Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation
Organisation/Company: Universidade de Aveiro
Department: Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation
Research Field: Engineering » Materials engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 25 Nov 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Yes
Reference Number: 153/2024/BI/AgendasPRR
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description A call for application is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) Research Fellowship, with reference 153/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras para a Inovação Empresarial», namely ILLIANCE project, at the Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Materials Science and Engineering.
2. Funding entity: funded by the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the NextGenerationEU, through the scheme «Agendas para a Inovação Empresarial».
3. Admission Requirements: candidates must be students enrolled in a Doctoral programme in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or related scientific fields. The candidates must also present the following mandatory requirements: student with a Master's degree in an area relevant to the project, with a final classification of 16 points or higher; and experience in the area of polymers and biopolymers, material functionalization, and processing. People with professional experience in areas relevant to the project or at least 2 years of experience in research in the scientific area and in projects with industry are preferred.
The proof of enrolment must be made until the contract signing date, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the admission requirements.
If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th.
4. Eligibility: candidates who comply with provisions of paragraph a) nº1 from article 2 of the Statute of the Research Fellow are eligible, as amended by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August, and also the provisions of article nº 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.
5. Work Plan: The aim is to optimize the remolding of disaggregated expanded polystyrene spheres in real equipment packaging molds for validation under conditions of use. The scholarship holder will carry out sustainable life cycle studies.
6. Legislation and regulations: the fellowship assignment will be done according to the Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, published in Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020.
7. Place of work: the work will take place at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering (DEMaC) of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Paula Celeste da Silva Ferreira and Doctor Idalina José Monteiro Gonçalves.
8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 6 (six) months, with an expected starting date on the 01st January 2024. The fellowship may be renewed up to the maximum limit of approved funding, during the project implementation period.
9. Monthly allowance: The monthly allowance is €1.259,64, according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro. If the candidate is enrolled in a doctoral programme, he/she will receive an additional monthly supplement up to €229,20.
10. Selection method: the selection methods to be used include Curricular Evaluation, with the option for an Interview if the Jury considers that conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation are not met.
12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between 12 November 2024 and 25 November 2024. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to ****** with identification of the reference number in the email subject.
Applications should include the following mandatory documents: certificate(s) of qualifications, curriculum vitae, declaration of honor, application form, motivation letter, and other relevant supporting documents.
13. Publication/notification of results: the results of the evaluation will be published within 60 working days after the final date of submission of the application.
14. Research fellowship duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid for 12 months for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
University of Aveiro, 08th November 2024
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