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Reference: BI_03_DEM_TEMA_2024_VForm_xSteels
NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS
A tender is hereby opened for the award of 2 (two)ResearchGrant(s) (RG)in the scope of R&D “VForm-xSteels: Toward virtual forming and design – Thermomechanical characterization of advanced high strength steels through fullfield measurements and a single designed test”, reference Mar-01.03.01-FEAMP-0045, under the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Automation, mathematics and similar areas. For the second grant, the areas of management, business and similar areas are also acepted.
2. Funding Source:EUROPEAN COMISSION, Research Fund for Coal and Steels, RFCS project number 888153.
3. Admission Requirements: Master’s or bachelor’s degree holders in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Automation, Mathematics and Applications, Materials Engineering, Management, Administration or related areas,; intermediate or advanced knowledge of programming, advanced knowledge of English and holders of a scientific and professional CV that reveals a profile appropriate to the activity to be developed; and enrolled in Master’s, PhD or non-academic degree courses integrated into the educational project of the University of Aveiro. Preference will be given to candidates with a Master’s degree and candidates with a Bachelor’s degree will only be hired if no Master’s degree candidates apply, or if they do apply, if the latter are not from the desired training area and/or do not have professional experience that fits the profile of the scholarship.
The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master’s degree, master’s or doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.
If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act .
4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 and 2 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology . The RG(s) awarded to undergraduate or master students enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree may only be granted to those who do not exceed, upon conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that type of grant, consecutive or interpolated, under the terms of no.5 of article 6 of the aforementioned Regulations.
5. Work plan: Nowadays, the use of numerical simulation, particularly finite element analysis (FEA), has become a mandatory practice in industrial processes. Despite the regular use of FEA in engineering, the problem of finding input data for FEA (particularly material behaviour) is systematic and has not been solved. A solution to this problem is required for both users and suppliers of FEA.
The main objective of the grants for this work, included in the tasks provided for in project 888153-vForm-xSteels, will be, respectively, to develop a methodology for identifying the parameters of thermomechanical material behaviour models using machine learning techniques, including the creation of a database of samples for training the inverse models and carrying out experimental tests to validate these techniques.
6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).
7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at the TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Engineering and Automation / Mechanical Department of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor António Gil d’Orey de Andrade Campos.
8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 11 months, starting in February of 2024, and may be renewed for additional periods of 3 months, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 3 and 4 of article 6, of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.).
9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1.199,64 (for candidates with a Master’s degree), or €930.98 (for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree),, according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). The grant may also include other components, namely tuition fees for grants associated with obtaining an academic degree or diploma up to the maximum amount provided for therein in the table in Appendix III of Regulation 950/2019, provided it is considered eligible expenditure under the terms of the applicable funding regulations. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.
10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment, where the knowledge mentioned below will be evaluated, with the respective value of:
– Basic academic qualification and respective average of conclusion (40%);
– Proven knowledge in the areas of the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, machine learning models, software development for applications in computational mechanics and optimisation, and numerical methods for parameter identification (30%);
– Experience in research activities within the scientific area of the application (30%).
If necessary, in order to prove the candidates’ merit, an interview will be held. Candidates who score less than 12 points and who do not have any knowledge in the scientific area of the application or basic programming knowledge shall be excluded from the competition.
11. Composition of the Selection Jury: The selection board responsible for the selection will be composed of the President, Doctor António Gil d’Orey de Andrade-Campos, Full Professor with; Members: Doctor Robertt Angelo Fontes Valente, Associate Professor; Doctor João Alexandre Dias de Oliveira, Assistant Professor; and Alternate Members: Doctor Victor Fernando Santos Neto, Associate Professor with aggregation, and Doctor Isabel Maria Alexandrino Duarte, Assistant Researcher.
12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from January 16th to 29th, 2024, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.
Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to the address of the Grants Area of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Aveiro ([email protected] ) until the deadline, indicating in the subject the reference “BI_03_DEM_TEMA_2024_VForm_xSteels“. Additionally, candidates are kindly requested to send the scanned documents to the email address of Prof. António Gil Campos, [email protected] .
13. Form of publication/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list by final mark obtained posted on the University’s website, within 90 working days after the final date of submission of the application, and the successful candidate will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 15 working days, or appeal to the maximum executive body of the funding entity within 30 working days after notification of the final decision, in accordance with the provisions of article 12 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology.
14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until June 30th, 2024 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows – sgrh – Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt) .
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