Research Grant - Edital Bi-Isise-Uminho-Multiclimact-B2

Research Grant - Edital BI-ISISE-UMINHO-MULTICLIMACT-B2 A call is open to award (1) research grant within the R&D Project "MULTICLIMACT - MULTI-faceted CLIMate adaptation ACTions to improve resilience, preparedness and responsiveness of the built environment against multiple hazards at multiple scales", with reference 101123538, funded by the European Commission, through the Horizon Europe Framework Program, in the following conditions:
RESEARCH FIELD: Civil Engineering or related field.
CANDIDATES PROFILE
Mandatory requirements:
A Master's degree in the field of Civil Engineering or related fields;
At the time of the respective hiring, candidates must prove that they are enrolled in one of the following courses:
PhD in the field of Civil Engineering;
In a Course that does not confer an academic degree, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, in the area or area related to that requested in the tender (e.g.: postgraduate studies, advanced studies, specialized training).
Preferential factors:
Knowledge about building retrofitting measures or resilience indicators for civil infrastructures;
Experience or keen interest in Cultural Heritage buildings;
APPLICATION / ADMISSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The call is open from 31/10/2024 to 15/11/2024 (23:00 - Europe/Lisbon).
Applications must be sent exclusively by e-mail ******, with the subject "Edital BI-ISISE-UMINHO-MULTICLIMACT-B2", with the following documents:
Elements of the National Identity Card/Citizen Card/Passport/Visa/Title of Residence;
Curriculum Vitae of the candidate, in Portuguese or in English;
Certificates of the academic degree(s) required, specifying the final grading (mandatory) and, if possible, the grades obtained in all the attended curricular units, or, alternatively, the candidate's declaration of honor that the degree was obtained until the end of the term of application;
Motivation letter, in Portuguese or in English;
English language certificate, if applicable;
Other documents that the candidate considers relevant for the analysis of the application.
DURATION OF THE RESEARCH GRANT
The research grant will last for 12 months, with a provisional starting date in December 2024.
The grant may be, possibly, renewed until the end of the project and/or applicable legislation, if it is necessary to complete the academic degree or to carry out activities that are essential for the conclusion of the project.
If the grant is awarded to candidates enrolled in a course that does not confer an academic degree, the grant cannot be renewed.
WORK PLAN
Planning and designing resilience-enabling interventions in cultural heritage buildings, urban and rural contexts, including the development for the application to a real case-study. Monitoring the executed interventions on the case-study. The work will start by defining the specific hazards linked to Cultural Heritages (CH), then investigating the interventions more suitable to increase the resilience of the CHs.
These are to be planned and applied to the case-study building in cooperation with the other Project's partners.
HOST INSTITUTION AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION
The work will be carried out at ISISE - Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering – Civil Engineering Department, School of Engineering of the University of Minho, under the scientific supervision of Doctor José António Silva Carvalho Campos Matos.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The evaluation of the applications will focus on the merit of the candidate, by applying the following criteria on a scale of 0 to 5 points:
Candidate's Merit – CM (100%):
Criterion A - Motivation letter, with a weighting of 10%;
Criterion B - Academic path (Final classification obtained in the Integrated Master), with a weighting of 50%;
Criterion C - Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 40%.
Candidates with CM less than 3.5 points are immediately excluded.
SELECTION PANEL
The Selection Panel is composed of the following elements:
President: Doctor José António Silva Carvalho Campos Matos, Assistant Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho.
Effective members: Doctor Monica Santamaria Ariza, Assistant Researcher, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho, and Doctor Hélder Manuel Silva Sousa, Assistant Researcher, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho.
Substitute members: Doctor Jorge Manuel Gonçalves Branco, Assistant Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho, and Doctor Graça Fátima Moreira Vasconcelos, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho.
If the President of the Selection Panel is unavailable, he/she shall be replaced by the first effective member. The first substitute member will replace the effective member.
COMUNICATION OF RESULTS
The evaluation results, based on minutes, will be sent to the candidates by e-mail, to article 13 of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho.
If the result is not in favor of the applicant, he/she has a period of 10 working days to comment on the results, if he/she wishes it so, in the context of a prior hearing with the interested parties, under the terms of article 121 and 122 of the Administrative Procedure Code (DL nº 4 / 2015 of January 7).
COMPLAINT AND APPEAL PROCEDURES
The final results of the evaluation will be sent by email to all candidates, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the Selection Panel deliberations.
The selected candidate must indicate, in writing, the intention to accept the grant. In case of rejection, the grant will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of candidates.
The candidates ranked in the next positions on the ordered list will be included in a selection reserve list, which is valid for a period of three months.
The final decision can be contested, having 15 working days for this purpose, by sending to the President of the Selection Panel the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, according to no. 3 of article 13 of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho.
REQUIREMENTS FOR FINAL AWARDING OF THE GRANT
Research grant contracts are signed with the University of Minho, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho). At the time of hiring, the following documents must be sent:
National Identity Card/Citizen Card/Passport/Visa/Title of Residence;
Copy of the certificates of the academic degrees;
Document proving enrollment in the Doctoral Program or in a Course that does not confer an academic degree, identified in this application;
Science ID;
NIB/IBAN (document of the Bank with the name of the candidate);
Tax Identification Number (NIF);
Digital mobile key (digital signature).
The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months. Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
The Monthly Maintenance Allowance corresponds to the basic value of 1259,64 euros per month (tax free), according to the "Regulamento de Bolsas da Universidade do Minho".
Payments are made by bank transfer on the 23rd of each month to the account identified by the grant holder.
OTHER BENEFITS
Reimbursement of the Voluntary Social Insurance, corresponding to the 1st tier of the contribution base (for grants of 6 months or more) 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.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT RENEWAL
Grant may be renewed for additional periods, if this information is provided in "DURATION OF THE RESEARCH GRANT

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