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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Last access on:11-05-2016 14:15:00
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1. Descrição do cargo/posição/bolsa 1. Job description Job: Research grant for Doctors Job/Fellowship Reference: BPD/UTAD/DEM/271/2016
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It is available one research grant for doctors, within the I&D project Deus ex Machina (DEM), n.º da operação NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000026, for the research project C3, Companion Competence Centre, co-funded by Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do NORTE 2020 (Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2014/2020).
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Job description: Research grant for Doctors (1 vacancy) REFERENCE: BPD/UTAD/DEM/271/2016 It is available one research grant for doctors, within the I&D project Deus ex Machina (DEM), n.º da operação NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000026, for the research project C3, Companion Competence Centre, co-funded by Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do NORTE 2020 (Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2014/2020), under the following conditions: Scientific area: Engineering - Computer Science Admission prerequisites: 1 - PhD in Engineering, Computer Science or related areas. 2 - Skills and testified experience on expert systems and knowledge extraction; 3 - Experience in Digital Image Processing and machine learning / deep learning; 4 - Publications in peer-reviewed international journals. 5 Dynamism, team spirit, ability to work independently and mentoring junior researchers. 6 Experience with Matlab (or equivalent) software and/or programming experience (C/C++/Java/Python); 7 - Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and communication skills. Work plan: The selected candidate will join a research group involved in the development of innovative data tools for knowledge extraction applied to agroenvironmental (sensor) data and will be working (including experimental field work) on analytical and experimental solutions for continuous monitoring, modelling and assessment of crop conditions. Such solutions should pay special attention to the use of computational intelligence approaches based on the sensors’ data. Legislation and regulations: Law N º. 40/2004, of August 18 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow); Research Grants Regulation from the Foundation for Science and Technology in effect and Research Grant Regulation from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - Order RT.36/2011, July 6, Mr. Rector, published in the Official Gazette by Order No. 9157/2011 (Series II) of 19 July. Workplace: The work will be conducted at the Centre for The Research and Technology of AgroEnvironmental and Biological Sciences from Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, under the supervision of Professor Pedro Melo Pinto, located at Vila Real, Portugal. Grant duration: The grant duration is 12 months, starting at June/July 2016, and may be renewed up to a maximum of 12 months. Monthly maintenance grant: The grant corresponds to 1.495 euros according to the FCT payment table in Portugal (http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). Payment is done on a monthly basis through bank deposit, cheque or other equivalent way. Candidates’ selection criteria: The selection methods to use will be the following: Candidates will be sorted in a scale from 0 to 20 values, with rounding to the first decimal place and using to the following weights for the selection criteria: Curriculum Vitae evaluation (60%); research experience under the work plan scope (20%); interview (20%). In the interview will be valued aspects related to interest in research careers, particularly with the topics studied in this project, and professional skills. The candidates will be classified with a scale of 1 to 20 for each criterion. Candidates classified with a score below 15 in the Curriculum Vitae will not be admitted to the interview. Jury Composition: Pedro José de Melo Teixeira Pinto, PhD (President), Carlos Manuel Alves Serôdio, PhD (effective vowel), Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do Couto, PhD (effective vowel). Results publication/ Candidates notification: The final results will be made available publicly in a sorted list according to candidates’ marks. The list will be placed in a visible and public place of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, in the lobby of the P2 building. The best candidate will be informed by e-mail. If the decision is unfavorable to the grant of the scholarship, the applicant has a period of 10 days following such disclosure, to pronounce himself in a preliminary hearing, under the terms of the Administrative Procedure Code.
Application deadline and method: Applications will be received from 23 May – 15 June 2016. The documents for the application are the Form Mod4_BIUTAD, the curriculum vitae, certificates for all the degrees and qualifications and any other documents that the candidate may find relevant. The form Mod4_BIUTAD-Application Form for Fellowship is available in UTAD’s website, using the following instructions: • Access to the homepage of UTAD: www.utad.pt. Select the menu "Investigar" Option "Bolsas de Investigação". • In the "Bolsas de Investigação" page, select the option "Download" next to the title "Modelos de Documentos[...]" • Download Mod4_BIUTAD-Application Form the research grant, in Portuguese or English version. The applications should be sent by email to Prof. Pedro Melo Pinto, pmelo@utad.pt Vacant posts: 1 Type of contract: To be defined Job country: Portugal Job city: Vila Real Job company/institute: University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Application deadline: 15 Junho 2016 (The Application's deadline must be confirmed on the Job Description) Top of page
2. Dados de contactos da organização 2. Organization contact data Organization/institute: Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Address: Quinta dos Prados 1013 Vila Real - 5001-801 Portugal Email: reitoria@utad.pt Website: http://www.utad.pt
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