Call Opening Notice for two Research Initiation Scholarships for Undergraduate Students

10 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)

Department

Recursos Humanos

Research Field

Information science » Information management

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

23 Apr 2024 - 20:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

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

Call Opening Notice for two Research Initiation Scholarships for Undergraduate Students

 

IMS_BOLSA_BII _2024_01

 

The Higher Institute of Statistics and Information Management of the Nova University of Lisbon – Information Management School (NOVA IMS) opens a call for the award of 2 (two) research initiation scholarships in the area of Information Systems/Information Management, under the Research Scholarship Regulation of NOVA University of Lisbon and The Statute of the Research Fellow (EBI).

The scholarships will be fully funded by the Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão da Informação da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), through NOVA Information Systems & Analytics Lab.

1. Researcher Profiles

Can apply for this call:

• National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
• Citizens of third States;
• Stateless persons;
• Citizens enjoying political refugee status.

To apply for the Research Initiation Scholarship it is necessary to:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate degree in areas of Information Management/Information Systems/Data Science;
• Knowledge of statistics and data analysis;
• Good knowledge of English.

 

2. Work plan and goals to achieve

The focus of the job is on identifying possible projects and opportunities for collaboration, with a view to NOVA Information Systems & Analytics Lab participating in new research initiatives.

Compliance with ethical standards and responsibility are considered fundamental to the position.

 

3. Applicable Legislation and Regulations

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, by the NOVA University Lisbon Research Grant Regulations, approved by Order no. 9484/2023, published in the II Series of the DR of 14 September 2023, by the FCT Research Grant Regulations, approved by Regulation no. 950/2019, published in the II Series of the Diário da República of 16 December 2019, by the Research Grant Holder Statute approved by Law no. 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended, and by other applicable national and Community legislation.

4. Workplace

The work will be developed at the facilities of NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Campus de Campolide, 1070-312 Lisboa, Portugal, under the scientific supervision of Professor Dr. Tiago Oliveira.

5. Type and Duration of Scholarships

The Research Initiation grant is intended to finance the realization of research support activities by the grant holder. The grant will last for 3 months.

6. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance

The amount of the grant corresponds to €601,12, according to the table of monthly maintenance allowances in the NOVA University Lisbon Research Grant Regulations.

The monthly payment will be made by bank transfer.

The scholarship may also include other components, under the terms set out in article 18 of the RBI and at the amounts provided for in its Annex II.

All scholarship holders benefit from personal accident insurance for research activities, supported by Nova Information Management School (NOVA IMS).

All scholarship holders who are not covered by any social protection scheme can ensure that they exercise their right to social security by joining the voluntary social insurance scheme, under the terms of the Code of Contributory Schemes of the Social Security System, with NOVA IMS guaranteeing the costs resulting from the contributions under the terms and with the limits set out in article 10 of the EBI.

7. Application Admissibility Requirements

It is essential, under penalty of non-admission to the Call, to attach the following documents to the application:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV);
• 1 (one) Motivation Letter;

• Proof of enrollment in an undergraduate degree in the areas of Information Management/Information Systems/Data Science.

The candidates who will not present the elements of the candidacy that are considered mandatory will be excluded from the public competition.

8. Deadline for application

The submission is open between 10th April 2024 and 20h00 (Lisbon time) on 23rd April 2024.

The applications and elements of the candidacy provided for this call must be submitted, mandatorily, by e-mail to [email protected] , with the reference IMS_BOLSA_BII _2024_01 on the subject.

Each applicant can only submit one (1) application, under penalty of cancellation of all applications submitted.

The candidate must be the author of the submitted application. False declarations or plagiarism by candidates is a reason for excluding the application, without prejudice to the adoption of other sanctioning measures.

9. Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation takes into account the merits of the applicant.

Applications considered admissible will be scored on a scale of 0 to 100 on each of the following evaluation criteria:

Criterion A - Curricular evaluation and other documents presented, weighting 100%;

• • A1 – Curriculum and academic performance and their relevance to the areas of the Laboratory, with a weight of 70%;
  • A2 - Motivation, weighting 30%.

If the Jury deems it necessary, an interview may be held with the candidates placed in the first three positions according to the ordering resulting from the previous criteria. In this case, the final score will include the curriculum assessment (as described above), valued at 60%, and the interview, valued at 40%. If none of the candidates has the appropriate profile (overall assessment below 50%), the scholarship will not be awarded.

10. Selection Jury Composition

The assessment panel of the candidates consists of the following elements:

• President:
  •  Professor Dr. Tiago Oliveira, NOVA IMS, NOVA University of Lisbon (Coordinator);
• Members:
  • Professor Dr. Catarina Neves, NOVA IMS, NOVA University of Lisbon;
  • Professor Dr. Ricardo Martins, NOVA IMS, NOVA University of Lisbon.

The selection panel will assess applications in accordance with the evaluation criteria contained in this Call for Proposals, considering the elements of evaluation.

All the members of the jury, including the Chair, make a commitment to respect a set of responsibilities essential to the evaluation process, such as the duties of impartiality, the declaration of any potential conflict of interest situations and confidentiality. At all times during the evaluation process, confidentiality is fully protected and ensured in order to guarantee the independence of all opinions produced.

11. Form of publicity / notification of results

The results of the evaluation are communicated via e-mail to the e-mail address used by the applicant for the application.

12. Deadlines and procedures for prior hearing, complaint, and appeal

After communicating the provisional list of the results of the evaluation, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to, willingly, express themselves in the pre-hearing of interested parties, in accordance with Articles 121 and following of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

The final decision shall be given after the analysis of the statements presented at the prior hearing of interested parties. A claim may be lodged within 15 working days or, alternatively, an appeal may be lodged within 30 working days, both counted from their notification. Applicants who choose to submit a complaint must address their statement to the members of the Selection Jury. Applicants who choose to appeal must address the appeal to the Selection Jury.

13. Non-Discrimination and Equal Access Policy

The Higher Institute of Statistics and Information Management of the Nova University of Lisbon – Information Management School (NOVA IMS) promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, namely, to ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic status, education, origin or social status, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or race origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and affiliation union.

Requirements

Research Field

Information science » Information management

Education Level

Undergraduate

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)

Country

Portugal

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Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.novaims.unl.pt/

Street

Campus de Campolide

Postal Code

1070-312

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED