Organisation/Company: University of Minho
Department: Centro ALGORITMI
Research Field: Engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 25 Nov 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: PT-SMART-RETAIL_BI_2024_07_CALG
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Reference: PT-SMART-RETAIL_BI_2024_07_CALG
A call for applications is now open for the attribution of two Research Grants for Master's degree within the scope of the R&D project, of Algoritmi Center, PT Smart Retail, Reference PPR/18_SMARTRETAIL, 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: Industrial and Technology Management.
Recipient category: Students enrolled in a doctoral program or course that does not award an academic degree integrated into the educational project of an institution, in the area requested in the notice or related area.
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 the 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 Industrial Engineering, 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.
Candidates enrolled in non-conferring degree courses cannot benefit from this scholarship if they, with the conclusion of the scholarship contract in question, including renewals, exceed a cumulative period of two years, followed or interpolated, in this type of scholarship;
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/Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho.
Workplan and objectives to be achieved:
Contribute to the implementation of new procedures and standards in logistics operations;
Contribute to the validation of procedures on the ground;
Contribute to the compilation of all project deliverables and creation of all documentation associated with them for future memory;
Monitoring of tests with prototypes.
Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period of 6 months, with a provisional start in December 2024. The scholarship may eventually be renewable, up to 4 years, in the case of a student enrolled in a PhD. For students enrolled in a non-degree-granting course, the scholarship is renewable for up to one year.
Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1,259.64 euros per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country.
Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration of 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.
Selection panel: The selection panel has the following composition: Effective members: Rui Manuel Alves da Silva e Sousa, Associate Professor at the Department of Production and Systems of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, and Nelson Bruno Martins Marques da Costa, Assistant Professor at the Department of Production and Systems of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho.
Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open from 12/11/2024 till 25/11/2024.
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.
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