Faup| 1 Bolsa De Investigação| Projeto Futurural

Organisation/Company Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Research Field Engineering » Computer engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 10 Sep ***:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Other Job Status Full-time 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 At the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Ciências ULisboa), a call is open for the attribution of 3 (three) research grants for Master's Students financed by funded by the Lisbon Regional Operational Programme (LISBOA ), under the PORTUGAL framework, through FEDER funds, as part of the "PORTULAN CLARIN – Infraestrutura de Investigação para a Ciência e Tecnologia da Linguagem" project (LISBOA-FEDER-**), according to the following conditions:
Work plan :
1) With the highest level of autonomy and capacity permitted under this research grant, to conduct cutting-edge research into Artificial Intelligence applied to Language Technology for conversational agents with a view to multimodal information processing, including the development of neural models for language and images using deep learning technology, with a particular focus on the Portuguese language;
2) Preparation for and participation in project meetings and subsequent activities;
3) Contributing to the drafting of articles and the publication of results;
4) Taking part inthe project's dissemination activities.
The grant is expected to start on October/November **.
The contract, with a duration of 9 (nine) months, on an exclusive basis, eventually with the possibility of renewal, for a maximum total duration of 18 months, including the initial period of contract.
Under no circumstances may the grant extend beyond the project's end date of 13 April , subject to budget availability.
Notes:
1) The presentation of the proof of obtaining the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree is a mandatory condition for signing the contract;
2) For academic degrees obtained in foreign countries, which have not yet obtained either recognition or equivalence or registration of the degree, it is necessary to recognise it, under the terms provided for in Decree Law no. *, of 16 August, combined with Ordinance no. *, of 25 January, as currently amended.
Requirements Research Field Engineering » Computer engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications Candidates must fulfil the following mandatory requirements:
a) Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering – this information must be included in the CV;
b) Enrolment, forthe * academic year, on the Master's degree programme in Computer Engineering at ULisboa or, alternatively, a sworn statement confirming that you meet the requirements to enrol in the programme in September of – this information must be included in the CV;
c) Proficiency inthe European variant of the Portuguese language (spoken and written) at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, certified by the relevant qualification, or as a mother tongue, as this is a project aimed at developing conversational agents in the European variant of Portuguese, and it is essential that the candidate is able to assess their performance – this information must be included in the CV;
d) Presentation of Cover Letter.
If the academic degree required by the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of grant in question was obtained abroad, the requirements mentioned in point "Form of presentation of applications" of this announcement regarding the qualification certificates shall be taken into consideration.
Specific Requirements Preference will be given to candidates with the following requirements, either cumulatively or alternatively:
a) Experience and/or aptitude for the design and development of large language models based on deep learning and capable of multimodal processing – this information must be included in the CV and cover letter;
b) Previousexperience and/or aptitude in Research and Development (R&D) projects in the field of Natural Language Processing, Generative AI and chatbots – This information must be included in your CV and cover letter
The fellowship amount corresponds to € ,98 (one thousand and ninety euros and ninety-eight cents), according to FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships, published by Regulation no. ** in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 241, of 16th of December,as currently amended, and available in the site of FCT, I.P..
It will be paid monthly by bank transfer;
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