Scientific Initiation Research Fellowship

Research Unit CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, at ESTG
Organisation/Company: Politécnico de Leiria
Department: Research Unit CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, at ESTG
Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Undergraduate Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 3 Dec 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 20 Nov 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description RECIPIENTS: Undergraduate students in Computer Engineering or related areas. [pre-registration is not mandatory during the application phase].
DURATION: 9 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project or the maximum duration for this research fellowship type. The fellowship is due to start in December 2024.
WORK PLAN:
Study of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Specification of an adaptable unmanned aerial vehicle.
Specification of the microservices architecture to support command and monitoring.
Development of the proposed vehicle.
Implementation of the microservices.
Evaluating the vehicle in different environments (laboratory and field).
Preparation of documentation (final report).
WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, at the School of Technology and Management (ESTG), of the Polytechnic of Leiria, under the supervision of PhD Professors António Manuel de Jesus Pereira; David Ferreira Safadinho; João Pedro Ferreira Ramos; Luís Alexandre Lopes Frazão and Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro da Costa.
GRANT FINANCIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of € 601,12, according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships 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: The jury responsible for the applications evaluation will be constituted by PhD Professors: João Pedro Ferreira Ramos (president), David Ferreira Safadinho and Luís Filipe Jesus Correia (effective members), Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro Costa and Luís Alexandre Lopes Frazão (substitute members).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20th of November to 03rd of December of 2024.
SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis, and possible interview, and will focus on the merit of the candidate, according to the following:
Adequacy of the study area of academic qualification (HA);
Number of undergraduate ECTS completed (ECTS);
Average marks in the Curricular Units taken (UC);
General experience/knowledge (ECG);
Specific knowledge in the area (CE);
Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade:
(NF) = [HA*0.20+ECTS*0.20+UC*0.20+ECG*0.20+CE*0.20].
If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the top three classified in the curriculum analysis will be invited to an interview (ENT), 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.
ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:
National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
Third-party states citizens;
Stateless persons;
Beneficiaries of political refugee status.
- 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, by e-mail, 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 Polytechnic of Leiria. 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 of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Regulation no. 152/2021, of 22nd February.
Leiria, 19th of November of 2024.
The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,
Where to apply E-mail ******
Requirements Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Education Level: Undergraduate
Additional Information Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 2
Company/Institute: Research Unit CIIC - Computer Science and Communication Research Centre, at ESTG – School of Technology and Management, of the Polytechnic of Leiria
Country: Portugal
State/Province: Leiria
City: Leiria
Postal Code: 2411-901
Street: Morro do Lena

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