1 (one) Scientific initiation fellowship for student enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to a Bachelor (BII), area Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (ref.ª HORUSNEXTGEN_USc3)

University of Beira Interior; Portugal; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 8,900; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly maintenance allowance

Personal accident insurance

Voluntary social insurance

Job summary

University of Beira Interior invites applications for a Scientific Initiation Fellowship aimed at a student pursuing a Bachelor degree in Computer Science. The project HORUS 360IOMS NEXTGEN focuses on AI-driven data analysis, dashboards, and secure natural language data queries to support prison management decision-making.

The fellowship runs Jan 2027 to Jun 30 2027 with exclusive dedication, under RBIUBI regulations, and includes a monthly maintenance allowance and insurance benefits.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor degree program in Computer Science.
• English language proficiency: good (as stated).

Responsibilities

• Define indicators and analytical model as part of Activity T1.
• Interactive dashboards design and natural language querying (text-to-SQL) with access control and usability tests as part of Activity T2.

Skills

Be enrolled in a study program leading

Job description

Organisation/Company University of Beira Interior Department Informatics Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Undergraduate Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number HORUSNEXTGEN_USc3 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A call is open for the allocation of 1 (one)Scientific initiation fellowship for student enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to a Bachelor (BII), within the Research Project entitled HORUS 360IOMS NEXTGEN -Next Generation Intelligent Offender Management System , operation code COMPETE2030-FEDER-01316200 (n.º 17739), funded by COMPETE 2030 Programme through the Portugal 2030 and the European Union, taking place at the Computer Science Department of the University of Beira Interior, under the following conditions:

Research Field: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Objectives:

The goal of this activity is to develop and validate data analysis and visualisation methods to support decision-making in prison management, integrated into the HORUS AI platform. Management indicators will be defined from the offender management system (OMS) data, and interactive dashboards will be developed so that practitioners can monitor, clearly and in a timely manner, the situation of prison facilities and individual case files. The activity also includes querying these data in natural language using large language models, ensuring compliance with user access profiles and the protection of sensitive information.

Work plan:

• Activity T1 focuses on Defining Indicators and the Analytical Model. The main focus is to identify the most relevant information for decision-making and organise it appropriately for analysis. This step consists of identifying, with the stakeholders, the priority management indicators, such as facility occupancy rates, incident records, participation in rehabilitation programmes and prisoner transport activity. Actions include modelling an analytical schema (e.g. a star schema) and implementing the extract, transform and load processes that feed this schema from the OMS database, using the project’s synthetic datasets for development and testing, as well as applying exploratory data analysis techniques.
• Activity T2 addresses Interactive Dashboards and Natural Language Data Querying, focusing on usability and controlled access to information. The goal is to provide practitioners with simple and reliable tools to explore the platform’s data. The work involves developing interactive dashboards with filters, alerts and views tailored to each user profile, and a natural language querying module that converts users’ questions into database queries (text-to-SQL) using language models. It also includes enforcing access control rules, evaluating the accuracy of the answers and conducting usability tests with users.

Applicable legislation and regulations:

Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current wording (amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August); Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (Regulation No. 950/2019) published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 241, 16 December 2019; Regulation for Research Fellowships of the University of Beira Interior - RBIUBI (Regulation No. 100/2020) published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, n.º 27, 7 February 2020.

Work location:

The work will be developed at the HULTIG, Computer Science Departmentunder the scientific supervision of Doctor Sebastião Pais ( [e-mail] ).

Fellowship duration and conditions:

The fellowship expected to start in January 2027 will run until 30 June 2027 (the project’s end date) and may, if necessary, be renewed, subject to approval of an extension to the project’s end date. The activity is in the regime of exclusive dedication in accordance with the RBIUBI.

Selection Committee: Applications will be assessed by a panel as follows:

11. Documents for application:

. Detailed Curriculum Vitae ;

. Certificate of completion of the previous degree;

.Other documents considered relevant;

. Declaration of honor from the candidate stating that he/she meets the conditions for being awarded the scholarship BII according to Article 5 of the RBIUBI.

Publication/notification of results:

The final results of the evaluation process will be published in a sorted list, by the final classification obtained, and posted in a visible and public place of the Faculty of Engineeringof the University of Beira Interior. The candidate(s) will be notified of the decision by e-mail.

Requirements

Research Field Other Education Level Undergraduate

Skills/Qualifications

- Be enrolled in a study program leading to a Bachelor degree in the scientific field of Computer Science

BIIs can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the conclusion of the fellowship contract in question, including any renewals, an accumulated period of one year in this type of fellowship, followed or interpolated.

The proof of registration in the 1st cycle is required for the fellowship contractualization.

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Internal Application form(s) needed

A monthly maintenance allowance will be granted in accordance with the Annex I of the RBIUBI, with the amount of 701,12€ according to the updated values that can be consulted at https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-2026.pdf . The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can choose to be covered by the voluntary social insurance. These values will be added to the amount of monthly maintenance allowance.

Eligibility criteria

- Be enrolled in a study program leading to a Bachelor degree in the scientific field of Computer Science

BIIs can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the conclusion of the fellowship contract in question, including any renewals, an accumulated period of one year in this type of fellowship, followed or interpolated.

The proof of registration in the 1st cycle is required for the fellowship contractualization.

Selection process

The selection process will comprise two assessment stages:

• 1ststage – Curriculum evaluation;
• 2nd stage – Interview, which may be conducted by videoconference

The 1st-stage assessment uses the following criteria: Curriculum Vitae/Academic record (45%); alignment of the candidate’s profile with the project based on relevant experience in the tasks described in the work plan (45%); fluency in spoken and written English (10%).

The three candidates with the highest scores after the 1st stage will advance to the 2nd stage.

In the final ranking, each stage will carry equal weight (50 %).

Additional comments

Applicable legislation and regulations:

Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current wording (amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August); Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (Regulation No. 950/2019) published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 241, 16 December 2019; Regulation for Research Fellowships of the University of Beira Interior - RBIUBI (Regulation No. 100/2020) published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, n.º 27, 7 February 2020.

Complaint and Appeal Procedures:

After communication of the provisional lists of the results in the different phases of the selection process (Admission and Exclusion, Curricular Evaluation and Interview), the candidates have 10 working days topronounce their disagreement, under the terms of article 121 and the Código do Procedimento Administrativo . If any allegations are presented, the final decision will be issued after the analysis of the statements presented during the prior hearing of interested parties. After the statutory deadline of 10 working days, the proposal for the final classification and ranking of the candidates becomes definitive.