Call for Research Grant Assignment | IN1491 | CO2Soil | 1206032

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Call for Research Grant Assignment | IN1491 | CO2Soil | 1206032 Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): L'Università di Coimbra ha aperto una selezione per l'assegnazione di una borsa di ricerca nell'ambito del progetto CO2Soil, che si occupa della stabilizzazione dei suoli attraverso la mineralizzazione di CO2. La posizione è aperta a laureati magistrali in Ingegneria Civile, Ingegneria Ambientale o Ingegneria Chimica, iscritti a un dottorato in uno di questi ambiti. La sede di lavoro sarà il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile della Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie. Le principali mansioni includono lo sviluppo di metodologie innovative per la miscelazione di suoli con residui minerali e soluzioni carbonatate, al fine di migliorare le proprietà meccaniche dei suoli e sequestrare CO2. La borsa ha una durata iniziale di 6 mesi, con possibilità di rinnovo, e prevede un compenso mensile di 1359,64 €. The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with 1 position(s), under the project COMPETE2030-FEDER-00895200_15283, title CO2Soil - Estabilização de solos através de mineralização de CO2. The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation. Procedure Reference: IT137-26- 302 I - Legal admission requirements I.I - Grant Recipients: Master’s degree holders in the scientific fields of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, enrolled in a doctoral degree in the scientific area of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Chemical Engineering. I.II - Ineligible candidates: Candidates who have already benefited from two research grant contracts with UC in the condition of being enrolled in a doctoral degree, regardless of whether each contract has reached the maximum legally permitted duration. I.III - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements: a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States b) Nationals of third countries c) Stateless persons d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status When the work plan takes place, in whole or in part, in foreign institutions, only candidates who can prove permanent and habitual residence in Portugal at the start of the grant are eligible. II - Grant location: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Coimbra III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant: Licínio Manuel Gando de Azevedo Ferreira, Paulo José Venda Oliveira e António Alberto Santos Correia IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achieved: This work aims to develop an innovative and environmentally friendly methodology that involves the “in situ” mixing of soils with mineral residues from the stone industry (source of CaO) and carbonated solution (M2CO3; M=Na+, K+ or NH4+) to promote the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), improving the mechanical properties of soils and, simultaneously, promoting the sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). This work can be divided into two main parts, which are integrated and complement each other: Part A – Development and optimization of the CO2 fixation in alkaline solutions and CaCO3 precipitation process This part studies the best operational conditions for CO2 fixation in alkaline solutions will be addressed. Some parameters that will be analysed in this study to optimize the CO2 fixation. Part B – Monotonic and cyclic behaviour of stabilised soil A laboratory programme to evaluate the efficiency of a soil stabilised with CO2 sequestration in terms of mechanical performance comprises the study of the effect of several factors that potentially influence its behaviour when submitted to monotonic and cyclic loading V - Initial grant duration: 6 months V.I - Renewal Possibility: Possibily renewable VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grant VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by bank transfer at the end of each month): 1359,64 € VI.II - Other financial components of the grant: N.A. VI.III - In addition to the above amounts, voluntary social security (SSV) is included when the grant has a duration of six months or more, corresponding to the first level, if the candidate opts for it, as well as mandatory personal accident insurance. VI.IV - Funding: The grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by Foundation for Science and Technology through national funds and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Programa Temático Inovação e Transição Digital (COMPETE 2030), Portugal 2030 and the European Union | Operation No. 1528 Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).