INESC TEC is accepting applications to award 1 Scientific Research Grant - GreenAuto - CRIIS (AE2025-0057)
29 Jan 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
INESC TEC- Research Field
Engineering » Electrical engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Portugal- Application Deadline
15 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
36- Offer Starting Date
10 Mar 2025- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme- Reference Number
AE2025-0057- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Portuguese version: https://repositorio.inesctec.pt/editais/pt/AE2025-0057.pdf
CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS (AE2025-0057)
INESC TEC is now accepting grant applications to award 1 Research Initiation Grant (BII) within the scope of the GreenAuto funded by IAPMEI with reference 54 Co-financed by Component 5 - Capitalization and Business Innovation, integrated in the Resilience Dimension of the Recovery and Resilience Plan within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR) of the European Union (EU), framed in the Next Generation EU, for the period 2021 - 2026.
1. GRANT DESCRIPTION
Type of grant: Research Initiation Grant (BII)
General scientific area: ENGINEERING
Scientific subarea: Electrical engineering,Mechanical engineering
Grant duration: 6 months, starting on 2025-03-10 , with the possibility of being renewed until the end of the project.
Scientific advisor: João Pedro Souza
Workplace: INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Maintenance stipend: 601,12, according to the table of monthly maintenance stipend for FCT grants (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu… ), paid via bank transfer. Grant holders may be awarded potential supplements, according to a quarterly evaluation process (Articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and Annex II), up to a maximum limit of 50 of the monthly maintenance stipend.
INESC TEC supports costs with registration, enrolment or tuition fees, during the grant duration, under the terms established in the internal document: "Payment of Tuition fees to grant holders" (https://www.inesctec.pt/pagamento-propinas-bolseirosEN )
The grant holder will benefit from health insurance, supported by INESC TEC.
2. OBJECTIVES:
• Development of an automatic system for detecting metal boxes based on AI, allowing an AMR Forklift to transport the boxes autonomously and without human intervention.
3. BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PROGRAMME AND TRAINING:
• Integration with ROS and RealSense camera;
• Annotation of datasets for training neural networks;
• Training of neural networks;
• Integration of the trained model into a pipeline for subsequent estimation of the position of the metal box.;
• Laboratory Tests of the Developed Solution
4. REQUIRED PROFILE:
Admission requirements:
• Candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate and/or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or similar;
The awarding of the fellowship is dependent on the applicants' enrolment in study cycle or non-award courses of Higher Education Institutions.
Preference factors:
• Participation in extracurricular activities related to robotics or automation is valued;
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) frameworks;
• Knowledge of ROS;
• Knowledge of computer vision
Minimum requirements:
• Candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate and/or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or similar;
• Experience in C/C++ and/or Python programming.
5. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Selection criteria and corresponding valuation: the first phase comprises the Academic Evaluation (AC), based on the criteria referred to in Article 12 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC, while the second phase comprehends the Individual Interview (EI).
All factors are evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100, taking into account the applicants' merit, suitability and conformity with the preference factors.
The weight of the AC factors are as follows: Academic Qualifications (FA, 45), Scientific Publications (PC, 5), Experience (EX, 45) and Motivation Letter (CM, 5).
Candidates who score less than 50 points in the AC average will be considered excluded on absolute merit. The top five candidates approved on absolute merit will be qualified for the individual interview. The Final Grade (CF) is obtained by the weighted average of AC (80) and EI (20).
DISABILITY INCENTIVE
Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 90% will benefit from an incentive (20) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 60% and less than 90% will also benefit from an incentive (10) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Said score may, in these cases, exceed 100 points.
Candidates must demonstrate the degree of disability during the application, namely through the submission of the Multi-Purpose Medical Certificate of Disability, issued in accordance with Decree-Law no. 202/96, of October 23 - currently in effect.
The Selection Jury is composed of the following members:
President of the Jury: Manuel Santos Silva
Full member: Pedro Gomes Costa
Full member: Héber Miguel Sobreira
Substitute member: Luís Freitas Rocha
Release of results and prior hearing: the results of the selection process, as well as the terms and procedures for prior hearing, will be released to the applicants by email, under the terms referred to in Article 13 of the Regulations for Studentships and Fellowships of INESC TEC.
6. FORMALISATION OF APPLICATIONS:
Application Documents:
1. Motivation letter;
2. Curriculum Vitae (must include the list of previous fellowships, their type, beginning and end dates, funding entities and host institutions);
3. Certificate or diploma degree;
4. Proof of enrollment in a degree awarding study cycle or in a non degree awarding Higher Education program.
- The proof of enrollment may be presented just during the grant hiring stage.
5. Signed declaration stating not having benefited from any other research fellowship (Article 5, no. 5)
6. Documental evidence to support the country of residence, residence permit or other legally equivalent document, in cases where the applicant is a foreigner or non-resident in Portugal - valid until the beginning of the grant.
7. Other supporting documents relevant to the final assessment.
Failure to deliver the required documents within the 90-day period after the date of the notice of the conditional awarding of the grant implies its cancellation.
Application period: From 2025-02-02 to 2025-02-15
Submission of applications: the application will be formalised by submitting the form available in the Work With Us section of INESC TEC website.
7. BINDING LEGISLATION AND REGULATION
The hiring process shall comply with the current legislation regarding the Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording, as well as by the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and for https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdfFCT Grants Regulation in force.
For more information, please check the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and relevant annexes at www.inesctec.pt/bolsas
Where to apply
- Website
- https://www.inesctec.pt/en/opportunity/AE2025-0057
Requirements
Specific Requirements
Academic qualifications: • Candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate and/or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or similar;.
Minimum profile: • Candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate and/or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or similar;, • Experience in C/C++ and/or Python programming.
Preference factors: • Participation in extracurricular activities related to robotics or automation is valued;;
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) frameworks;;
• Knowledge of ROS;;
• Knowledge of computer vision;.
- Research Field
- Engineering » Electrical engineering
- Years of Research Experience
- None
Additional Information
Benefits
Maintenance stipend: 601,12 euros, according to the table of monthly
maintenance stipend for FCT grants (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu… ), paid via bank transfer. Grant holders may be awarded potential supplements, according to a quarterly evaluation process (Articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and Annex II), up to a maximum limit of 50% of the monthly maintenance stipend.
Costs attributable to INESC TEC may include registration, enrolment or tuition fee stipend, either directly or through reimbursement, during the grant duration.
The grant holder will benefit from health insurance, supported by INESC TEC.
Selection process
5. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Selection criteria and corresponding valuation: the first phase comprises the Academic Evaluation (AC), based on the criteria referred to in Article 12 of the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC, while the second phase comprehends the Individual Interview (EI).
All factors are evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100, taking into account the applicants' merit, suitability and conformity with the preference factors.
The weight of the AC factors are as follows: Academic Qualifications (FA, 45), Scientific Publications (PC, 5), Experience (EX, 45) and Motivation Letter (CM, 5).
Candidates who score less than 50 points in the AC average will be considered excluded on absolute merit. The top five candidates approved on absolute merit will be qualified for the individual interview. The Final Grade (CF) is obtained by the weighted average of AC (80) and EI (20).
DISABILITY INCENTIVE
Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 90% will benefit from an incentive (20) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Candidates who present a degree of disability equal to or greater than 60% and less than 90% will also benefit from an incentive (10) in the score of the CV Assessment.
Said score may, in these cases, exceed 100 points.
Candidates must demonstrate the degree of disability during the application, namely through the submission of the Multi-Purpose Medical Certificate of Disability, issued in accordance with Decree-Law no. 202/96, of October 23 - currently in effect.
The Selection Jury is composed of the following members:
President of the Jury: Manuel Santos Silva
Full member: Pedro Gomes Costa
Full member: Héber Miguel Sobreira
Substitute member: Luís Freitas Rocha
Release of results and prior hearing: the results of the selection process, as well as the terms and procedures for prior hearing, will be released to the applicants by email, under the terms referred to in Article 13 of the Regulations for Studentships and Fellowships of INESC TEC.
- Website for additional job details
https://www.inesctec.pt/en/opportunity/AE2025-0057
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- INESC TEC
- Country
- Portugal
- City
- Porto
- Postal Code
- 4200-465
- Street
- Campus da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
Contact
- City
Porto- Website
http://www.inesctec.pt- Street
Campus da FEUP - Rua Dr. Roberto Frias- Postal Code
4200-465 Porto
STATUS: EXPIRED
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