1 (one) Research Fellowships (BI) for a MSc Student

Organisation/Company

FCiências.ID

Department

Bolsas

Research Field

Computer science » Other
Engineering » Biomedical engineering
Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

8 Feb 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

PTDC/CCI-CIF/4613/2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

1 (one) Research Fellowships (BI) for a MSc Student
Ref.: 937.5 – 1 BI EM AIpALS

1 Research Fellowship (BI) is(are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, for the project/R&D institution “AIpALS- Advanced learnIng models using Patient profiles and disease progression patterns for prognostic prediction in ALS”, “PTDC/CCI-CIF/4613/2020”, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P./MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC) under the programme All Scientific Domains, under the following conditions:

1.                   Scientific Area: Data Science/Biomedical and Biophysics Engineering

2.                   Requirements for admission:  BSc degree completed.

3.                   Additional optional skills and qualifications: Master’s student Biomedical and Byophysics Engineering. Solid knowledge in advanced machine learning. Experience in neurodegenerative diseases.

4.                   Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas. Enrolment in  MSc in Biomedical and Biophysical Engineering.

5.                   Work plan: The Fellowship holder will work in tasks 4 and 5 and will have the following goals: develop advanced unsupervised learning that can be applied to data from the project to identify patient groups and disease progression patterns, using in particular clinical criteria related to phrenic nerve stimulation.

6.                   Legislation framework: Research Fellowship Holder Statute, in accordance with Law 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current version and the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, in its current version  (Reg. 950/2019 published in DR on 16th  December: https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 ,  or at the FCT website: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ), and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 12th May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID).

7.                   Place of work: The work will be developed at the LASIGE, Department of Informatics of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon under the scientific supervision of Professor Helena Aidos (supervisor) and Sara C. Madeira (co-supervisor).

8.                   Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 3 months due to start in February 2024. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for until the end of the project, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

9.                   Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to € 930,98, according to table values of the fellowships awarded directly by the FCT, IP. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.

10.                Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by CV evaluation (70%); Knowledge in advanced machine learning and experience in neurodegenerative diseases (30%).
Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 80 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.

11.                Selection Committee: President of the jury: Helena Aidos; Members: Sara C. Madeira, Rui Henriques; Alternate members: Cátia Pesquita, André Falcão.

12.                Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.

13.                Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 26/01/2024 to 08/02/2024 .

14.                Application:Applications should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] , indicating – otherwise it will not be considered eligible – in the “Subject”: Ref. 937.5 – 1 BI EM AIpALS, by attaching the following documents:
a) Curriculum vitae;
b) Certificate of completion of previous degree Note 1, 2 ;
c) Other documents considered relevant.

15.                Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.
The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.
You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e-mail address: [email protected] . You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID – Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/ .

16.                Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates’ evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID ([email protected] ) within 15 business days after the notification date.

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant (Minuta PT, Minute EN).​​​​​​​ Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Note 2: Please note that – higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions  need to be  recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition .

Requirements

Research Field

All

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/servicosCake/servicoLogos/Concursos/verAnexo/10883
https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/servicosCake/servicoLogos/Concursos/verAnexo/10884

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

LASIGE

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Lisboa

Postal Code

1749-016

Street

Campus da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.fciencias-id.pt

Street

Campus da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C1, Piso 3

Postal Code

1749-016

E-Mail

[email protected]

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