Digi4Railbridges_Msc_Bsc

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Department Human Resources Department Research Field Engineering » Civil engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 14 Oct ***:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Scholarship Research Position Job Status Other Job Status Extra Information Scholarship Research Position Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
A call is open for the award of 1 (one) Research Fellowship for a Master's/Bachelor's graduate within the scope of the Digi4RailBridges Project - COMPETE-FEDER-****, co-financed by the Innovation and Digital Transition Thematic Programme (COMPETE) through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Portugal , under the following conditions:
SCIENTIFIC FIELD
Civil Engineering
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Requirement 1: hold a Master's/Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
Note 1: If the qualification was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law No. * of 16 August, and any formalities established therein must be completed by the time of appointment.
Note 2: Preference will be given to candidates holding a Master's degree, and candidates holding a Bachelor's degree will only be contracted if no Master's candidates apply, or, if they do apply, if the latter do not meet the admission requirements of the call.
Requirement 2: be enrolled in a Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering (for Master's candidates) or in a Master's degree programme in Civil Engineering (for Bachelor's candidates).
Requirement 3: have proven experience in R&D activities, namely in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence techniques for the identification and assessment of structural damage in civil engineering assets, using data from images and sensors, as well as in the application of BIM methodology in the specific context of railway bridges.
DURATION
The fellowship will have a duration of 6 months, with an expected start date of 1 December **, and may be renewed in accordance with the project's objectives and budget, up to the limit established by law, on an exclusive basis, in accordance with the regulations governing the advanced training of human resources of the Foundation for Science and Technology and ISEP or until the end of the project, whichever occurs first.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION / WORK PLAN
Support the establishment of a procedure for remote inspection and reality capture of railway bridges using drones equipped with cameras and LiDAR.
Develop computer vision strategies based on images from remote inspections for the automatic classification of multiple anomalies.
Develop a methodology for fusing indicators extracted from time series and images and adopt an efficient classification of the structural condition state.
Support the development of an integrated digital platform in a dedicated environment capable of assisting the railway maintenance manager in assessing the condition state of railway bridges.
Implement and validate the proposed digital platform in the case of a railway bridge on the Northern Line.
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
Statute of the Research Fellow, approved by Law No. * of 18 August;
Regulations for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, approved by Regulation No. **, published in the 2nd series, Part C, of the Diário da República of 16 December ;
ISEP Research Fellowship Regulations;
Decree-Law No. *,published in Diário da República No. **, Series I, of 16 August, approving the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions;
and Decree-Law No. * of 3 August, which simplifies the administrative procedures required for the pursuit of research and development activities, all in their current versions.
SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION AND WORKPLACE
The work will be carried out at ISEP, within the iBuilt research group, under the scientific supervision of Professor Diogo Rodrigo Ferreira Ribeiro and Dr Rafael de Araújo Cabral.
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
Monthly fellowship amount: €1,** (for a Master's candidate) or €1,** (for a Bachelor's candidate), paid by bank transfer (according to the monthly maintenance allowance amounts applicable to FCT fellowships for **: ), supported through PAD No.
C***.
SELECTION METHODS AND COMPOSITION OF THE PANEL
The selection methods to be used will be: curriculum assessment and interview, weighted at 60% and 40% respectively, both graded on a scale f