FEUP|1 Research Grant Announcement |ECORORAIL2

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FEUP|1 Research Grant Announcement |ECORORAIL2 Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): L'Università di Porto (FEUP) offre una borsa di ricerca per un progetto europeo ECO_RORAIL, focalizzato sull'uso di sottoprodotti industriali per infrastrutture ecologiche. Il candidato ideale deve essere iscritto a un dottorato in ingegneria civile o possedere una laurea magistrale in ingegneria civile. Le principali mansioni includono la caratterizzazione di miscele di materiali, la supervisione della costruzione di una sezione stradale sperimentale e la partecipazione alla redazione di rapporti e articoli scientifici. La borsa ha una durata iniziale di 6 mesi, rinnovabile, con un compenso mensile di 1.359,64 €. La selezione si basa su merito accademico e formazione del candidato. 1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F) Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of the European project ECO_RORAIL - Industrial by-products for Eco-Efficient Road and Rail infrastructures , with nr. 16540, operation code at the Funds Platform LISBOA2030-FEDER-00771300, , funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE 2030 and with financial support from national funds/OE through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. , under the following conditions: Scientific Area : Civil Engineering - Geotechnics Admission requirements : Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant: Requirement 1: - Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Civil Engineering, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract. or - Holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract. Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated. and Requirement 2: Hold a master’s degree in one of the Civil Engineering areas. If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract. Activity Outline: This work comprises the laboratory characterization of mixtures of steel slags, ground rubber from end-of-life tires, and natural aggregates. In the mixture characterisation the main objectives are: i) evaluation of the resilient and long-term permanent deformation cyclic behaviour; ii) evaluation of quality control parameters; iii) constitutive modelling geotechnical parameters; iv) mixture optimization (task 2). Beyond laboratory activities, the scholarship holder will follow the construction of the experimental road section (task 4), in the life cycle analysis (task 5), and participate in the elaboration of reports and scientific papers (task 6). Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force . Work place : The work will be developed at the Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of P rofessor Sara Rios da Rocha e Silva. Grant duration : Initial duration of 6 months , with the predicted starting date in September, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration. If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 6 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. Stipend : The grant stipend amounts to 1.359,64 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country. The payment will be made by bank transfer. Selection procedure : The curriculum of the candidates (60%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and the following factors will be weighted: a) Academic training (Bachel Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).