Organisation/Company: University of Minho
Department: Centro ALGORITMI
Research Field: Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 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 a EU programme
Reference Number: PT-SMART-RETAIL_BI_2024_09_CALG
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Title : Research Fellowship for a MSc degree holder – PT Smart Retail; 1 vacancy
Reference: PT-SMART-RETAIL_BI_2024_09_CALG
A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one grant for a master degree holder within the scope of the R&D project of ALGORITMI Center, PT SMART RETAIL, financed by Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) through the Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation – IAPMEI, I.P, under the following conditions:
Scientific Area : Engineering.
Specific Scientific Area: Human Engineering, Management or related areas.
Recipient category: Students enrolled in non-academic degree courses integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, in the scientific area for which the call is open or related areas.
Requirement for granting the fellowship:
The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, issued by the academic services of a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).
Enrollment in non-certified courses (without curricular units) will not be considered as proof of enrollment.
Candidates must have at the date of application, a master's degree in human engineering, Management, or related areas. Proof of academic qualifications completed at the deadline for applications, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes, is required for contractualization.
Preferential Requirements: Knowledge of technical and behavioral assessment, through interviews and observations in a real work context. Knowledge about development, implementation and training of new work systems. Knowledge of digital collaborative work platforms.
Applicants eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).
Workplan and objectives to be achieved:
Monitoring of improvement proposals, under study/development, by the remaining teams of the PT SMART Retail project, with a view to early signalling of potential negative impacts on Model Y (model developed in partnership with UMinho /SONAE MC), for one of its 3 axes (Ergonomics, Safety and Operational Efficiency);
Support for the development of a digital platform for systematizing the Ergonomic Memorandum;
Support for the development, implementation and training of new work systems;
Support the management of project deliverables.
The evaluation of the work carried out will be verified through the results obtained and indicated in an activity report, to be prepared by the scholarship holder.
Fellowship duration : The grant will take place for a period of 6 months, with a provisional starting date in January of 2025 . The fellowship grant may eventually be renewed up to the maximum duration allowed in the project and/or by the legislation and regulations in force for this type of scholarship.
Amount of the research grant : The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1259,64 € per month.
Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.
Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.
Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open from November 25th of 2024 till December 09th of 2024 . Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents: curriculum vitae; qualifications certificate or declaration of the applicant; motivation letter; statement proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements; other documents important to the evaluation process.
Applications must be sent by email to ****** , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.
At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.
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