Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra
Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas)
Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering
Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions Master Positions
Country Portugal
Application Deadline 1 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract Temporary
Job Status Full-time
Hours Per Week 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number IT137-25-63
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Call for Research Grant Assignment
The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with one position(s), under the project BIOSHOES4ALL - Innovation and training in the footwear industry for the bioeconomy.
The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.
Procedure Reference: IT137-25-63
I - Legal admission requirements
Masters in Chemical Engineering and similars
1. Grant Recipients:
Students enrolled in a doctoral degree, in the scientific area of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and similars.
OR
Master’s degree holders, in the scientific area of Chemical Engineering and similars, enrolled in a non-degree-granting course.
2. The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant.
3. Ineligible candidates:
Candidates enrolled in non-degree-granting courses who have already benefited from a grant contract and who, with this grant assignment, including possible renewals, exceed a total accumulated period of two consecutive or non-consecutive years in this type of grant.
Candidates who have already benefited from two research grant contracts with UC in the condition of being enrolled in a doctoral degree, regardless of whether each contract has reached the maximum legally permitted duration.
4. Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:
a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States
b) Nationals of third countries
c) Stateless persons
d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.
II - Grant location
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra
III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant
Jorge Fernando Jordão Coelho
IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achieved
Developing biobased polymer formulations for the footwear industry. Polymer processing. Characterization of industrially processed samples.
V - Initial grant duration
Eight (8) months
V.I - Renewal Possibility
Possibly renewable
VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grant
VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by bank transfer at the end of each month): 1.309,64€
VI.II - Other financial components of the grant:
N.A
VI.III - In addition to the above amounts, voluntary social security (SSV) is included when the grant has a duration of six months or more, corresponding to the first level, if the candidate opts for it, as well as mandatory personal accident insurance.
VI.IV - Funding: The grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and the Next Generation EU European Funds, following NOTICE No. 01/C12-i01/2021, Component 12 - Sustainable Bioeconomy.
VI.V - Information and publicity about the funding: In all R&D activities directly or indirectly funded by the grant, namely in all communications, publications and scientific creations, as well as theses, carried out with the support provided for in the grant, the mention of financial support PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the European Funds Next Generation EU, following NOTICE No. 01/C12-i01/2021, Component 12 - Sustainable Bioeconomy in compliance with the Rules of the PRR Information and Communication Guide must be expressed.
VII - Selection Methods
Evaluation of the academic record (AR)
1. In the evaluation of the academic record, the candidates' academic performance will be assessed according to the following weights and criteria:
- Criterion 1 - Absolute merit of the curriculum vitae;
- Criterion 2 - Specific knowledge related to the work plan.
2. The evaluation of the criteria and the final classification will be based on a scale from 0 to 100, with scores rounded to the nearest hundredth, applying the following formulas:
- AR: criterion 1 * (70%) + criterion 2 * (30%)= 100%
- Final Classification (FC): AR * 100%.
3. All candidates who meet the admission requirements are subject to the academic record evaluation, carried out according to the criteria and weights defined.
4. Candidates who score below 50 in any selection method will be excluded, and subsequent methods, if any, will not apply to them. Candidates who are duly notified but fail to attend the interview (if applicable) or withdraw at any stage will also be excluded.
5. In the event of a tie in the rankings, candidates will be ordered in descending order as follows:
a) Based on the score obtained in the first method applied;
b) Based on the score of their academic qualifications.
VIII- Application Submission
Candidates must access and register on the electronic platform https://apply.uc.pt/ to submit their application, selecting the procedure to which they wish to apply.
1. Mandatory documents to attach when applying:
Curriculum Vitae, duly updated, dated, and signed;
Copy of academic degree certificates.
a) If the possession of a degree is a requirement for the grant, candidates holding a degree obtained abroad must, by the end of the application period, provide proof of recognition or evidence that it has been requested, as per Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of August 16. Failure to present degree recognition at the time of contract signing, as per the RBI-UC, will result in exclusion.
2. All application documents must be submitted in Portuguese and/or English. When the originals are in another language, a translation into one of these languages must be provided.
3. Applications that are not properly completed or do not meet the admission criteria defined in the applicable legislation and this notice will not be accepted.
IX – Application deadline
12/03/2025 to 01/04/2025
X - Activity Regime
The grant does not create or constitute a legal-labor relationship. It is carried out under an exclusive dedication regime, and the grantee is awarded the Research Grantee Status, as stipulated in the EBI and the RBI-UC.
XI - Notification of Candidates
All notifications will be made through the electronic platform Apply UC.
XII - Equal Opportunity Policy
In compliance with subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in terms of employment access and career progression.
XIII - Annual Activity Reports
The grantee must submit annual activity reports for each renewal and at the end of the grant contract, as stipulated in Article 7 of the RBI-UC, subject to an opinion issued by the respective supervisor(s).
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