Organisation/Company: Universidade de Aveiro
Department: DEMaC - Dep. Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica
Research Field: Engineering » Materials engineering, Civil engineering, Geological engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Bachelor Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 16 Feb 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: Edital NI.1-DEMaC/2025/ENGINEER
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
A call for application is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) Research Fellowship for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme ENGINEER project, at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Materials science and engineering, Geosciences, Civil Engineering.
2. Funding Entity: Europe Horizon
3. Admission Requirements: Candidates must be students enrolled in a bachelor or master/integrated master course integrated into the educational project of the University of Aveiro in the Materials Engineering, Geosciences or Civil Engineering and Rehabilitation of Built Heritage scientific fields. The candidates must also present the following requirements: diverse experience in laboratory or in situ analysis of materials, especially construction materials, old or modern, aligned with the scope of the project and work plan; written knowledge of the Portuguese and English languages.
The proof of enrolment must be made until the contract signing date, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the admission requirements.
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.
4. Eligibility: Candidates who comply with provisions of paragraph a) nº1 from article 2 of the Statute of the Research Fellow are eligible, as amended by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August, and also the provisions of article nº 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.
5. Work Plan: The work will focus on the characterization of Architectural and archaeological heritage materials. The objective of the work is to carry out laboratory and in situ tests relating to the characterization of natural materials (stone, brick, mortar, adobe) found in monuments and buildings, as well as characterizing improved BTCs with low cement content.
6. Legislation and Regulation: The fellowship assignment will be done according to the Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, published in Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020.
7. Place of Work: The work will take place at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering (DEMAC) of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Alice Maria Tavares Alves da Costa.
8. Duration of Grant(s): The research fellowship will last for 6 (six) months, starting on 16/02/2025. The fellowship may be renewed up to the maximum limit of approved funding, during the project implementation period.
9. Monthly Allowance: The monthly allowance is €601,12/€990,98 according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro.
10. Selection Method: The selection methods to be used will be curricular evaluation and interview to be carried out in person or online, with questions in Portuguese and English.
The jury reserves the right to not assign the Research fellowship if no candidates reach the minimum score of 16 points in a scale of 0 to 20 points.
11. Members of the Jury: President: Doctor Alice Maria Tavares Alves da Costa; Permanent members: Professor Doctor Mariana Banea and Professor Doctor Fernando Tavares Rocha; Substitute members: Professor Doctor Hugo Rodrigues e Professor Doctor Aníbal Costa.
12. Period of Submission of Applications: The call is open between 20th and 31st of January of 2025. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to tavares.c.alice@ua.pt with identification of the reference number in the email subject.
Applications should include the following mandatory documents: certificate(s) of qualifications, curriculum vitae, declaration of honor, application form, supporting documents considered relevant.
Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application, as well as the incorrect formalization of the application, result in the exclusion of the application.
13. Publication/Notification of Results: The results of the evaluation will be published within 60 working days after the final date of submission of the application, whereas the candidates will be notified by email.
14. Research Fellowship Duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 31st March 2025 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
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