Inesc Tec Is Accepting Applications To Award 1 Research Grant For Msc Holders

Organisation/Company INESC TEC Research Field Computer science Informatics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 15 Oct ***:59 (UTC) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 36 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number AE* Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS (AE*)
INESC TEC is now accepting grant applications to award 1 Research Grant (BI) within the scope of the OCEAN_FCT funded by National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., project reference .
1. GRANT DESCRIPTION Type of grant: Research Grant (BI)
General scientific area: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Scientific subarea: Informatics
Grant duration: 12 months, starting on **, with the possibility of being renewed for a maximum term of four years, in the cases of students enrolled in a PhD.
Workplace: INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Maintenance stipend: *, according to the table of monthly maintenance stipend for FCT grants ( ...), paid via bank transfer.
Grant holders may be awarded potential supplements, according to a quarterly evaluation process (Articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and Annex II), up to a maximum limit of 50 of the monthly maintenance stipend.
The grant holder will benefit from health insurance, supported by INESC TEC.
2. OBJECTIVES: 3. BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PROGRAMME AND TRAINING: 4. REQUIRED PROFILE: Preference factors:
5. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION PROCESS: Selection criteria and corresponding valuation: the first phase comprises the Academic Evaluation (AC), based on the criteria referred to in Article 12 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC, while the second phase comprehends the Individual Interview (EI).
All factors are evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100, taking into account the applicants' merit, suitability and conformity with the preference factors.
The weight of the AC factors are as follows:
Academic Qualifications (FA, 50)
Scientific Publications (PC, 20)
Experience (EX, 20)
Motivation Letter (CM, 10)
Candidates who score less than 50 points in the AC average will be considered excluded on absolute merit.
The top five candidates approved on absolute merit will be qualified for the individual interview.
The Final Grade (CF) is obtained by the weighted average of AC (80) and EI (20).
DISABILITY INCENTIVE Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 90% will benefit from an incentive (20) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 60% and less than 90% will also benefit from an incentive (10) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Said score may, in these cases, exceed 100 points.
Candidates must demonstrate the degree of disability during the application, namely through the submission of the Multi-Purpose Medical Certificate of Disability, issued in accordance with Decree-Law no. **, of October 23 - currently in effect.
The Selection Jury is composed of the following members:
President of the Jury: Hugo Paredes
Full member: Alexandre Valle
Full member: Artur Rocha
Substitute member: Ademar Aguiar
Release of results and prior hearing: the results of the selection process, as well as the terms and procedures for prior hearing, will be released to the applicants by email, under the terms referred to in Article 13 of the Regulations for Studentships and Fellowships of INESC TEC.
6. FORMALISATION OF APPLICATIONS: Application Documents:
1. Motivation letter;
2. Curriculum Vitae (must include the list of previous fellowships, their type, beginning and end dates, funding entities and host institutions);
3. Certificate ordiploma degree;
4. Proof of enrollment in a degree awarding study cycle or in a non degree awarding Higher Education program.
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- The proof of enrollment may be presented just during the grant hiring stage.
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5. Signed declaration stating the infringement of the grant holder's duties (article 14, no. 4)
6. Documental evidence to support the country of residence, residence permit or other legally equivalent document, in cases where the applicant is a foreigner or non-resident in Portugal - valid until the beginning of the grant.
7. Other supporting documents relevant to the final assessment.
Failure to deliver the required documents within the 90-day period after the date of the notice of the conditional awarding of the grant implies its cancellation.
Application period: From ** to **
7. BINDING LEGISLATION AND REGULATION The hiring process shall comply with the current legislation rega