Organisation/Company: Polytechnic of Leiria
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Undergraduate 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
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The Polytechnic of Leiria opens a call for the award of two Initiation Research Grants (BII) within the scope of the internal project 5G Open Innovation Lab, under the following conditions:
SCIENTIFIC AREA: Electrical and Computer Engineering - Electronics and Computers.
TARGET GROUP: Students enrolled in a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics and Computers, and in non-degree courses integrated in the educational project of the higher education institution.
DURATION OF THE FELLOWSHIP: The fellowship will last for 6 months, eventually renewable for the same period, starting in April 2025.
WORK PLAN: The objective of this work is to develop and validate a high-precision positioning system in 5G SA networks, using multilateration techniques and hybrid algorithms based on Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA). The study will analyse the impact of antenna/gNB configuration on location accuracy, followed by controlled laboratory testing and validation in the private 5G network of IT A&P-Lr, aiming to optimize positioning in indoor (industrial) environments.
HOST AND SCIENTIFIC GUIDANCE ENTITY: The work will be developed in the Leiria Delegation of the Institute of Telecommunications (IT) and in the 5G OPEN INNOVATION LAB, under the scientific supervision of Professor Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha.
FINANCIAL COMPONENTS OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE: Monthly maintenance allowance, in the amount of €651.12, according to the table of values of FCT, I.P. To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to the Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Research Grant Holder Statute. The scholarship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the duration of the scholarship.
PAYMENT: The amount of the scholarship will be processed monthly, by bank transfer, to the account identified by the scholarship holder.
ACTIVITY REGIME: Exclusivity, in accordance with the applicable regulations.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 19 to April 1, 2025.
SELECTION METHODS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis and interview, and will focus on the merit of the candidate, according to the following:
1. Adequacy of the area of study of the academic qualification (40%)
2. Experience/general knowledge (20%)
3. Specific knowledge in the area (20%)
4. Interview (20%)
Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade: NF (MC)= [AE*0.4 + E*0.2 + CE*0.2 + Ent*0.2]
Note: If the candidate(s) holding a foreign qualification(s) does not present the document(s) proving, in the application phase, the recognition of the foreign degree or diploma and the conversion of the classification to the Portuguese classification scale, the jury establishes the conversion, only for the purposes of the competition, based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when impossible, it applies the minimum classification of 10 points.
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY: Without prejudice to the provisions of the rules applicable to each type of scholarship, the following are eligible for scholarships:
1. National citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;
2. Third-country nationals;
3. Stateless persons;
4. Beneficiaries of political refugee status.
- Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree and/or diploma(s) required in the competition, preferably indicating the final average and the grades obtained per curricular unit. Candidates holding foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August. These documents can be waived, in the application phase, by the declaration of honour contained in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred on a date prior to the application, and this condition is only verified at the stage of contracting the grant;
- (optional in the application phase) Document proving enrolment and enrolment in a cycle of studies or course not conferring an academic degree indicated in the application notice;
- Updated curriculum vitae of the candidate;
- Document(s) proving another evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the application notice;
- Other certifications and/or other documents deemed relevant by the candidate.
RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINT: 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) up to 90 working days after the deadline for submission of applications. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to comment, if they wish, in a specific form available on the Institutional page and 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 prior hearing of the interested parties, from which a complaint may be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the procedure for the award of the grant, if the final ranking list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates greater than the number of grants to be occupied, an internal recruitment reserve is always constituted, which may be used when there is a need for occupation due to withdrawal of the grantee, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during project eligibility.
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS: Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended; Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Regulation No. 152/2021, of 22 February.
Leiria, March 19, 2025
The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria
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