University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Organisation/Company: University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Department: Research Support Office
Research Field: Physics » Mathematical physics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Undergraduate Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 26 Nov 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 15 Dec 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: 1
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) opens a call for one (1) Research Initiation Grant for undergraduate students, in Physics, in the frame of the R&D project iMAD - Improving the Modelling of Anomalous Diffusion and Viscoelasticity: solutions to industrial problems, reference: 2022.06672.PTDC, with the financial support of FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.
Reference: BII/UTAD/14/2024
Scientific area/research field: Physical Sciences
Researcher profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Admission requirements:
Be enrolled in a degree programme in Mathematics, Physics or a related field that the jury deems appropriate *
The average of the marks obtained in the curricular units in the area of Mathematics is greater than or equal to 14 (rounded to the nearest integer)
* mandatory requirement
Work plan:
Literature review on mathematical models of anomalous transport, more specifically, charge transport in disordered materials;
Python implementation of the most recent models obtained in the previous point;
Workplace: The work will be developed at the Department of Physics of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, under the scientific guidance of Professor Luís Filipe Ferreira Morgado.
Duration of scholarship: The fellowship will last for 6 months, and it is expected to start on December 2024. The scholarship contract may be renewed, and the total duration may not exceed 6 months.
Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The scholarship amount corresponds to 601,12€ according to the table of scholarships awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the country. The period of payment of the scholarship is monthly and through bank deposit, check or another equivalent method.
Selection Methods:
The selection methods to be used will be as follows:
Academic curriculum assessment (70%)
Interview (30%)
Composition of the Selection Jury: Effective Member - Luís Jorge Lima Ferrás, Assistant Professor from the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto
Form of advertising/notification of results: Based on the final ranking list, a reserve list will be drawn up, valid for the maximum duration of the project funding this grant or the maximum duration of the grant provided for in Article 3rd , nº 2, of the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow.
Application deadline and form of submission of applications: The tender is open from 13-11-2024 to 26-11-2024. Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending an application form accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter, and documentary evidence of the requested requirements.
Equality of opportunities: The candidate has the right to equal opportunities and treatment, and may not be privileged, benefited, prejudiced, deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to various personal circumstances.
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Country: Portugal
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