Scientific research fellowship_project Digital Twins (BI)

1 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Polytechnic of Leiria

Department

School of Technology and Management

Research Field

Engineering » Computer engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

15 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

22 Apr 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

The Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening applications for 1 (one ) scientific research fellowship (BI), in the scope of the Research Unit CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, within the project “Digital Twins in Industry Control Processes”, reference UIDB/04524/2020, financed by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in the following terms:

. SCIENTIFIC AREA: Computer Engineering.

. RECIPIENTS: Students enrolled in a PhD in Computer Engineering or related areas, or masters in Computer Engineering or related areas, enrolled in courses that do not lead to an academic degree in association with R&D Units. [pre-registration is not mandatory during the application phase].

. DURATION: 9 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project or the maximum duration for this research fellowship type. The fellowship is due to start in April 2024.

. WORK PLAN: The objective of this project is to analyze current methods of computerized process control in industry; specify and implement a digital twin supported by Deep Learning and Virtual Reality; integration of the digital twin into a specific industrial process in a real case; produce scientific documentation with the results.

. WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, at the School of Technology and Management (ESTG), of the Polytechnic of Leiria, under the supervision of PhD Professors António Manuel de Jesus Pereira, Nuno Carlos Sousa Rodrigues and Luís Alexandre Lopes Frazão.

. GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of € 1.259,64, according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf ) plus, if applicable, the monthly Voluntary Social Insurance, according to the conditions defined in the Research Fellowship Holder statute, as well as the Personal Accident Insurance, during the research fellowship period. There is also the cost of registration, enrollment and tuition fees related to the course leading to the Doctorate degree associated with the funded fellowship, in accordance with the reference values contained in Annex II of the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships.

. PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

. ACTIVITY SCHEME: Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

. EVALUATION PANEL: The jury responsible for the applications evaluation will be constituted by PhD Professors: Nuno Carlos Sousa Rodrigues (president), Luís Alexandre Lopes Frazão and Luís Filipe Jesus Correia (effective members), Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro da Costa and Daniel Alexander Lopes Fuentes (substitute members).

. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 02nd of April to 15th of April of 2024.

. SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis, and possible interview, and will focus on the merit of the candidate, according to the following:

a) Academic Qualification: - final grade for undergraduate degree (HA1) - final grade for master degree (HA2);

b) Professional/Academic experience in the area in which the announcement is open (EPA);

c) Specific knowledge in the area in which the announcement is open (CE);

d) Proficiency in English (DI);

e) Interview (E).

Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade: NF = [HA1*0.2 + HA2*0.2 + EPA*0.1 + CE*0.2 + DI*0.1 + E*0.2 ].

If the jury decides, by reasoned deliberation, to dismiss interviews: NF = [HA1*0.2 + HA2*0.2 + EPA*0.1 + CE*0.4 + DI*0.1]

Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with  Decree-law no. 66/2018 , dated August 16th , and  Ordinance no. 33/2019 , dated January 25th . The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

a) National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;

b) Third-party states citizens;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Applications must be addressed to the president of the jury and sent by email to  [email protected] , by sending the application form, available at https://www.ipleiria.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Minuta-A6-Formulario-de-candidatura_modelo2020.docx , with the following documents: _________________________________________________________________________________

- Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units’ classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th . These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;

- (optional during the application phase) Document proving the enrolment and registration in the study cycle or non-awarding degree course, as stated in the application announcement;

- Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae;

- Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;

- Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate.

. RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days  after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th , in its current wording; Regulation no. 950/2019 [FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships, I.P.].

Leiria, 01st of April of 2024.

The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,

Pedro António Amado de Assunção

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Computer engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Polytechnic of Leira - ESTG

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Leiria

City

Leiria

Postal Code

2411-901

Street

Morro do Lena - Alto do Vieiro

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Leiria

City

Leiria

Website

https://www.ipleiria.pt/

Street

Leiria

Postal Code

2411-901

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+351244820300

STATUS: EXPIRED