Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID
- Department
- DRH
- Research Field
- Engineering » Civil engineering
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Not Applicable
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- PTDC/ECI-EGC/1086/2021
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Research Studentships (Master or Integrated Master students)
Applications are open for two Research Studentships, within the framework of project PTDC/ECI-EGC/1086/2021, associated to project CALCITE - Fixation mechanisms and durability of biocementation treatment of soils. Application to a real slope to prevent ravine development, financed by national funds through FCT/PIDDAC
Workplan: The work predicted includes participating a case-study where a sandy soil slope was treated by biocementation against ravine formation, and perform laboratorial tests to study the durability of this treatment. It presupposes the writing of a MSc thesis and a scientific paper in English to be submitted to an international conference.
Duration: for each one of the research fellowships, duration of 3 months eventually renewable until 5 months, expected to begin in March 2024.
It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii)academic degree certificate, where applicable; iv) proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master, Integrated Master); v) motivation letter.
Applications must be submitted to the email: rafaela.cardoso@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Civil engineering
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Admission Requirements: Have bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and be enrolled at one course to get a Master degree in Civil Engineering.
Additional Information
Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is €930.98, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.
Admission Requirements: Have bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and be enrolled at one course to get a Master degree in Civil Engineering.
Selection methods: The selection methods will be through curriculum evaluation (100%) carried out according to the following components: final classification of the Bachelor (30%), motivation letter where past experience on experimental work and on Geotechnics must be explained (20%), average grades in the units of Geotechnics from bachelor and master degrees, such as Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Structures I and II, and Characterization and Observation in Geotechnics, or equivalent (20%) and the availability of the student to write his/her Master thesis within the project (30%). If an interview is carried out, in the event of a tiebreaker, the weighting will be 70% for the curriculum evaluation and 30% for the interview. If none of the candidates have the appropriate profile, the scholarship will not be awarded.
Composition of the selection Jury: Professors Rafaela Cardoso, Fernando Simões and Rui Carrilho Gomes.
Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.
Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal. A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST-ID within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification
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://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf and https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 .
Workplace: The work will be developed at CERIS in IST (Lisbon), under the scientific supervision of Professor Rafaela Cardoso.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- IST-ID
- Country
- Portugal
- Geofield
Where to apply
- rafaela.cardoso@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Contact
- City
- Lisbon
- Website
- Street
- Av. Rovisco Pais
- Postal Code
- 1049-001 Lisboa