Call for scientific research 4 fellowship - SmartFarm 4.0 (BI-ID106)

The Iscte- Instituto Universitario de Lisboa is now opening applications for 4 scientific research fellowship (BI_ID106), profile SmartFarmIntelUGV – Development of Sensing Sistem and System Integration l for Unmanned Vehicles, within the project Smart Farm 4.0 - Soluções inteligentes para uma agricultura sustentável, preditiva e autónoma" (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046078 + LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046078), cofinanced by COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização and POR LISBOA 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional de Lisboa, in the scope of the PORTUGAL 2020, through FEDER – Fundo Europeu de DesenvolvimentoRegional.

SCIENTIFIC AREA:

Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management or related areas

RECIPIENTS:

Graduates in Computer Engineering, Management, or related areas, who are Master's students in Computer Engineering or related areas or who are enrolled in non-degree courses in association with Research Units and Masters in Computer Engineering or related areas, who are PhD students in Computer Engineering, Information Science and Technologies.

Preference will be given to holders of a master's degree who are doctoral students.

DURATION:

3 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project. The fellowship is due to start in 16/01/2022.

WORK PLAN:

The Work Plan aims to conceive and develop solutions for the integration of circularity in agricultural holdings. Also, indicators of efficiency in the use of resources and their integration into more efficient farms are created and validated.

WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at the laboratories of Iscte-IUL under the supervision of PhD Professor Pedro Sebastião.

WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION:

The work will be developed at the laboratories of Iscte under the supervision of PhD Professors Pedro Sebastião, Prof. Octavian Postolache, Prof. Nuno Souto.

GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS:

Monthly maintenance stipend of 875.98 € (undergraduate candidates) or 1,104.64 € (master candidates), according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores), plus, if applicable, the monthly Voluntary Social Insurance, according to the conditions defined in the Research Fellowship Holder statute, as well as the Personal Accident Insurance, during the research fellowship period.

PAYMENT:

The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

ACTIVITY SCHEME:

Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

EVALUATION PANEL:

Prof. Pedro Sebastião (President), Prof. Octavian Postolache and Prof. Nuno Souto (effective members), Prof. Francisco Cercas and Prof. Américo Correia (substitute members).

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Jan 06 of 2023.

SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis and possible interview and will focus on the candidate's merit, where they will be considered and weighted according to the following:

- Academic Qualification (HA);

- General and academic experience/knowledge (ECG);

- Specific knowledge in the project area (CE);

 Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade:

(NF) = [HA*0.40+ ECG*0.20+CE*0.40].

If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the first three classified in the curriculum analysis will be invited for an interview, with the final grade:

(NFE) = [NF*0.5 + ENT*0.5)].

 Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th, and Ordinance no. 33/2019, dated January 25th.

The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract.

More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento? plid=374.

ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES:

Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

a) National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;

b) Third-party states citizens;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status. .

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Applications must be addressed to the president of the jury and submitted through email

 https://intranet.ipleiria.pt/cris/candidaturas, with the following documentation attached: - Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units’ classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th. These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;

- (optional during the application phase) Document proving the enrolment and registration in the study cycle or non-awarding degree course, as stated in the application announcement;

- Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae.

- Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;

- Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate. .

RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS:

The jury will send to the candidates the results resulted by evaluation process  by email by email, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Iscte-IUL. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

 APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION:

Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th, in its current wording; Regulation no. 950/2019 [FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships, I.P.] (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt).