1/2024/BI/TFC-CIDMA

Reference: Public notice n.º 1/2024/BI/TFC-CIDMA

NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS

A tender is hereby opened for the award of a Research Grant (RG)in the scope of the thematic line TFC - From Theory to Computational Frameworks of the Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), ref. UIDP/04106/2020 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/04106/2020),under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Logic and Computation

2. Funding Source: Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P./MCTES, through national funds (PIDDAC)

3. Admission Requirements: Students enrolled in integrated master or master in Mathematics, Computer Science or similar areas, with basic knowledge in Modal Logic and in programming.

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.

If the qualification 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 as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 (and 2) of article 6 and article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology. (The RG(s) awarded to undergraduate or master students enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree may only be granted to those who do not exceed, upon conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that type of grant, consecutive or interpolated, under the terms of no.5 of article 6 of the aforementioned Regulations.)

5. Work plan: This Grant with the duration of 3 months intends to extend the functionalities of the MARGE tool (computational prototype for animating the execution of switch graphs), namely the implementation of synchronous products, asynchronous products and products with mutual intrusive interactions. The mathematical theory of reactive graphs is based on the work Aggregation-based operations for reversal fuzzy switch graphs. S. Campos, R. Santiago, M. A. Martins, D. Figueiredo. Fuzzy Sets Syst. 466: 108273 (2023).

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for 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 Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professors Alexandre Madeira and Manuel A. Martins.

8. Duration of the grant: The grant duration will be 3 months, starting in June 1st of 2024, possibly renewable up to the maximum limit of approved funding, during the project execution period, and in no case may it exceed the limits defined in the Regulation for the type of scholarship in question, in accordance with n.º 5 and n.º 6 of article 9.º 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, n.º 61, 2nd Series, of March 26th (Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to a 990,98€ according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). 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: The selection methods have two stages. In the 1st stage, candidates are ranked (on a scale from 0 to 100) considering their Curriculum Vitae, Motivation letter of maximum 1 page and adequacy of the work plan to the scopes of CIDMA, subareas Algebra and Geometry. In the 2nd stage, there will be an individual interview-based selection (through Skype if needed) of the first 3 candidates from the ranking in the 1st stage. The final weights of the referred 3 candidates considers: Evaluation of the 1st stage: 60%; Interview: 40%.

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Chair: Associated Professor Eugénio Rocha; Permanent members: Associated Professor Manuel António Martins e Associated Professor Alexandre Madeira; Alternate Members: Associated Professor Raquel Pinto e Auxiliary Professor Paulo Almeida

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 26/04/2024 to 13/05/2024, 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 and motivation letter (1 page). 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 martins@ua.pt and Madeira@ua.pt, with the subject “Grant n.º 1/2024/BI/TFC-CIDMA”.

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list posted on the University's website, within 90 working days after the final date of submission of the application, and the successful candidate will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 15 working days, or appeal to the maximum executive body of the funding entity within 30 working days after notification of the final decision, in accordance with the provisions of article 12 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 31/05/2024 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).

More information available at https://cidma.ua.pt/calls