Call For Applications For 1 Laboratory Technician Within The Scope Of La Arise | Application Period:

Organisation/Company Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica (ISR) Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 20 Oct ***:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number LA_ARISE-Laboratory_Technician-PCS-3 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description In view of the pressing need for
LA ARISE - Associated Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under reference LA/P/*, to reinforce research and innovation activities, as well as to support the management of R&D projects, the Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR-UC) opens call to hire one (1) Laboratory Technician for the "Perceptual and Cognitive Systems" area.
1. Minimum Requirements
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or related areas);
Adequate knowledge of programming in C++ and Python.
2. Functions to be performed
Support development based on the usual frameworks OpenCV, ROS2;
Support the construction of "Docker Containers" for ML tasks;
Maintaining the (updated) repository of software necessary for the operation and use of existing equipment at ISR-UC;
Supporting the development, maintenance and operation of demonstrators;
Installing and updating systems (hardware and software);
Participating in the preparation of documentation.
The selected technician will also support the organization of events within ARISE and participate in the organization of collaborative projects between ARISE members.
4. Type of contract and remuneration 4.1.
Fixed-term employment contract, with an estimated duration of 12 months, with the contract able to last up to a maximum of 48 months.
4.2.
The selected technician shall receive a gross monthly remuneration of
€*, corresponding to index 16 of the Single Pay Scale, under a full-time (40h) contract.
5.2.
The applications must be submitted with the following documents in PDF:
Detailed and structured Curriculum Vitae;
Copy of the Certificate of Minimum Academic Qualifications required: Bachelor's or Master's Degree (and the respective recognition by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution, if the degree was awarded by a Foreign Higher Education Institution);
Motivation letter;
Documents proving practical experience;
Documents provingprofessional training (optional).
6. Selection criteria The selection methods to be used will be
A) Curricular Evaluation
(0.3*A1 + 0.3*A2 + 0.4*A3) with a valuation of
100%
.
If the Jury deems it necessary, an interview may be carried out with the candidates placed in the first three positions according to the ranking resulting from the above criteria.
In this case, the final score will include the
A) Curricular Evaluation
(0.3*A1 + 0.3*A2 + 0.4*A3) with a valuation of
70%
and the
B) Interview
(0.5*B1 + 0.5*B2) with a valuation of
30%
.
A) Curriculum evaluation
Criterion A1.
Academic Qualifications
(30%).
Criterion A2.
Professional experience related to the functions to be performed
(30%).
Criterion A3.
Knowledge of Computer Vision, Perceptual and Cognitive systems and programming in C++ and Python
(40%).
B) Interview
(should it occur)
Criterion B1.
Motivation to work on the topic
(50%).
Criterion B2.
Competence in the oral response to questions on the selection criteria subjects.
Appropriate spoken English skills will be valued
(50%).
Only candidates who score 65% or higher in the combined total of may be offered the position.
If the President of the Selection Panel is absent or unable to attend, he will be replaced by the 1st member and the 1st alternate member will be appointed to replace the 1st member.
8. Final Decision and notification of the results The list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final classification list will be publicised on the website of ISR ( ) and sent by electronic mail to all candidates.
9. Non-discrimination and equal access policy ISR actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, reason for which no candidate can be benefited, prejudiced or deprived of any duty, namely age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, religion or political beliefs.