Research Grant For Bachelor'S Degree Holders - Aquaguard (1 Vacancy)

Universidade do Minho; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Seguro social facultativo

Remuneração conforme tabela FCT

Job summary

A Universidade do Minho, através do CMEMS, procura candidato(a) para bolsa de investigação destinada a licenciados em Física ou Engenharia Física, no âmbito do projeto AquaGuard. A bolsa visa atividades de I&D em óptica, com foco em sensores e remoção de contaminantes, sob orientação de docentes do CMEMS-UMinho, com foco na formação prática em óptica.

A bolsa tem duração de 3 meses, com início em janeiro, podendo ser renovada conforme o projeto.

Qualifications

• Graduação em Engenharia Física ou Física.
• Preferência por habilidades práticas em óptica, instrumentação e espectroscopia.
• Capacidade de alinhamento de sistemas ópticos e análise de espectros.

Responsibilities

• Realizar atividades de I&D sob orientação no âmbito do projeto AquaGuard.
• Contribuir para design e avaliação de sistema óptico para detecção.
• Participar na documentação e relatórios de progresso.

Skills

Óptica

Instrumentação

Espectroscopia

Alinhamento óptico

Fibras ópticas

Grade de difração

Diódios a laser

Education

Engenharia Física ou Física

Tools

Grade de difração

Diódios a laser

Fibras ópticas

Equipamento óptico

Job description

Organisation/Company Universidade do Minho Department CMEMS Research Field Physics » Other Engineering » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 6 Nov *********:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 26 Oct **** 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

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Title

Research Grant for Bachelor's Degree Holders – AquaGuard (1 vacancy)

Reference: AQUAGUARD_********_BI_*******_CMEMS (1) A call for applications is open for the attribution of 1 (one) research grant(s) for Bachelor's degree holders, within the scope of the R&D project "AquaGuard - Integrated Technologies for Sensing and Removal of Emerging Contaminants", reference COMPETE****-FEDER-********, funded by the National Innovation Agency I ANI through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program | Compete ****, SIID – Business R&D - Individual and Co-promotion Operations, at the Centre for Electromechanical Microsystems of the University of Minho (CMEMS-UMinho), under the following conditions: Scientific Area: Physics.

Recipient category: Graduates in Engineering Physics or Physics. Type(s) of scholarship to be awarded: Degree courses: The research grant (BI) is intended for I&D activities by students enrolled in a master's degree. Requirement for granting the fellowship: The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open.

The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship; Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, issued by a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term). Applicants' eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. ********, of **********, of FCT I.P. are eligible.

Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.

• a) Graduates in Engineering Physics or Physics;
• b) Preferred qualifications: sound practical skills in optics, instrumentation and spectroscopy, including the alignment and adjustment of sensitive optical systems, the use of diffraction gratings and laser diodes, the coupling of light into optical fibres, and the analysis of emission and absorption spectra.

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: Fluorescence spectral analysis of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals and pesticides) in river water.

Design of an optical system for the detection of these contaminants. The work plan aims at consolidating the scientific training of the research fellow in the framework of the course conferring a degree or academic diploma.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law no. ******* of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation no ********, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, ****, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order no *********, published in the Diário da Republica, 2nd series, no 81, of April 28, **** Amended and republished through amendment statement no. **********, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The work plan will be developed at the Centre for Electromechanical Microsystems of the University of Minho (CMEMS-UMinho), located at Gualtar Campus, under the scientific guidance of Professor José Viana Gomes and coordinated by Professor Luís Miguel Valente Gonçalves.

Fellowship duration: The scholarship will have a duration of 3 months, with a planned start date of January of ****. The scholarship may eventually be renewed up to the maximum limit allowed by the project and/or applicable legislation.

Amount of the research grant: The amount of the grant corresponds to *****,98 €/month, in accordance with the FCT's table of scholarship amounts ( ) and the table of values of the Research scholarship of the University of Minho, updated annually, as decided by the Management Board. Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contratualization process.

• Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Insurance, if the candidate chooses to receive it, corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5o of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

Selection panel: The selection panel is constituted by the following members:

• a) Chair of the Examination Board: Dr. Luís Miguel Valente Gonçalves, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;
• b) Full Member: Dr. José Carlos Viana Gomes, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Minho;
• c) Full Member: Dr. Carlos Alberto Jorge Leite Faria, Senior Researcher, Center for Electromechanical Microsystems, University of Minho (CMEMS-UMinho);
• d) Alternate Member: Dr. Graça Maria Henriques Minas, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;
• e) Alternate Member: Dr. Tiago André Rodrigues Matos, Visiting Professor Equivalent to Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho.

The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominated the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member.

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will