call for Scientific Initiation Studentships, Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering

Reference: BI 02.PL680.2024.IDMEC

The Institute of Mechanical Engineering – IDMEC is opening a call for

 Scientific Initiation Studentships

Applications are open for 1 Scientific Initiation Studentship, within the framework of project/R&D institution AC/DC (PTDC/EME-REN/4124/2021), financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering

Admission Requirements:

Scientific Initiation Studentships

1. To be enrolled at a professional higher technical course, at a bachelor degree, at an integrated master or master degree, or to have a bachelor degree and be enrolled at a course that does not award an academic degree and it is integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, performed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units; or declaration of honor in which undertakes to be enrolled until the grant's contract is done.
2. knowledge in the area of laboratory tests related to combustion, namely thermo-chemical conversion of biomass and assembly of experimental setups
3. not to exceed with this contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of one year in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions;
4. not to have held any other fellowship directly  or indirectly funded by FCT.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries shall be registered by a Portuguese institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August, 16th, and the Ordinance nr. 33/2019, of January, 25th. It is mandatory to present the certificate to sign the contract. More information is available on: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento

Workplan and the objectives to achieve:

Carry out studies on the process of converting alternative fuels with a view to application in the energy sector. The work will include the development of an experimental setup for thermal and thermochemical conversion of biomass/bio-fuels in a controlled atmosphere with the possibility of including other alternative fuels (e.g. ammonia, hydrogen). Parametric studies of the thermochemical conversion process will also be carried out. The work aims to assess the potential for decarbonization of the energy sector through the use of alternative fuels (e.g. ammonia, hydrogen, biomass, bio-fuels).

Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on

https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533

Workplace: The work will developed at IDMEC-Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, as host institution, under the scientific supervision of Professor Miguel Mendes

Duration: The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 3 months. It’s expected to begin in February 2024, and may be eventually renewed up to the maximum stated by the law or the end of the project (12 months).

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 541,12, being the payment method by Wire Transfer.

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: curriculum evaluation and interview via Zoom, with the respective weight of 70% and 30%.

Composition of the selection Jury:

President of the Jury: Prof. Miguel Mendes

Effective member of the jury: Prof. José Chaves Pereira

Effective member of the jury: Dra. Ana Filipa Ferreira

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will communicated to all applicants by email.

After be notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal rebuttal, by email.

Application deadline and formalization: The call is open in the period between January 25th and February 7^th, until 18:00, 2024.

Scientific Initiation Studentships

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: Curriculum Vitae; academic degree certificate, where applicable; proof of enrollment at an academic degree course or at a course that does not award an academic degree; motivation letter; declaration on honour that the applicant does not exceed with this contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of one year in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions, and has not held any other fellowship directly  or indirectly funded by FCT.

Applications must be submitted to the email: ritamaia@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

The contract draft and final report draf are available on https://www.idmec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/about/job-openings/