#NOVAID-B218 - COMPETITION FOR GRANTING 1 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP FOR A MASTER’S STUDENT

17 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

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

Department

NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics / Departamento de Informática / Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

3 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

20 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

#NOVAID-B218 - UIDP/04516/2020/BIL/08

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Work Plan:
The main objective of the work to be developed is the definition, structuring and development of a mobile application for the integration of touristic routes with accessibility capabilities for different user profiles, as well as cultural or other types of narratives, associated with these routes.
This objective will be achieved through the achievement of several sub-objectives:
3.1 Carrying out a technology study and related work relating to the state of the art and existing relevant platforms.
The Grantee must also analyze the work already developed in previous dissertations related to the topic in question. Based on this analysis, the Grantee will prepare a basic proposal for designing the structure of the application to be developed, as well as the functionalities and structures to be included in it. The Grantee must also design the architecture to be developed.
3.2 The Grantee must design a methodology for evaluating the structure and platform developed and apply the same methodology, involving various profiles of users and researchers from the community associated with the topic of work. Following the evaluation process, the scholarship holder must implement improvements identified as necessary as a result of the same evaluation.
3.3 The Grantee will be responsible, during the duration of the scholarship, for supporting the data insertion and maintenance processes necessary to create the platform to be made available, which may include the development of tools to support the insertion, updating and removal of data , as well as possible backup and data recovery needs.
3.4 The Grantee‘s responsibilities include contributing to the dissemination and dissemination of the work carried out and its results, such as: generation of documentation, websites, publications and reports requested, as well as attendance at meetings and publicity events and dissemination of the work developed and its results.

Workplace: The work will be developed at NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics / Departamento de Informática / Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, under the supervision of Professor Armanda Rodrigues.

Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, eventually renewed within the duration of the project.

Application deadline and form of application submission:
This call is open from 20/05/2024 to 03/06/2024.
The application must include the following documents: CV, motivation letter, copy of academic records/certificates* and proof of enrollment in a MSc program (or, if not registered in a MSc program on the date of application, a declaration on honor by the candidate that he or she meets the requirements to enroll in a MSc program).
Applications should be sent by e-mail to Professor Armanda Rodrigues ([email protected] ) and CC to [email protected] with the subject UIDP/04516/2020/BIL/08

Documents that are of mandatory submission, for purposes of the studentship contracting: proof of enrollment in a MSc program.
* In case of foreign academic degrees, and to guarantee the application of the principle of equal treatment to applicants with national and foreign academic degrees, it is mandatory to submit the recognition of such degrees and the conversion of the respective final grade to the Portuguese grading scale.

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 the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. in force (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt );

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Recipients profile/category
Mandatory requirements: Computer Science BSc. Be enrolled in a Computer Science MSc.

Preferred factors:
1. BSc Course Grade 15 (out of 20) minimum.
2. Preparatory work for a Dissertation in Computer Engineering on a topic related to the development of mobile tools for tour tourism, focused on accessibility, user experience and narratives.
3. Good results in terms of curricular units related to the design and development of systems for the Web, namely Design and Implementation of Applications for the Internet and specifically for the Geographic Web;
4. Good knowledge of tools related to the development of Web Systems (namely Typescript, Javascript, Bootstrap, React, React Native, Java/Kotlin, Spring, ASP.NET, Redux) and Databases (SQL);
5. Oral and written knowledge of the English language;
6. Demonstrated experience and ability to work in a team.

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Internal Application form(s) needed
NOVAID- B218.pdf
English
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Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to € 990.98 euros.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:
A classification will be made, on a scale of 0 to 20, taking into account the weighting of the following selection methods: a) curricular evaluation (50%) and b) knowledge and experience relevant to the execution of the project (50%). The Jury may not award the scholarship if the applications are not suitable for the project’s execution.

Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury:
President: Professor Armanda Rodrigues
Effective members: Professor Cédric Grueau, Professor Nuno Correia
Substitute members: Professor Sofia Cavaco, Professor Rui Nóbrega

Form of advertising/notification of results:
The evaluation results proposed by the juri will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, of the results proposed by the jury, with access to the minutes and the final 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] .

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/uploads/2024/02/NOVAID- B218.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

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

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Caparica

City

Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

Street

Campus da Caparica

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Caparica

City

Caparica

Website

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

Street

Campus de Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED