ICNF-BI36-2026

Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 11.000 - 13.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Personal accident insurance

Social security reimbursement

Descripción de la vacante

Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI) invites applications for a first-stage research fellowship in Mechatronics engineering. The role focuses on integration and testing of electronic systems for robotic devices and development of hardware/software solutions for robust systems, with ROS integration.

The fellowship is 12 months, exclusive dedication, and hosted at ADAI-LAETA (Coimbra) with possible deployment elsewhere.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics engineering or related area.
• Experience in mechatronics and mobile robotics is required.
• Fluency in English or strong English language proficiency is expected.

Responsabilidades

• Integration and testing of electronic systems and sensors for multiple robotic devices.
• Development of Ad-hoc hardware and software solutions for robust systems.
• Testing in virtual and real world environments.
• Integration on ROS environments.

Conocimientos

Mechatronics engineering

Mobile robotics

English language proficiency

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics engineering or related area

Herramientas

ROS

Descripción del empleo

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 Bachelor 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

Scientific area(s):

Mechatronics engineering or similar

Skills/ Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics engineering or related area.

Experience in mechatronics and mobile robotics is required.

Work plan/ Objectives

Integration and testing of electronic systems and sensors for multiple robotic devices. Development of Ad-hoc hardware and software solutions for robust systems. Testing in virtual and real world environments. Integration on ROS environments.

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 12 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.

Scientific orientation:

Financial conditions:

The amount of the fellowship is 1090,98€ 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. 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 (10%); ii) CV (50%). The CV will be divided into the final classification of the 1st training cycle (15%), the final classification of the 2nd training cycle (15%), practical knowledge in scientific research (15%), and the number of relevant scientific publications in the project area (5%). In evaluating the 1st and 2nd training cycle grades, 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.

If the first-placed candidate does not accept the scholarship or withdraws the scholarship during 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.

20th October 2026

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.