Research Grant - Edital BI-ISISE-UMINHO-C644876810-00000019-R2U_SPW/DEI-02.1/2023

28 Dec 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade do Minho - ISISE

Department

ISISE

Research Field

Engineering » Electronic engineering
Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

15 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Offer Starting Date

29 Dec 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

BI-ISISE-UMINHO-C644876810-00000019-R2U_SPW/DEI-02.1/2023

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

No

Offer Description

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of (1) research grant within the scope of the R&D project “R2U Technologies | modular systems – Sensorized partitions walls”, with reference C644876810-00000019, funded by PRR – Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência – and by the European Funds Next Generation EU, under the incentive system “Agendas para a Inovação Empresarial”, under the following conditions:

 

Scientific Area: Electronic Engineering, Computing, or related areas.

 

Recipient category: Candidates must possess a Master’s degree. The BI is intended for R&D activities by Masters in the specific area of this announcement, or related areas, who cumulatively meet the

following requirements.

On the date of the respective hiring, candidates must prove enrollment in one of the following courses:

• PhD on the specific area of this announcement or related areas;
• In a Course that do not confer an academic degree, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, in the area or area related to that requested in the tender (e.g.: postgraduate studies, advanced studies, specialized training).

 

Requirements for granting the fellowship:

• The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or in a course that do not confer an academic degree will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship.
• Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or in a course that do not confer an academic degree will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, issued by the academic services of the Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).

 

Candidates profile:

Mandatory Requirements: Academic qualifications in scientific areas in the project's scientific areas.

Preferred Factors: System programming for Linux; data acquisition and programming of microcontrollers; participation in R&D projects.

The applicant may not have received a non-conferring degree research grant for an accumulated period of 2 years in a row or interpolated.

Requirements in the contracting phase: Proof of enrollment in a PhD or in a course that do not confer an academic degree; proof of academic qualifications completed at the deadline for applications, including those resulting from academic degree recognition procedures.

 

Applicants’ eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).

 

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan is within the scope of the project “R2U Technologies | modular systems – Sensorized partitions walls”, with particular focus on the following aspects:

Study of technologies to implement sensorized partition walls concepts;

Implementation of such concepts.

 

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statutes, approved by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current version published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019 of august 28; Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021 and Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. - in force.

 

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out at the Algoritmi Center of the University of Minho, in Azurém, Guimarães, under the scientific supervision of the Professor Paulo Francisco Silva Cardoso.

 

Fellowships duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, with a provisional starting date in February 2024. The scholarship may be renewed until the maximum predicted in the project and/or applicable legislation, in the case of students enrolled in a non-degree course for up to 12 months, in the case of students enrolled in a PhD for up to 48 months.

 

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1199,64€ per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contractualization process.

 

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

 

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

 

Selection panel:

President:

Doctor Paulo Francisco Silva Cardoso, ALGORITMI, Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Electronics, School of Engineering of the University of Minho.

Full members:

Doctor Jorge Miguel Nunes Santos Cabral, ALGORITMI, Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Electronics, School of Engineering of the University of Minho;

Doctor José Carlos Fernandes Teixeira, MEtRiCS, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering of the University of Minho.

Substitute members:

Doctor Pedro Alexandre Moreira Lobarinhas, MEtRiCS, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering of the University of Minho;

Doctor, João Pedro Mendonça Assunção Silva, MEtRiCS, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering of the University of Minho.

The first full member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominated the first substitute member in place of the first effective member.

 

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 0 to 20 points:

Applicant’s Merit – AM (100%):

A. Curriculum assessment – CA (40%):

A.1. Final grade, with a weighting of 40%;

A.2. Field of studies, with a weighting of 60%.

The Curriculum Assessment (CA) classification will be obtained by applying the following formula: CA = (A1x0,4) + (A2x0,6)

 

B. Consolidated Knowledge – CK (60%):

B.1. System programming for Linux, with a weighting of 40%;

B.2. Data acquisition and programming of microcontrollers, with a weighting of 30%;

B.3. Participation in R&D projects, with a weighting of 30%.

The Consolidated Knowledge (CK) classification will be obtained by applying the following formula: CK = (B1x0,4) + (B2x0,3) + (B3x0,3)

 

The Final Classification (FC), based on the applicant’s merit (AM), is achieved through the following formula: FC = (Ax0,4) + (Bx0,6)

 

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honour of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or degree. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

 

Disclosure of results: The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email, in accordance with article 12 of the Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships of the FCT.

If case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

 

Complaint and appeal procedures: The final results of the evaluation will be published by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the Jury deliberations.

The selected candidates must inform its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, according to no. 3 of article 13 of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho and no. 6 of article 12 of the Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships of the FCT.

 

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open from 29/12/2023 till 15/01/2024.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents: Elements of the National Identity Card/Citizen Card/Passport/Visa/Title of Residence; Curriculum Vitae; qualifications certificate or declaration of the applicant; motivation letter; statement proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements; other documents important to the evaluation process.

Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject (Edital BI-ISISE-UMINHO-C644876810-00000019-R2U_SPW/DEI-02.1/2023). Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

 

Fellowship contractualization: The fellowship will be attributed by signing a fellowship contract between the University of Minho and the fellows, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, as indicated in 2.4 of the FCT document: “Rules for Granting and Management of Grants within the scope of R&D projects, including infrastructure projects, the multi-annual financing program for R&D units and other FCT financing instruments (Version 2021) ”.

The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months, including evidence of the academic degrees or diplomas and enrolment in degree courses or non-conferring courses, depending on the type of scholarship.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.

The activities under the fellowship contract can only began after proper authorization by the contracting entity.

 

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other causes provided the fellowship regulations (FCT and UMinho) and in the Statute of the Research Fellow, the fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.

At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.

The final report must be prepared in accordance with Annex I of the Scientific Research Fellowships Regulation of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021.

 

DECLARATION OF HONOR ACADEMIC HABILITATIONS

(Full name), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the I&D project (title or reference of the project), published in the Euraxess portal, reference (notice reference), hereby declares to have a degree on (name of the course), concluded in the University of (name the University that awarded the degree), on the (degree conclusion date XX/XX/XXXX), with the final grade of (XXXX).

I have submitted my diploma for recognition at the University of XXXXX, according to the Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th([1] ), concluded in the (degree conclusion date XX/XX/XXXX), with the final grade of (XXXX), on a scale from (XX to YY).

I also declare that I commit to provide proof of my diploma recognition obtained under the Portuguese Law, until the date of the conclusion of the fellowship contract, in case of being selected for the vacancy in this competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

 

(Place), (date),

 

__________________________

(Full name)

 

[1]  DGES (Foreign Degrees and Diplomas): https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition?plid=1536 ; University of Minho: Recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas: https://www.uminho.pt/EN/education/Pages/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.aspx

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Electronic engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Candidates must possess a Master’s degree. The BI is intended for R&D activities by Masters in the specific area of this announcement, or related areas, who cumulatively meet the following requirements.

On the date of the respective hiring, candidates must prove enrollment in one of the following courses:

• PhD on the specific area of this announcement or related areas;
• In a Course that do not confer an academic degree, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, in the area or area related to that requested in the tender (e.g.: postgraduate studies, advanced studies, specialized training).

Specific Requirements

Preferred Factors:

• System programming for Linux;
• Data acquisition and programming of microcontrollers;
• Participation in R&D projects.

Additional Information
Benefits

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1199,64€ per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contractualization process.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Selection process

The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 0 to 20 points:

Applicant’s Merit – AM (100%):

A. Curriculum assessment – CA (40%):

A.1. Final grade, with a weighting of 40%;

A.2. Field of studies, with a weighting of 60%.

The Curriculum Assessment (CA) classification will be obtained by applying the following formula: CA = (A1x0,4) + (A2x0,6)

B. Consolidated Knowledge – CK (60%):

B.1. System programming for Linux, with a weighting of 40%;

B.2. Data acquisition and programming of microcontrollers, with a weighting of 30%;

B.3. Participation in R&D projects, with a weighting of 30%.

The Consolidated Knowledge (CK) classification will be obtained by applying the following formula: CK = (B1x0,4) + (B2x0,3) + (B3x0,3)

The Final Classification (FC), based on the applicant’s merit (AM), is achieved through the following formula: FC = (Ax0,4) + (Bx0,6)

Website for additional job details

https://isise.net/dissemination/recruitment/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade do Minho - ALGORITMI

Country

Portugal

City

Guimarães

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Guimarães

Website

http://www.isise.net/

Street

Campus de Azurém

Postal Code

4800-058

STATUS: EXPIRED