ghost nets in Portugal to enable its prevention and mitigation on the one hand, and social awareness on the other. Thus, among the objectives of the project, it is sought to: i) obtain information on the type, number and reason why fishing gears are left at sea; ii) study more environmentally sustainable alternatives (materials, acting processes, etc.) that reduce the loss of gears at sea and minimize the impacts in case of irrecoverable loss; iii) raise awareness among fishing communities in order to minimize the loss of gears at sea and promote the recovery and recycling of lost and/or damaged gears. The work plan for this grant will involve point ii), namely

- Conducting ageing tests in unfavorable sea conditions (turbulence, temperature changes, presence of rocks);

- Rigorous characterization of the developed materials submitted for monthly periods in sea water.

FELLOWSHIP DURATION:

The fellowship is expected to begin in July 2022. The contract, with an initial duration of 3 months, on an exclusive basis, may be eventually renewed until the end date of the project, 30/11/2022.

FORM OF PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS:

Applications may be sent by e-mail, to the address [email protected] , with the reference "BI-MESTRANDO-REDEPEIXE-3", under penalty of not being considered for the competition.

Applications must be accompanied, compulsorily and under penalty of exclusion, by the following documents. No document, that should be submitted at the time of application, may be submitted after the deadline for submission:

- Personal Data Form and Declaration of Consent for Communication of Results via e-mail (see form below);

- Declaration under oath (see form below);

- Proof of enrolment, in the 2021/2022 academic year, in the Master's Degree in Technological Chemistry or enrolment in a Master's Degree, in a Portuguese Faculty, in the area of Chemistry;

- Detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae;

- Document(s) proving that the candidate fulfils the required conditions for the type of grant, namely qualification certificate(s) of the required academic degree(s), with final average and marks in all course units taken, or proof that the candidate has already applied for the respective certificate(s);

If the academic degree, required in the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of scholarship in question, was obtained abroad, you must submit one of the following documents:

- Document proving the granting, by a Portuguese Institution, of the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree, or;

- Document proving that you have already applied for the recognition of the degree, which application has to be submitted until the deadline for the reception of applications, inclusive.