Organisation/Company: Universidade de Coimbra
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering, Engineering » Other Engineering, Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 29 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? European Union / Next Generation EU
Reference Number: 7131
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer DescriptionCall 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 Cintech (7131).
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: IT137-25-156
I - Legal admission requirementsI.I - Grant Recipients:Master in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, enrolled in a non-degree-granting course or a PhD. Knowledge in Process Systems Engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
I.II - The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant.I.III - 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.
I.IV - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member StatesNationals of third countriesStateless personsBeneficiaries of political refugee statusII - Grant locationDepartment of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra.
III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grantProfessor Fernando Pedro Martins Bernardo.
IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achievedTest and document the various CFD models (in the final stages of development) for LNP production (using micromixers and in stirred tanks); develop reduced versions of these models (using POD), computationally tractable for optimization and scale-up tasks.
V - Initial grant duration6 (six) months, not being able to go beyond the end of the project (31-12-2025)
V.I - Renewal PossibilityPossibly renewable
VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grantVI.I - Monthly grant amount1.309,64€
VI.II - Additional ConditionsVoluntary social security (SSV) 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.III - FundingThe grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the Next Generation EU Funds.
VII - Selection MethodsEvaluation of the academic record (70%) and/or Interview (30%)
VIII- Application SubmissionCandidates must access and register on the electronic platform / to submit their application.
VIII.I- Mandatory documents to attach when applying:Curriculum Vitae, duly updated, dated, and signed;Copy of academic degree certificates.Proof of enrollment in a degree or non-degree course may be waived at the application stage and replaced by a sworn statement from the candidate.IX – Application deadline15/04/2025 to 29/04/2025
X - Activity RegimeThe grant does not create or constitute a legal-labor relationship.
XI - Notification of CandidatesAll notifications will be made through the electronic platform Apply UC.
XII - Equal OpportunitiesThe University of Coimbra actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in terms of employment access and career progression.
XIII - ReportingThe grantee must submit annual activity reports for each renewal and at the end of the grant contract.
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