Organisation/Company: Universidade de Coimbra
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering, Engineering » Other Engineering, Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
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 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 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.
I - Legal admission requirements I.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 - 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.
I.III - 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 of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra.
III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant: Professor Fernando Pedro Martins Bernardo.
IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achieved: Test 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 duration: 6 (six) months, not being able to go beyond the end of the project (31-12-2025)
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 - 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.
VII - Selection Methods: Evaluation of the academic record (70%) and/or Interview (30%)
VIII - Application Submission:
Candidates must access and register on the electronic platform / to submit their application, selecting the procedure to which they wish to apply.
IX - Application deadline: 15/04/2025 to 29/04/2025
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 - Selected candidates: must declare in writing, within five business days of notification, their acceptance of the grant.
XIII - The full competition process: can be consulted by candidates, subject to prior scheduling.
XIV - Equal Opportunities Policy: The University of Coimbra actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities.
XV - Annual Activity Reports: The grantee must submit annual activity reports for each renewal and at the end of the grant contract.
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