Ecobots-BI35-2026

Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics; Portugal; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Seguro de acidentes pessoais

Reembolso de Segurança Social

50% das propinas (caso doutoramento)

Job summary

A Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial abriu uma bolsa de investigação de 6 meses no âmbito do projeto ecoBOTs.PT. A bolsa cobre áreas de energia, clima, termodinâmica, transferência de calor e de fluidos.

O estágio é realizado no ADAI-LAETA, com orientações científicas, e inclui subsídio de 1.359,64€ por mês, seguro de acidentes e possibilidade de reembolso de contribuições para a Segurança Social, além de 50% das propinas se o candidato seguir um doutoramento.

Qualifications

• Mestrado nas áreas científicas definidas.

Responsibilities

• Estudar e caracterizar boilers e intercambiadores de calor.
• Desenhar e construir bancadas de ensaio para caracterizar experimentalmente os protótipos.
• Escrever relatórios técnicos e artigos científicos.

Education

Mestrado em áreas definidas (Engenharia Mecânica, energia, química, ambiente, ou similar)

Job description

Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics

Organisation/Company Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 20 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial - ADAI opens a call for 1 research fellowships in the areas of energy, climate, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluids, within the scope of project ecoBOTs.PT – Robótica para Floresta e Viticultura de Precisão Inteligente, funded by the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER), through the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization and /or the Regional Operational Program of the Center, of Portugal 2030, in the following conditions:

Scientific area(s):

Mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, environment, or similar.

Skills/ Qualifications

Master's degree in the defined scientific areas.

Work plan/ Objectives

The grant aims at the consolidation of scientific training through the development of research work that includes the following tasks:

(a) Study and characterization of boilers and heat exchangers;

(b) Design and construction of test rigs to experimentally characterize those prototypes;

(c) Write technical reports and scientific papers.

Regime:

The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal-labor nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of ADAI, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., both in their current wording.

Location:

Work will be developed within the activities of the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics of the Associated Laboratory in Energy, Transport and Aeronautics (ADAI-LAETA). The workplaces are the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra or other places that are necessary for the execution of the work plan

Duration:

The fellowship will last for 6 months on an exclusive basis, with the possibility of renewal, but never beyond the project's end date, in accordance with the FCT Research Fellowship Regulations and the ADAI Scientific Research Fellowship Regulations.

Renewal:

The scholarship's eventual renewal will be determined in art. 6 of the Regulation of Research Scholarships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

Scientific orientation:

Financial conditions:

The amount of the fellowship is 1359,64€ corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table ( https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en ), plus personal accident insurance, the possible reimbursement of the social security (Seguro Social Voluntário– should the recipient decide for the first level contributions), and 50% of the tuition, in case the recipient decides to attend a PhD program.
The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection Methods:

All applications submitted within the deadline and containing all required documents will be evaluated.

Selection Criteria:

Curriculum evaluation (60%) and interview (40%).

In the curricular evaluation, the following elements will be considered: i) adequacy of previous training (15%); ii) CV (45%). The CV will be divided into the final classification of the 1st training cycle (15%) and practical knowledge in the scientific research area (30%). In evaluating the 1st training cycle grade, the school where this training was carried out and the grade percentile obtained will also be considered.

During the interview, the following will be evaluated: i) knowledge related to the work (15%); ii) fluency of speech and capacity to convey ideas orally (10%); iii) command of the English language (10%) and iv) behavior and politeness (5%).

The jury reserves the right to exclude candidates who do not show the background and skills to carry out the work plan (a minimum evaluation of 70%). Ultimately, the jury might not award the fellowship to any candidate.

In the case of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, they must be accompanied by the respective certificates of recognition and grade conversion. Failure to submit these documents will result in a score of ‘0’ (zero) in sub-criterion CV1-academic background.

If the first-placed candidate does not accept the scholarship or withdraws the scholarship during the course of the work program, the second-placed candidate may be invited to accept the scholarship. This procedure may be repeated, according to the decision of the grantee's supervisors, respecting the order of the list in the minutes of the selection process in subsequent cases of non-acceptance or withdrawal.

Jury responsible

All panel members, including the coordinator, will commit to respect the responsibilities of the evaluation process, such as the duties of impartiality, conflicts of interest and confidentiality. At all times during the evaluation process, confidentiality is fully protected and ensured to guarantee the independence of all opinions produced.

Form of publication/ notification of results

The evaluation results will be publicized, through a list sorted by final grade obtained, via email.

Additional information

The evaluation results will be announced within 90 working days after the end of the application submission period by notifying the applicants via email. After the announcement of the results, candidates are automatically notified to comment on the results during a preliminary hearing period within 10 days after that date if they wish to do so. After this, the selected candidates must declare their acceptance in writing. Unless a justification worthy of consideration is presented, if the declaration is not submitted within the referred period, it is considered that the candidate waivers the fellowship. In case of resignation or withdrawal of the selected candidate, the next candidate with the highest evaluation score will be notified immediately.

Once the selection process is completed, the fellowship contract will be drawn up in accordance with the draft contract provided by the FCT.

Selection reserve list

The selection reserve list must be available throughout the project.

20/10/2026