WAY4SafeRail - Research Fellowship : Computer Engineering, Computer Science.

It is open a call for a 1 position for a Research Fellowship (Bolsa de Investigação) in the area of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, under the project name WAY4SafeRail: WAYside monitoring system FOR SAFE RAIL transportation, with the reference NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-069595, co-financed by NORTE-FEDER where the following conditions apply:Scientific Area: Embedded SystemsAdmission Requirements:Candidates must hold, at the time of application, a master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related area.Fellowship duration and Activity Regime:Duration of the Fellowship: 6 months duration, eventually to be renewed according to the applicable laws, the project and respective budget, starting expectingly in 3rd October 2022 on exclusivity regime. The fellowship contract could be renewed, until the end of the project.Work Plan: The WAY4SafeRail project aims to develop a set of tools to monitor the condition of wheelsets railways, weight distribution and events not related to train passing. The objective of the WAY4SafeRail project is to contribute to the safety of rail transport, the quality of service and an improvement in availability of the rail system.The main purpose of the WAY4SafeRail project is to monitor, critical factors associated with the safe operation of the rail transport. The specific conditions of access provided in Aviso para Apresentação de Candidaturas n.º 17/SI/2019, from Projetos em CoPromoção, and eligibility criteria either from beneficiaries, either from the project, described in Regulamento Geral dos Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimentos (FEEI) approved by Decreto-Lei n.º 159/2014 of 27 October, and in Portaria n.º 57-A/2015, of 27 February (RECI).Activities:

• Selection and Design of the different electrical and electronic components and subsystems.

Applicable legislation and regulations:Research Fellow Status, Investigation Fellowship regulation for the Technologies and Science Foundation.

Selection process and Jury:The pre-selection will be guided by the sent documentation. The following step is made through an interview, where will be explored the most relevant experiences of the candidate. In both stages, the candidate’s evaluation will be done in a scale from 0 to 5 values. Only the candidates who have more than 4 values in the pre-selection will be admitted to the interview.The final evaluation will be made through the factors:

• 40% pre-selection (curricular evaluation);
• 60% final interview.

The jury will be composed by the following elements:

• Alexandre Couto (President);
• Rodolfo Martins (Vogal);
• Pedro Ribeiro (Vogal);
• Samuel Queirós (Supplementary).

Notification/announcement mode:

The results of this selection will be sent to the candidates by letter. For this reason, we will request the complete address in the application process.

Application deadline and presentation structure:

The application will be open between 30 June until 30th of August of 2022.

All the candidates should formalize their application by sending them to [email protected] with the reference “Bolsa_ W4SR_DATA” in the subject, and all the following documents as attachments:

• Motivation Letter
• Curriculum Vitae (with address, e-mail, and telephone number)
• Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree
• Other relevant documents.