Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation
Organisation/Company: Universidade de Aveiro
Department: Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation
Research Field: Computer science » Informatics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Bachelor Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 3 Dec 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? NextGenerationEU
Reference Number: 163/2024/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 163/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for the development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras para a Inovação Empresarial», namely "NEXUS - Pacto de Inovação – Transição Verde e Digital para Transportes, Logística e Mobilidade" project, at the Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Informatics and similar areas.
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 Master course or Master Integrated course at the University of Aveiro, in the Informatics and similar scientific areas. The candidates must also present the following obligatory requirements: Have experience in areas relevant to the project.
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: Development and implementation of a computational model, based on natural language processing algorithms and artificial intelligence, to analyze the creation documents and pedagogical dossiers of the University of Aveiro's micro-credentials. Integration of the developed model into an online platform. Testing and documentation of usage processes for the new information system for micro-credential management.
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, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th.
7. Place of work: The work will take place at Center ContinUA of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor António José Ribeiro Neves.
8. Duration of the grant(s): The research fellowship will last for 12 (twelve) months, with an expected starting date on January 1st, 2025. 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 €990.98, 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, subject to any updates that may occur if applicable.
10. Selection method: Curricular Evaluation, with the option Interview in case the Jury considers that do not have the conditions of deciding based on Curricular Evaluation. The sub criteria to be assessed under Curricular Evaluation (with a weight of 0 - 20 points) are:
R&D experience in the scientific area of the call (60%);
Average of the last academic degree obtained (40%).
If the jury considers that do not have the conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation, an interview may be held, where the final score will be 60% for curricular evaluation and 40% for interview.
The jury reserves the right to not admit candidates for interview that do not reach the minimum classification of 10 points (in a scale from 0 to 20 points).
12. Period for submission of applications: The call is open between November 20th, 2024 and December 3rd, 2024. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation.
Applications should include the following mandatory documents: certificate(s) of qualifications, curriculum vitae, declaration of honor, application form, motivation letter, supporting documents considered relevant. The candidate should also indicate the e-mail address to be notified for all purposes within the scope of this procedure.
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to ****** with identification of the reference number in the email subject.
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, whereas the candidates will be notified by email.
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, November 16th, 2024
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