Organisation/Company: University of Aveiro
Department: CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 24 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Not Applicable
Job Status: Not Applicable
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Mar 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC
Reference Number: 101116461
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer DescriptionA tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 (one) Research Grant (RG) under project DESignSX, "Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents for Tailored Metal Separation and Recycling", reference Horizon — ERC-2023-STG— 101116461 of CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, under the following conditions:
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Admission Requirements: Students enrolled in a Doctorate or Masters enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree, integrated in the educational project of the University of Aveiro, in scientific field of Chemical Engineering.
The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master's degree, master's or doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.
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.
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Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no.
123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.
The duration of the RG is, as a rule, annual, extendable to a maximum of two years.
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Work plan: This grant will investigate the use of bio-inspired non-ionic hydrophobic eutectic solvents (DES) towards the improved solvent extraction separation of lanthanides.
Major objectives include (i) the improvement of solvent extraction systems for lanthanide separation and (ii) the determination of the relationship between solvent structure, metal speciation, and extraction performance.
Previous experience in metal separation and recovery and/or computational simulation are relevant for this position but not mandatory.
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Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No.
123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro.
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Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 12 months, starting in March of 2025, and may be renewed for additional periods of 12 months.
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Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment, with the respective value of 70% assigned to the average of the last academic degree obtained and 30% for relevant experience of R&D in the area of the grant.
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Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 20th of December 2024 to 24th of January 2025, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.
Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. 13.
Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 10 working days after the closing date for submission of applications.
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Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 6th of February 2025 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
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