#NOVAID-B223 - COMPETITION FOR GRANTING 1 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

24 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

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

Department

CENIMAT|i3N labs at FCT-NOVA

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

25 Jun 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

2022.01619.PTDC

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

No

Offer Description

A tender is open for the attribution of 1 Research Scholarship within the scope of the R&D DynaCellCollect – Cellulose membranes formed by shape-changing micro/nano-helices to collect micro-droplets of water, (ref.a 2022.01619.PTDC), funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. /MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:

Work Plan:
The work plan to develop the following tasks:

• Task 1 – Formulation of starting materials that are at the genesis of the humidity-responsive filaments.

• Task 2 - characterization of the materials synthetized as well as the precursor solutions in order to choose the best processing conditions to obtain the non-woven membranes.

• Task 3 - production of the stimuli-responsive meshes and modelling of the materials.

• Task 4 - interactions between water droplets and the wet and dry membranes.

• Task 5 - Dissemination of the work developed in articles and technical-scientific conferences, as well as the organization of periodic communication actions for the promotion of the results

  obtained and the elaboration of periodic reports.

  The workplan is in the framework of the DynaCellCollect project, that aims (1) to produce unique and complex responsive soft structures without the use of complicated lithography or precision machinery; (2) to give mechanical flexibility and stability to the system without the use of intricate deposition techniques and (3) to activate the system with no need of microelectronics or batteries.

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Centre for Materials Research (CENIMAT/I3N) from NOVA School of Science and Technology under the scientific guidance of Dr. Ana Almeida Researcher of CENIMAT/I3N being the contracting entity the NOVA.id.FCT – Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento, FCT.

Fellowship duration: The fellowship will last for 12 months, scheduled to begin in July 2024, possibly renewable within the duration of the project (if the research fellow is enrolled in a PhD).

Application deadline and form of application submission: The competition is open from May 29th to June 25th 2024.

Documentation to be provided in the application: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending the following documents: a) Curriculum Vitae; b) letter of motivation, c) certificate of qualifications and d) other supporting documents considered relevant, namely proof of enrolment in the current academic year; consistent with what is detailed in point 2 of the Notice.

From of submission of applications: Applications must be sent, exclusively by e-mail, mandatorily with the indication, in the subject of the e-mail, of the reference “#NOVAID-B223 - 2022.01619.PTDC- BI_Mestre_2_ DynaCellCollect”, to [email protected] and [email protected] within the deadline for their submission. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

Documentation to be provided in terms of contractualization: proof of enrollment in a study cycle (phd's or non-degree course) and certificate of recognition of the degree obtained abroad (if applicable).

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 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf );

 

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Mandatory requirements: The applicants must hold a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering or related fields and be enrolled in a PhD or a non-degree-granting course. Priority will be given to the area of Materials Engineering and to candidates with research experience in the specific scientific area of the work plan. The documents providing this situation must be presented, at latest, until the stage of contracting the scholarship, and may before that be replaced by a declaration of honor. Average Master’s degree greater than or equal to 14 values.

Preferred factors: Preference will be given to candidates with experience in research and publications of scientific articles, the candidate must have the ability to work autonomously and in teams, write reports and scientific publications and be fluent in English.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the scholarships corresponds to € 1259.64, according to the stock chart of the exchanges awarded directly by FCT, I.P. https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu… ) and the payment is made monthly by bank transfer.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:

The evaluation of the applications will focus on the merit of the candidate, applying the following criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values:

A – Merit of the candidate – MC (80%) A1 – Academic background: 30% A2 – Personal resume: 60%
A3 – Motivation letter: 10%

Final classification of the candidate’s merit will be obtained by applying the following formula:

𝑀𝐶 = (𝐴1 × 0.3) + (𝐴2 × 0.6) + (𝐴3 × 0.1)

The candidates classified in the first 3 positions, who obtain the minimum classification of 3.5 in the MC, will be admitted to the phase of the interview, proceeding the jury to evaluation of the following sub criteria:

B – Interview – INT: 20%
B1 – Interpersonal skills and motivation: 50%
B2 – Knowledge demonstrated in the area of the fellow: 50%

The evaluation of the sub criteria of the interview parameter will correspond to the following levels: high – 5 values; Good – 4 values; Sufficient – 3 values; Reduced – 2 values and Insufficient . 1 value. The classification of the interview (INT) will be obtained by applying the following formula:

𝐼𝑁𝑇 = (𝐵1 × 0.5) + (𝐵2 × 0.5)

If a candidate invited to the interview does not attend it, they will be excluded from the contest. The final classification (FC) will be obtained by applying the following formula:

𝐶𝐹 = (𝑀𝐶 × 0.8) + (𝐸𝑁𝑇 × 0.2)

If a candidate has a final grade of less than 3.5, they will be excluded from the competition.

Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury:
President of the Jury – Doutora Ana Almeida
1st Efetive Member – Professor Doutor Pedro Almeida
2nd Efetive Member – Doutor João Canejo
1st Alternate Member – Professora Doutora Maria Helena Godinho 2nd Alternate Member – Doutora Ana Catarina Trindade

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, 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-B223.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NOVA.id.FCT

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Setubal

City

Caparica

Postal Code

2828-516

Street

FCT - UNL - CAMPUS DE CAPARICA

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Setubal

City

Caparica

Website

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

Street

Campus de Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED