Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Research Field
- Engineering » Biomedical engineeringComputer science » OtherOther
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- B-0022-24
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Important note: This is a summarized English version of the full original announcement written in Portuguese, provided for the convenience of non-Portuguese speakers. Only the full Portuguese version has official value for the evaluation and selection process.
Title: B-0022-24 – Research Grant (BI) – 15/02/2024 – MONET – PTDC/CCI-BIO/4180/2020 |
Funding Reference Number: PTDC/CCI-BIO/4180/2020 |
Summary: A research position for one Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação“) is open at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of the Project MONET – Multi-omic networks in gliomas. This project is funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds and when applicable co-funded EU funds under the PTDC/CCI-BIO/4180/2020 project reference. The MONET project will advance current research on the identification of multi-omics molecular biomarkers in gliomas, aiming at improving patient diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic decisions. |
Scientific Area: Information and Data Sciences |
Group: Pattern and Image Analysis – Lx |
Work Objectives:
The goal is to develop machine learning and bioinformatics methods for i) multiomics data integration, ii) feature selection, iii) network inference, and iv) predictive modeling.
The work will involve the development of clustering techniques and survival analysis under the scope of data science.
Place of work: The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações – Lisboa, under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Carvalho. |
Duration: 6 months, with the possibility of renewal (according to the regulations defined by FCT). Start date: March 16th, 2024 or soon thereafter. |
Required Documents: Cover letter explaining the interest in the position and relevant background, detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, Copy of the relevant certificates (Copy of the Degree Certificate(s), if applicable); and proof of enrollment (or proof of acceptance) in a higher education course or declaration of honour confirming that complies with the conditions to enroll in the required/preferable higher education course. NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a higher education course must be made until the contract is signed. Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form https://www.it.pt/Positions/OtherResearchPosition/7991 E-mail submissions will not be considered. (The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform) All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal. No actions outside this platform are valid. |
Application Period: 16-02-2024 to 29-02-2024 |
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Biomedical engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Computer science » Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Admission Requirements:
Research grants are intended:
- for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).
- for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.
In what concerns the admission requirements for this research grant in particular:
- The candidates should have a MSC degree in Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or related areas.
Additional Information
Monthly salary:
1259,64€ according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu…).
The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Selection criteria:
Each criteria, and the final classification F will be evaluated in a scale (0-20). The candidates will be ordered according to: |
Jury:
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Communication of the results: Results will be published at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Lisboa. The selected candidate will be notified by email. After the notification of the results, candidates have 10 working days if they wish to contest the decision. |
Applicable legislation:
A fellowship will be celebrated according to “Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação”, Law no. 40/2004, dated on 18th of August (Status of Scientific Research Fellow - https://dre.pt/dre/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2004-58216179), in its actual redaction, by Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf), according to Reg. 950/2019, dated on 16th of December, and also by “Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações’ fellowships”.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Country
- Portugal
- City
- Lisbon
- Postal Code
- 1049-001
- Street
- Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Torre Norte, Piso 10
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Lisbon
- Website
- Street
- Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Torre Norte, Piso 10
- Postal Code
- 1049-001