Competition for Granting One Postdoctoral Research Scholarship in Mathematics – (UI/297/2020) - 21/2023 - #NOVAID-B067

Updated: 11 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 09 Jun 2023

17 May 2023
Job Information
Organisation/Company

NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT
Department

Department of Mathematics
Research Field

Mathematics » Algebra
Mathematics » Combinatorial analysis
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Portugal
Application Deadline

9 Jun 2023 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract

Other
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

35
Offer Starting Date

22 May 2023
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

A tender is open for the attribution of one Postdoctoral Research Scholarship within the scope of the R&D Unit “Center for Mathematics and Applications” (CMA) (UI/297/2020), financed by “Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.”/MCTES (FCT, I.P.) (ref. UIDB/00297/2020 and UIDP/00297/2020) through national funds (PIDDAC) (OE). This international call for hiring a Postdoctoral Research Scholarship is under the funding of UIDB/00297/2020 which can be changed to UIDP/00297/2020 with the prior approval of FCT, I.P., through an amendment to the fellowship contract, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area:

Mathematics with specialization in Algebra and Combinatorics.

2. Recipients profile/category:

Mandatory requirements:

Candidates holding a PhD degree in Mathematics or related areas within the scope of the research carried out at CMA may apply to this competition.

The registration and/or recognition in Portugal of the doctoral degree will be verified at the time of signing the contract, under the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August.

Applicants must have completed the PhD in the last 3 years, before the application submission date. (Candidates admitted to BIPD attribution competitions, among other requirements, cannot exceed with the conclusion of the fellowship contract of the competition in question, including the renewals provided for in the notice, a cumulative period of three years in this type of fellowship, followed or interpolated. In order to assess this condition, it should be considered scholarships that were awarded under Regulation No. 950/2019 of December 16 and BPD awarded in the previous regulatory period, financed directly or indirectly by the FCT, I.P.).

3. Work Plan:

It is intended to develop knowledge in the area of groups, semigroups and combinatorics with the aim of creating mathematical structures that support cryptography.

The successful candidate will have to collaborate and take an active part in the research activities of the group of Algebra and Logic of CMA (https://novamath.fct.unl.pt ).

4. Applicable legislation and regulations:

Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of August 27 (Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow) and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of October 29, by Law No. 12/2013 of 29 January, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July and Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT; Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., in force (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf ).

5. Workplace:

The work is to be carried out at the facilities of the Center for Mathematics and Applications (CMA), hosted at the Department of Mathematics, located in NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA SST), under the scientific supervision of the Professor António Malheiro, who may then delegate the supervision to another researcher of CMA, being the entity contracting NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT.

6. Fellowship duration:

The scholarship is for an initial period of 12 months, scheduled to start in July 2023. The scholarship contract may eventually be renewed.

7. Monthly maintenance allowance amount:

The scholarship amount corresponds to €1,741, based on the table of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P., in the country, with payment made monthly by bank transfer.

Other components can be added to the scholarship in accordance with the NOVA.id.FCT Scholarship Regulation.

8. Selection criteria:

The selection criteria shall be as follows:

a. CV;

b. Motivation letter;

c. Recommendation letter;

d. Research experience in the topics identified in the work plan;

e. Interview (will be conducted by videoconference).

Each of the items (a) to (e) is rated with a score from 0 to 20. All applications will be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100 points, using a weighted average, with the following weighting of the items: (a) 40%; (b) 15%; (c) 15%; (d) 20%; (e) 10%. Only the three candidates with the highest score in the sum of the weighted classifications of criteria (a) to (d) and with at least 70 points will be interviewed. Candidates who obtain less than 75 points will not be hired.

9. Composition of the Selection Jury:

President of the Jury: João Araújo, CMA and DM-NOVA SST.

Effective members of the Jury: António Malheiro, CMA and DM-NOVA SST and Alan Cain, CMA.

Substitute member of the Jury: Duarte Ribeiro, CMA and Isabel Oitavem, CMA and DM-NOVA SST.

10. Form of advertising/notification of results:

The evaluation results proposed by the jury will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, with access to the minutes and the provisional ranking list.

After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision, prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision will be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for the notification), or a hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.id.FCT's Board through the address [email protected] .

11. Application deadline and form of application submission:

A tender is open from the 22th of May of 2023 to the 9th of June of 2023.

Documentation to be provided when applying: Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending the following documents written in Portuguese or English and, preferably, in PDF files:

a. CV with indication of ORCID reference number;

b. Motivation letter, including a synopsis of the scientific career;

c. Copy of Doctoral Certificate;

d. Copies of at most 3 publications representative of the experience in the targeted research area;

e. A reference letter directly sent by the writer to [email protected] , with the subject “Recommendation letter for «CANDIDATE NAME» - Postdoctoral Application – Algebra and Logic;

f. Declaration on honor (according to the draft available here for download).

Form of submission of applications:

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] with subject: Postdoctoral Application – Algebra and Logic.

12. Drafts:

The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT website .


Requirements
Research Field
Mathematics » Algebra
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Mathematics » Combinatorial analysis
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Recipients profile/category:

Mandatory requirements:

Candidates holding a PhD degree in Mathematics or related areas within the scope of the research carried out at CMA may apply to this competition.

The registration and/or recognition in Portugal of the doctoral degree will be verified at the time of signing the contract, under the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August.

Applicants must have completed the PhD in the last 3 years, before the application submission date. (Candidates admitted to BIPD attribution competitions, among other requirements, cannot exceed with the conclusion of the fellowship contract of the competition in question, including the renewals provided for in the notice, a cumulative period of three years in this type of fellowship, followed or interpolated. In order to assess this condition, it should be considered scholarships that were awarded under Regulation No. 950/2019 of December 16 and BPD awarded in the previous regulatory period, financed directly or indirectly by the FCT, I.P.).


Internal Application form(s) needed
Aviso de Abertura-Pós-doc-AL_MCM.pdf
English
(172.81 KB - PDF)
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Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount:

The scholarship amount corresponds to €1,741, based on the table of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P., in the country, with payment made monthly by bank transfer. Other components can be added to the scholarship in accordance with the NOVA.id.FCT Scholarship Regulation.

 


Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:

The selection criteria shall be as follows:

a. CV;

b. Motivation letter;

c. Recommendation letter;

d. Research experience in the topics identified in the work plan;

e. Interview (will be conducted by videoconference).

Each of the items (a) to (e) is rated with a score from 0 to 20. All applications will be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100 points, using a weighted average, with the following weighting of the items: (a) 40%; (b) 15%; (c) 15%; (d) 20%; (e) 10%. Only the three candidates with the highest score in the sum of the weighted classifications of criteria (a) to (d) and with at least 70 points will be interviewed. Candidates who obtain less than 75 points will not be hired.


Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury:

President of the Jury: João Araújo, CMA and DM-NOVA SST.

Effective members of the Jury: António Malheiro, CMA and DM-NOVA SST and Alan Cain, CMA.

Substitute member of the Jury: Duarte Ribeiro, CMA and Isabel Oitavem, CMA and DM-NOVA SST.

Form of advertising/notification of results:

The evaluation results proposed by the jury will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, with access to the minutes and the provisional ranking list.

After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision, prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision will be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for the notification), or a hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.id.FCT's Board through the address [email protected] .

Application deadline and form of application submission:

A tender is open from the 22th of May of 2023 to the 9th of June of 2023.

Documentation to be provided when applying:

Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending the following documents written in Portuguese or English and, preferably, in PDF files:

a. CV with indication of ORCID reference number;

b. Motivation letter, including a synopsis of the scientific career;

c. Copy of Doctoral Certificate;

d. Copies of at most 3 publications representative of the experience in the targeted research area;

e. A reference letter directly sent by the writer to [email protected] , with the subject “Recommendation letter for «CANDIDATE NAME» - Postdoctoral Application – Algebra and Logic;

f. Declaration on honor (according to the draft available here for download).

Form of submission of applications:

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] with subject: Postdoctoral Application – Algebra and Logic.


Additional comments

Drafts:

The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT website .


Website for additional job details

https://www.novaidfct.pt/wp-content/calls/call/Aviso%20de%20Abertura-P%C3%B3s-d…

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT
Country
Portugal
City
Caparica
Postal Code
2829-516 Caparica
Street
Campus de Caparica
Geofield


Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Caparica
Website

http://www.novaid.fct.unl.pt/
Street

Campus de Caparica
Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

STATUS: EXPIRED

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