.BW2C_BI13-2024 | Master Positions | Mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, environment, or similar.Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial - ADAI opens a call for 1 research fellowship within the scope of project Bio-Waste2Carbon (BW2C): Captura criogénica de carbono de gases de pós-combustão de resíduos florestais, funded by the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER), through the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization and/or the Regional Operational Program of the Center, of Portugal 2030.Scientific area(s): Mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, environment, or similar.Skills/ Qualifications: Master's degree in the scientific areas defined.Work plan/ Objectives: The grant aims at the consolidation of scientific training through the development of research work that includes the following tasks:Development of lab-scale prototypes of energy systems, such as organic Rankine cycles, nozzles, or turbines/compressors; Design and construction of test rigs to experimentally characterize those prototypes; Write technical reports and scientific papers.Regime: The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal-labor nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of ADAI, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.Location: Work will be developed within the activities of the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics of the Associated Laboratory in Energy, Transport and Aeronautics (ADAI-LAETA). The workplaces are the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra or other places that are necessary for the execution of the work plan.Duration: The fellowship will last for 12 months on an exclusive basis, with the possibility of renewal, but never beyond the project's end date, in accordance with the FCT Research Fellowship Regulations and the ADAI Scientific Research Fellowship Regulations.Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is 1.259,64€ corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table, plus personal accident insurance, and the possible reimbursement of the social security (Seguro Social Voluntário– should the recipient decide for the first level contributions). The payment will be made by bank transfer.Selection Methods: All applications submitted within the deadline and containing all required documents will be evaluated.Selection Criteria: Curriculum evaluation (60%) and interview (40%). In the curricular evaluation, the following elements will be considered: adequacy of previous training (10%); CV (50%)
