FEUP - Research Grant - IDS_ML_PhD

FEUP, Portugal

Updated: about 1 month ago

Job Type: FullTime

Deadline: 28 Mar 2025

14 Mar 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Engineering » Computer engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
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

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of research activities in artificial intelligence for embedded systems, funded by Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Admission requirements: Candidates that are students enrolled in a doctoral program in the scientific area of this call may apply for this grant, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of hiring.

Activity Outline: Research activities in the area of Embedded Systems for the execution of Machine Learning algorithms.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of August 18, in its current wording (Statute of Scientific Research Scholarship holders) and Regulation of Scholarships of the University of Porto, in force.

Work place: The work will be carried out in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, and will take place under the scientific supervision of Pedro Alexandre Guimarães Lobo Ferreira Souto.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 3 months, with the predicted starting date in April of 2025, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable for equal periods up to a limit of 6 months. If the contracting procedures do not allow the scholarship to have a minimum duration of 3 consecutive months, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Research Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, the grant will not be awarded.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 10 of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.

Stipend: The monthly amount of the grant varies between 1.309,64 euros, according to the Research Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, and 1.709,64 euros, depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project area. Payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure:

A curriculum evaluation (60%) will be carried out, based on the merit of the candidates, in which the following factors will be considered:

a) Experience and general skills in the areas of embedded systems and machine learning (up to 7 points; other related areas - up to 2 points).

b) Experience and specific skills concerning the execution of machine learning algorithms in embedded systems, namely with respect to the resources used and the impact on performance and with application in intrusion detection in networks with IoT devices (up to 8 points; other related specific areas‐ up to 3 points).

c) Domain of the English language, to be verified through certificates and motivation letter (up to 3 points).

d) Letters of recommendation (up to 2 points).

The curriculum evaluation of the candidates is obtained by the direct sum of the scores obtained in the aforementioned factors, resulting in a scale from 0 to 20 points. Candidates assessed with less than 14 in the curricular evaluation will not be admitted. The two candidates best classified in the curriculum evaluation who have obtained a score equal to or greater than 14 points will be selected for an interview (40%) (20 points). During the interview, topics related to the work plan and the experience and CV of the candidate will be discussed. The final evaluation results from the weighted sum of the curriculum evaluation (60%) and the interview (40%).

Selection Jury:

President: Professor Luís Miguel Pinho de Almeida, FEUP;

1st effective member: ProfessorMário Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, FEUP;

2nd effective member: ProfessorPedro Alexandre Guimarães Lobo Ferreira Souto, FEUP;

1st alternate member: ProfessorAna Cristina Costa Aguiar, FEUP;

2nd substitute member: ProfessorPedro Miguel Salgueiro dos Santos, Universidade de Aveiro;

Advertisement of final decision: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates

by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications:

The call is open from 17-03-2025 to 28-03-2025 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by email to lda@fe.up.pt and to recursoshumanos@fe.up.pt , clearly stating the reference FEUP_IDS_ML_PhD and including the following pdf documents: Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree),Curriculum Vitae; and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

In order to assure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Where to apply

E-mail: recursoshumanos@fe.up.pt

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications