Admission Requirements:

a) to hold a PhD degree obtained in the 3 years previously to the submission of the fellowship application;

b) to have carried out the research work that led to the PhD degree in a different entity from the host institution of the fellowship;

c) not to exceed, with this fellowship contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of 3 years in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions;

d) not to have previously held a post-doctoral fellowship from IST

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 1801,00 being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Admission Requirements:

a) to hold a PhD degree obtained in the 3 years previously to the submission of the fellowship application;

b) to have carried out the research work that led to the PhD degree in a different entity from the host institution of the fellowship;

c) not to exceed, with this fellowship contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of 3 years in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions;

d) not to have previously held a post-doctoral fellowship from IST

Selection methods:

1 - Curriculum and motivation letter with references evaluation (75%)

The criteria used to evaluate the candidates’ curriculum, and motivation letter containing 2 or 3 references – professors’ names and emails to allow contact (with a weight of 0 - 20 points) will be:

a) Evidence of acquisition of scientific maturity and independence during the PhD (20%).

b) Adequacy of the PhD area and previous research with the scientific areas involved in the workplan (25%).

c) Scientific Activity in the final period of PhD or post-PhD (scientific publications and communications, projects (20%).

d) Communication skills (motivation letter) (10%).

In addition to the above referenced requirements, candidates for the research grant must have a PhD in the scientific area of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related areas. Experimental and/or numerical fluid mechanics experience, as well as machine learning and optimization skills, will be valued.

2 - Eventual individual interview of candidates with the same best classification (25%).

Composition of the selection Jury: Professor Gonçalo Silva (Universidade de Évora); Professor Susana Vinga; Professor Moisés Luzia Pinto.

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

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 the Laboratory of Microfluidics and Biomicrofluidics (IDMEC/LAETA) of Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, under the scientific supervision of Professor Gonçalo Silva, Professor Viriato Semião, Professor Susana Vinga and Professor Maria Norberta de Pinho.