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Reference: EdtlB.19-DFis/2025 (21193)
NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS
A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Post-Doc Research Grant (PDRG)in the scope of R&D project Wastewater Data Solutions”, COMPETE2030-FEDER-01197000, from the Department of Physics, under the following conditions:
1. Scientific Area: Physics, Chemistry, Materials or related areas
2. Funding Source: Operational Program Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) do PORTUGAL 2020 by Agência Nacional de Inovação.
3. Admission Requirements: PhD in Physics/Physical Engineer, Materials Engineer, Chemistry/Chemical Engineer or similar areas, with proven experience in manufacturing and optical and electrical characterization of devices based on organic/hybrid semiconductors, with particular emphasis on the area of ​​sensors (resistive/capacitive and electrochemical – eTongue and e-Nose) for applications in wastewater quality control, including data processing (dimensional reduction and artificial neural networks).
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 had obtained a doctorate less than three years prior and comply with no. 2 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 8 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro. PDFs can only be granted provided the following requirements are met cumulatively:
a) The doctorate has been obtained within the three years prior to the date of submission of the application for the grant;
b) The postdoctoral research is carried out in a host entity different from the entity where the research work leading to the doctoral degree was carried out;
c) the research activities do not require postdoctoral experience;
d) the research activities have a time frame for development and implementation of three years or less;
e) The fellow does not exceed, with the conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in that type of grant, consecutive or interpolated.
5. Work plan: The work plan consists of the development and characterization of flexible resistive/capacitive and electrochemical sensors for measuring wastewater quality, specifically including the evaluation of BOD/COD, pH and residual particles. The sensors will be manufactured using printed electronics techniques, in organic and hybrid (organic/inorganic) semiconductors in individual or cross-response systems (e-Tongue/e-Nose). Includes information processing (dimensional reduction of data and artificial neural networks). The objective will be to develop a set of low-cost and integrable sensors, with potential for technological application, integrated with the water quality control objectives of the W2DS project.
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).
7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at I3N – Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication / Department of Physics of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Luiz Fernando Ribeiro Pereira and Doctor José Carlos Germino.
8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be one year, starting in September of 2025, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in no. 5 of article 8, 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 amount of the grant corresponds to €1851,00, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.
10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: Curricular assessment; Experience in fabrication/characterization of devices based in organic/inorganic semiconductors; Adaptation to the scientific area of the project and Interview, with the respective valuation of 35%, 25%, 30% and 10%.
11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Chair of the Selection Jury: Doctor Luiz Fernando Ribeiro Pereira, Assistant Professor; Permanent members: Doctor JosĂ© Carlos Germino, Junior Researcher, and Doctor Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça, Associated Professor with Habilitation; Alternate members. Doctor SĂlvia LuĂsa Soreto Teixeira, Auxiliary Reseracher, and Doctor Matheus Serra de Holanda, First Level Researcher. All from the University of Aveiro.
12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 17th June until 1st of July 2025 and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.
Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to fis.secretaria@ua.pt.
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 until August 31th for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.
The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows – sgrh – Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt).
University of Aveiro, 13th June 2025
