NOTICE IEETA/ COMPUTER SCIENCE /BI/REF 15/2023 - RESEARCH GRANTS

NOTICE IEETA/ COMPUTER SCIENCE /BI/REF 15/2023 - RESEARCH GRANTS

PT VERSION LINK:  https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/3/81235

A tender is hereby opened for the award of two Research Grant(s) (RG)under the research unit IEETA, project UIDB/00127/2020, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Computer Science, or related field.

2. Financing Source: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P./MCTES, PIDDAC.

3. Admission Requirements:

1) Students enrolled in a PhD's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or in an area of scientific relevance to the IEETA mission,

or,

2) Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or in an area of scientific relevance to the mission of IEETA, who are enrolled in a course that does not award an academic degree, integrated in the educational project of the University of Aveiro.

The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an doctoral program/non academic degree course.

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, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 and 2 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology. The RG(s) awarded to undergraduate or master students enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree may only be granted to those who do not exceed, upon conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that type of grant, consecutive or interpolated, under the terms of no.5 of article 6 of the aforementioned Regulations.

5. Work plan: The selected candidates will carry out research work in the area of computer science/engineering, in one of the three IEETA groups, according to a plan that allows the articulation between their interests and the scientific interests of the group.

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at Instituto de Engenharia de Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro (IEETA) of Universidade de Aveiro, under the supervision of a IEETA research member.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 6 months, starting in September of 2023, and may be renewed for additional periods of six months, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 3 and 4 of article 6, of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1199,64, according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be based on curricular assessment (70%) and experience in activities related to the areas of the work plan (30%).

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Chair: José Luís Oliveira; Full members: José Nuno Lau, Sónia Gouveia; Alternate members: António Joaquim Teixeira, Armando Pinho.

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from June 19 to July 14, 2023, and only the applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: a) Curriculum Vitae, b) certificate of qualifications, c) declaration of honor, and d) other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to ieeta-bolsas@ua.pt.

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 90 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants and the successful candidate will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 15 working days, or appeal to the maximum executive body of the funding entity within 30 working days after notification of the final decision, in accordance with the provisions of article 12 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until July 30, 2023, for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt).

University of Aveiro, 9/06/2023

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José Luís Oliveira