Research Studentship for Master or Integrated Master student - (BL60/2024_IST-ID)

19 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

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

Department

DRH

Research Field

Engineering » Electrical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

2022.04485.PTDC

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

No

Offer Description

 

Applications are open for one Research Studentship for Master or Integrated Master student, within the framework of project MIA-BREAST, reference 2022.04485.PTDC, financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC

Workplan: This work aims to develop new machine learning methods for breast diagnosis. Specifically, multiple instance learning (MIL) applied to three different image modalities: (i) mammography, (ii) ultrasound and (iii) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The work will comprise the following two tasks: (1) classification, and (2) detection of breast lesions. The first task aims to assign a score, while the second is targeted to locate the region of the lesion in the breast tissue.  To accomplish the first task above, we will use MIL – a weakly supervised training approach - that assigns a score (i.e., classification). For the second task (detection), the salient regions will be obtained using vision transformers embedded in the MIL framework.  As a final stage of the working plan, we also use other methodology – multimodal meta-learning – as a way to obtain the breast diagnosis in the breast multimodality.

Duration: The research fellowship will have a duration of 12 months. It’s expected to begin in May/2024 and may be eventually renewed until the end of the project, with the limit of 24 months, including the duration of the initial contract.

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) Proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master or Integrated Master);

iv) motivation letter;

 

Applications must be submitted to the following emails:

[email protected]

[email protected]  

 

 

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Electrical engineering

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at an integrated master or a master.

 

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/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf ), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 990.98, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at an integrated master or a master.

 

Selection process

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: Curriculum evaluation, comprising the final grade of the Master’s degree (40%), and an individual interview where the candidate must express the knowledge of Multiple instance Learning applies to medical imaging field (60%). The jury will select the first two candidates for an interview, based on the curricular assessment.

 

Composition of the selection Jury:  professors Catarina Barata, Carlos Santiago, and Jacinto C. Nascimento.

 

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

 

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 Institute for Systems and Robotics ofInstituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of professors Carlos Santiago, Catarina Barata and Jacinto C. Nascimento.

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