ESTG – School of Technology and Management – Department of Computer Engineering
Organisation/Company: Politécnico de Leiria Department ESTG – School of Technology and Management – Department of Computer Engineering
Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Undergraduate Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 29 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 14 Apr 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? NextGenerationEU
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer DescriptionThe Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening applications for 1 (one) scientific research fellowship (BI) within the project BLOCKCHAIN.PT – Agenda "Descentralizar Portugal com Blockchain" (WP1 – Agro-Alimentar), reference 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644918095-00000033, cofinanced by European funds provided to Portugal by the Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR), within the scope of the Mecanismo de Recuperação e Resiliência (MRR) of the European Union (EU), within the Next Generation EU, for the period 2021 – 2026, in the following terms:
RECIPIENTS: Undergraduates in Computer Engineering, who are master's degree students in Computer Engineering.
DURATION: 7 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project or the maximum duration for this research fellowship type. The fellowship is due to start in May 2025.
WORK PLAN: This fellowship consists of implementing a Hyperledger Fabric node and analysing and implementing smart contracts (chaincode) to act as an interoperability layer with a previously developed conversational agent, within the scope of Work Package 1 of the BLOCKCHAIN.PT project - Agenda 'Decentralising Portugal with Blockchain'.
The following activities will be carried out under this grant:
Survey of the state of the art related to the project area and its critical analysis.Analysing the architecture of Premissioned Blockchain solutions, such as Hyperledger Fabric.Implementation of the Hyperledger Fabric node and configuration of channels with project partners.Development of smart contracts to access the food traceability data in the ledger.Validation and verification of the authentication and authorisation mechanisms of this platform.Documentation and dissemination of results.WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at the ESTG – School of Technology and Management – Department of Computer Engineering, of the Polytechnic of Leiria, under the scientific supervision of Professors Ricardo Jorge Pereira Gomes, Marisa da Silva Maximiano, Carlos Jorge Machado Antunes and Vitor Manuel de Oliveira Pegado de Noronha e Távora.
GRANT FINANCIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of 1.040,98 €, according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships ( link) plus, if applicable, the monthly Voluntary Social Insurance, according to the conditions defined in the Research Fellowship Holder statute, as well as the Personal Accident Insurance, during the research fellowship period.
PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 14th of April to 29th of April of 2025.
SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: Evaluation will be based on the curricular analysis and eventual interview, and will focus on the candidate merit according to the following:
Adequacy of the academic qualification (AE) study area;Specific knowledge in the area (CE).Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade:
(NF) = [AE*0.35 + HA* 0.25 + CE*0.40]. If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, an interview (ENT) may be carried out, with the final grade:
(NFE) = [NF*0.70 + ENT*0.30]. Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.
ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:
National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;Third-party states citizens;Stateless persons;Beneficiaries of political refugee status.- Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units' classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th. These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;
- Document proving the enrolment and registration in the study cycle, as stated in the application announcement;
- Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae;
- Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;
- Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate.
RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria.
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th, in its current wording; Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Regulation no. 152/2021, of 22nd February.
Leiria, 11th of April of 2025.
The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,
Where to applyE-mail: ******
RequirementsResearch Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Education Level: Undergraduate
Additional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: ESTG – School of Technology and Management – Department of Computer Engineering
Country: Portugal
State/Province: Leiria
City: Leiria
Postal Code: 2411-901
Street: Morro do Lena
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