Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- University of Aveiro
- Department
- Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics
- Research Field
- OtherOther
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Not Applicable
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- NOTICE IEETA/GERONTOLOG/ REF 3_2023 - FOR THE AWARD OF RESEA
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
NOTICE IEETA/GERONTOLOG/ REF 3_2023 - FOR THE AWARD OF RESEARCH GRANTS
Portuguese link: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=79727
A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant(s) (RG) - Master, under project ACTIVAS - Ambientes Construídos para uma Vida Ativa, Segura e Saudável, POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046101 of Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, under the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Gerontolog or related fields
2. Financing Source: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (COMPETE 2020).
3. Admission Requirements: Masters in Gerontology or related fields, enrolled in a Doctoral Program, or enrolled (or who meet the necessary conditions for enrolling) in courses that do not confer an academic degree at the University of Aveiro. Preferred factors are demonstrable experience of conducting observational studies or intervention studies, participation in research and, or development projects, authoring, or co-authoring of scientific publications, and written fluency in the Portuguese language.
The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master's degree, master's or doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.
If the qualification of previous degrees has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.
4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.
5. Work plan: Admitted candidates should be part of a multidisciplinary team developing digital solutions to support a safe and healthy life of active elderly people. They will need to collaborate on aspects related to the evaluation of the solutions developed in the project.
6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).
7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at the Department of Medical Sciences of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor Doctor Nelson Pacheco Rocha.
8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 4 months, expecting to start in March 2023, and may be renewed for additional periods, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).
9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,144.64, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.
10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment.
The Jury may request clarification of any item presented by email, using the email provided by the candidate, which should reply within 3 business days.
The final grade shall be obtained by: (A + (B1+B2+B3+B4) / 4) /2.
The jury may close the position without recommending the selection of any candidate.
11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Nelson Pacheco da Rocha (president); Anabela Gonçalves Silva (full member); Milton Rodrigues dos Santos (full member); Margarida de Melo Cerqueira and Bruno Miguel Alves Fernandes do Gago (alternate members).
12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from January 27th to February 9th 2023, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.
Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant to assess the position requirements. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to npr@ua.pt
13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.
14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 30 days, for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt).
University of Aveiro, January 25th
Professor Nelson Rocha
Requirements
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Masters in Gerontology or related fields, enrolled in a Doctoral Program, or enrolled (or who meet the necessary conditions for enrolling) in courses that do not confer an academic degree at the University of Aveiro. Preferred factors are demonstrable experience of conducting observational studies or intervention studies, participation in research and, or development projects, authoring, or co-authoring of scientific publications, and written fluency in the Portuguese language.
The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master's degree, master's or doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.
If the qualification of previous degrees has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.
Additional Information
The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,144.64, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.
Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.
The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment.
The Jury may request clarification of any item presented by email, using the email provided by the candidate, which should reply within 3 business days.
The final grade shall be obtained by: (A + (B1+B2+B3+B4) / 4) /2.
The jury may close the position without recommending the selection of any candidate.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- DETI/IEETA - Universidade de Aveiro
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Aveiro
- City
- Aveiro
- Postal Code
- 3810-193
- Street
- Campus de Santiago
- Geofield
Where to apply
- npr@ua.pt
Contact
- State/Province
- Aveiro
- City
- Aveiro
- Website
- Street
- Campus Universitário de Santiago
- Postal Code
- 3810-193
- ieeta-bolsas@ua.pt
- Phone
- +351234370200