Research Scholarship (“Bolsa de Investigação”) - BI/ Nº2023/00136

26 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto de Telecomunicações

Department

Instituto de Telecomunicações

Research Field

Physics » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

9 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

BI/ Nº2023/00136 – DiaPRO

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

No

Offer Description

Summary: There is an open call for one (1) Research Scholarship (“Bolsa de Investigação”) at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of the DiaPRO.

Scientific Area: Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies

Group: Integrated Circuits - Av

Work Objectives: The goal of this work consists in studying the effect of irradiating the films with a pulsed laser by Raman spectroscopy. The tasks to include: (i) to obtain the Raman spectra under different conditions of excitation; (ii) to identify the Raman bands present in the spectra; (iii) to estimate the ratio of diamond and other carbonaceous structures for the different irradiation conditions; (iv) to correlate the structural information ofbained by Raman and XRD; (v) to prepare detailed reports of the performed analysis.

Place of work: The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações and of the Physics Department (i3N-Raman laboratory) at University of Aveiro, under the supervision of Dr. Joana Mendes.

Duration: 3 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: February 2024 or soon thereafter.

Required Documents:

• Motivation letter explaining the interest in the position;
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts;
• Degree certificate;
• Proof of enrollment in a higher education course or declaration of intention to enroll in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course that does not confer an academic degree. *

*NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree must be made until the contract is signed.

Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form

(https://www.it.pt/Positions/OtherResearchPosition/7984 ).

After the notification of the results, candidates have 10 working days if they wish to contest the decision.

E-mail submissions will not be considered. (The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform)

NOTICE: Degrees obtained abroad are recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25. More information at:

https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Requirements

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements:

Research grants are intended:

• for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).
• for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree, but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.

Candidates must be Ph.D. students enrolled in the Doctoral Program of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at the University of Aveiro, with a grade equal or higher than 17 in a master of science and experience in structural characterization techniques such as XRD, optical techniques and Raman spectroscopy.

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly salary: 1199.64€ according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores ). The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must be Ph.D. students enrolled in the Doctoral Program of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at the University of Aveiro, with a grade equal or higher than 17 in a master of science and experience in structural characterization techniques such as XRD, optical techniques and Raman spectroscopy.

Selection process

Selection criteria:

• C1 (70%): Curriculum vitae/Academic evaluation

• C2 (30%): Interview

The criteria and the final grade F will be evaluated on a 0-20 scale. The candidates will be ordered according to F = 0.7*C1 + 0.3*C2. In case of a tie, the tied candidates will be ordered according to C1, then C2. A maximum of 3 candidates will be interviewed and candidates with C2 < 16 will not be considered for the interview. The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.

Jury:

Dr. Joana Catarina Martins Mendes

Prof. Dr. Maria do Rosário Pimenta Correia

Dr. Ricardo Jorge Figueiredo Oliveira

Prof. Dr. Pedro Nicolau Faria da Fonseca (substitute)

Communication of the results: Candidates will be notified by email.

Additional comments

Applicable legislation: A fellowship will be celebrated according to the regulations defined by FCT, “Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações’ fellowships” and “Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação”, according to Law no. 123/2019, dated August 28 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow), in its actual redaction, and also by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia. For direct access to the FCT RBI go to the following link

https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt (Reg. 950/2019, published in the DR of 16 December).

Website for additional job details

https://www.it.pt/Positions/OtherResearchPosition/7984

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto de Telecomunicações

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Aveiro

City

Aveiro

Postal Code

3810-193

Street

Campus Universitário de Santiago

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.it.pt/

Contact

State/Province

Aveiro

City

Aveiro

Website

https://it.pt/

Street

Campus Universitário

Postal Code

3810-193

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED