Public Notice.22-ESAN/2026 | Two Research Grants

Unist; Aveiro; Hybrid; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

A Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da Universidade de Aveiro está a abrir duas bolsas de investigação no âmbito do projeto LaserCer, com início previsto para janeiro de 2027, com duração de 13 meses e renovável mediante financiamento.

As bolsas visam formação e desenvolvimento em áreas de Engenharia Mecânica, Automação Industrial, Materiais e Engenharia de Polímeros, com remuneração mensal de 1.090,98 €, sujeita a atualizações, com possibilidade de

Qualifications

• Requisitos de elegibilidade segundo o Estatuto de Investigador; deve possuir grau equivalente a Licenciatura/Bacharelado ou superior.
• A prova de matrícula pode ser apresentada até à contratação, com declaração de honra para confirmar a inclusão no mestrado integrado ou mestrado.
• Condições de financiamento financiadas pelo FEDER/MINIP e requisitos legais aplicáveis ao diploma obtido no estrangeiro.

Responsibilities

• Trabalho de vigilância tecnológica e revisão do estado da arte.
• Desenvolvimento e caracterização de composições cerâmicas para iSLS.
• Estudo de parâmetros de processing e pós-processamento de composições cerâmicas via iSLS.
• Otimização do design de peças com tecnologias computacionais.
• Fabricação de protótipos de conceito usando parâmetros otimizados por IA para iSLS.
• Pós-processamento de peças de conceito.
• Participação em publicação de artigos científicos e em conferências.

Education

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Job description

Organisation/Company Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da Universidade de Aveiro Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Engineering » Industrial engineering Engineering » Materials engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 19 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number COMPETE2030-FEDER-01174800 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A tender is hereby opened for the award of two Research Grants (RG) under the scope of project "LaserCer - Tecnologias Inteligentes de Manufatura Aditiva por Laser para Cerâmica", with reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-01174800, of the organic unit Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte (ESAN-UA) and the R&D unit CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, under the following conditions :

1. Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Automation Engineering, Materials Engineering and Polymer Engineering.

2. Financing Source: financed by the European Regional Development Fund - FEDER, throughthe Innovation and Digital Transition Program - PITD.

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 or, master's.

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 in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

5. Work Plan:

• Technological surveillance work and review of the state of the art
• Development and characterization of ceramic compositions for iSLS
• Study of processing and post-processing parameters of ceramic compositions via iSLS
• Optimization of part design based on computational technologies
• Manufacturing of proof-of-concept parts using AI-optimized parameters for iSLS
• Post-processing of proof-of-concept parts
• Participation in the publication of scientific articles, as well as in conferences

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

8. Duration of the grant: The grant duration will be 13 months, scheduled to start in January of 2027, and may be renewed, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance : The monthly allowance is 1 090,98 €, according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur if applicable. The candidate may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence.

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be Curriculum Evaluation , with the option of an Assessment Interview. The Curriculum Evaluation (100%), with a weighting of 0-20 values, will be carried out according to the following criteria and weightings:

• - Adequacy and merit of the candidate´s curriculum considering the opening Scientific Area of the following notice (100%)

The jury may understand that it is necessary to carry out an individual interview with the candidates, if the evaluation of the candidates' CVs is not sufficient for their ranking. The interview will be carried out with the three best candidates classified in the curriculum evaluation. In this case, the curriculum evaluation will have the weight of 50% and the interview 50%.

The jury has the right to exclude from the interview candidates who do not reach the minimum score of 9,5 in a valuation of 0-20, as well as not to award the grant if none of the candidates has a minimum final rating of 9,5 in a valuation of 0-20.

11. Composition of the Selection Jury:

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from November 6th to November 19th of 2026, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid for up to 12 months for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

Requirements

Research Field Engineering » Materials engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 2 Company/Institute Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da Universidade de Aveiro Country Portugal State/Province Aveiro City Oliveira de Azeméis Postal Code 3720-511 Santiago de Riba-Ul Street Estrada do Cercal, 449 Geofield