Research Grant for a Master or Integrated Master’s degree student - (BL18/2024-IST-ID)

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID, Portugal

Updated: 2 months ago
Deadline: 01 Mar 2024

16 Feb 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID
Department

DRH
Research Field

Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Portugal
Application Deadline

1 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract

Not Applicable
Job Status

Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Applications are open for one Research Grant, within the framework of project “BLOCKCHAIN.PT” (Contract no. 51) of IST-ID, funded by national funds through IAPMEI/PRR (Mobilising Agendas for Business Innovation

Workplan: The research fellow will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

  • Carrying out a meta-analysis of Life Cycle Assessment studies of animal products (milk and meat), which will form the basis of a Master’s dissertation at the Instituto Superior Técnico on the same subject, to be submitted by the student;
  • Writing a scientific article;
  • Possible application for a PhD scholarship to continue the work.

Duration: The research grant will have the duration of 6 months. It is expected to begin in March 2024 and the grant contract can, if justified, be renewed until a maximum duration of 12 months.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/ ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii) academic degree certificate; iv) proof of enrollment at a Master or Integrated Master Degree; v) motivation letter.

Applications must be submitted by e-mailto [email protected]


Requirements
Research Field
Engineering » Other
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements: candidates must be enrolled at an integrated master degree or at a master degree.


Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf ), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is 930.98 €, being the payment method (by wire transfer or Cheque) an option of the Research Fellow. The grant holder will be reimbursed of the payment of Voluntary Social Security (up to the amount corresponding to the 1st grade).


Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements: candidates must be enrolled at an integrated master degree or at a master degree.


Selection process

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following:

  • Curriculum evaluation, worth 70%, of which:
    • 60% will be attributed to the classification obtained in the degree (score from 1 to 20);
    • 10% will be attributed to familiarity with Life Cycle Assessment (score from 1 to 20).
  • A possible individual interview (in the event of a tie between the first two or more candidates), valued at 30% (score from 1 to 20).

    • If there are no candidates with a score of more than 60 per cent in criterion 1, no candidate will be selected.

    Composition of the selection Jury: President: Researcher Ricardo Filipe de Melo Teixeira; Voting members: Professor Tiago Domingos and Professor Tânia Alexandra dos Santos Costa e Sousa. Substitute member: Substitute member: Researcher Gonçalo José Monteiro Marques.

    Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by e-mail.

    Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal . A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST-ID within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification


    Additional comments

    Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf and https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 .

    Workplace: The work will be developed at MARETEC - Marine, Environment and Technology Centre of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), under the scientific supervision of Professor Tiago Domingos.


    Website for additional job details

    https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/

    Work Location(s)
    Number of offers available
    1
    Company/Institute
    IST-ID
    Country
    Portugal
    Geofield


    Where to apply
    E-mail

    [email protected]

    Contact
    City

    Lisbon
    Website

    http://ist-id.pt/
    Street

    Av. Rovisco Pais
    Postal Code

    1049-001 Lisboa

    STATUS: EXPIRED

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