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Research Studentships (Master or Integrated Master student) - (BL280/2022)

19 Jan 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Instituto Superior Técnico
Department
Direção de Recursos Humanos
Research Field
Engineering » Electrical 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
PINFRA/22157/2016 - (BL280/2022)
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Applications are open for 1 Research Studentship, within the framework of project EMSO-PT - PINFRA/22157/2016, financed by funded by national funds through FCT/MCTES, and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through COMPETE2020 - Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI) - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022157

Workplan: Within the scope of the EMSO-PT project, IST will operationalize the use of two autonomous underwater vehicles of the SLOCUM class (Gliders) that will be tested under controlled conditions, targeting operation scenarios related to water column studies and data recovery from underwater observatories.  To this end, the work to be carried out is related to the structural and functional design of the IST surface vehicles of the class MEDUSA and DELFIM and involves the introduction of modifications to enable the use of these vehicles as support vessels for the operation of SLOCUM class gliders.

Duration: The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 6 months. It’s expected to begin in February 2023, and may be eventually renewed.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (http://drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/bolseiros/formularios/ ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii)academic degree certificate, where applicable; iv) proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master, Integrated Master or PhD) or at a course that does not award an academic degree; v) motivation letter;

Applications must be submitted to the email: rita@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt; dcabecinhas@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering » Electrical engineering
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements: To be enrolled at an integrated master or a master. Preference is given to applicants with advanced experience in CAD projects, experience with CFD simulation software and completion of at least on course in Systems and Control or similar.

Additional Information

Benefits

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 € 875,98, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements: To be enrolled at an integrated master or a master. Preference is given to applicants with advanced experience in CAD projects, experience with CFD simulation software and completion of at least on course in Systems and Control or similar.

Selection process

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: Curriculum evaluation (60%), technical and scientific knowledge in CAD projects and CFD simulation software (40%).

Composition of the selection Jury: Professor Rita Maria Mendes de Almeida Correia da Cunha, Dr. David Alexandre Cabecinhas and Professor António Manuel dos Santos Pascoal.

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 within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification

Additional comments

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 Institute for Systems and Robotics of Instituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of Rita Cunha.

Website for additional job details

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
IST
Country
Portugal
City
Lisboa
Postal Code
1049-001
Street
Av. Rovisco Pais nº1
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
rita@isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Contact

City
Lisboa
Website
Street
Av. Rovisco Pais
Postal Code
1049-001 Lisboa
Phone
927941020