SAFEFIRE-RC| | PH.D. DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, FIRE SAFETY, OR RELATED FIELDS

Offer Description Notice of opening of international selection procedure for the recruitment of one doctorate research associate - Ref.
N.º SAFEFIRE-RC|.
ADAI - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics) decided to open an international selection competition for a PhD Researcher, within the scope of “SafeFire- Sistema de monitorização humana e ambiental integrado nas fardas do bombeiro para maior segurança ocupacional” reference no.
PCIF/SSO/, with the financial support of the Portuguese foundation of Science and Technology.
Under fixed term contract according with the Project and the applicable legislation, the PhD researcher will perform the following tasks, in order to improve the firefighters' personal protective equipment and equip them with sensors that can contribute to monitoring their health and safety status.
- Making contacts with relevant operational and corporate entities in the field of forest fires, safety and health.
- Preparation and execution of laboratory and field tests involving fire propagation and heat and smoke emission - Data collection and analysis, report writing and participation in internal and external meetings - Preparation of materials for dissemination of results and their presentation in national and international forums.
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Applicable Legislation Decree-Law no.
, of August 29, (amended by Law n.
of 19 July), as well as the Regulatory-Decree n.
11-A/, from 29 December approving a regime for contracting doctorates, aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge (RJEC); and, Labor Code, approved by Law no.
, of February 12, in its current version.
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In accordance with article 13 of the RJEC, the selection committee of the competition is composed as follows.
1) President - Prof.
Domingos Xavier Viegas, Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra.
2) Doutor Miguel Abrantes Almeida, Senior Researcher at ADAI.
3) Doutor Carlos Xavier Viegas, Assistant Invited Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra.
4.
The location of employment is the Laboratory of Industrial Aerodynamics or the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pólo II of Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, or in other places required for the execution of the work plan.
5.
The monthly remuneration to be attributed corresponds to level 33 of the unique remuneration table, approved by Administrative Rule no.
-C/, of December 31, and is of the value of Euros.
Benefits include a daily lunch subsidy of 5,20 Euros.
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The selection process is open to national, foreign and stateless candidates who hold a Ph.
.
degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Safety, or related fields and holders of a scientific and professional curriculum that shows a profile appropriate to the activity to be developed.
Candidates who show experience in performing the tasks listed above, documented by the submission of publications and reports on the research topic, as well as their availability to join the project on a short-term basis, will be given preference.
Oral and written expression skills in Portuguese and English are highly valued.
Candidates with qualifications obtained abroad shall make proof that their Ph.
.
was recognized by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution pursuant to Decree-Law no.
, of June 21 st, or otherwise registered under Decree-Law no.
, of October 12 th.
This document (either recognition or registration) is mandatory for the application.
7.
In accordance with article 5 of the RJEC, the selection is made through the evaluation of the scientific, technological, and curricular background of the candidates.
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The evaluation of the scientific, technological, and curricular background will give priority to the relevance, quality and timeliness of the candidate’s activities during the past five years.
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The period of five years referred to in the preceding paragraph may be extended by the selection committee, at the request of the candidate, when justified on the grounds of suspension of scientific activity for socially protected reasons, namely on the grounds of parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other legally protected reasons for unavailability to work.
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The evaluation of the scientific, technological, and curricular background of the candidates will focus on the relevance, quality, timeliness and suitability of their background to the functions to be performed, according to the following curricular criteria.
C1.
Quality of the CV (scale ); C2.
Suitability of the candidate’s profile to the project tasks (scale ).
The final score of the curricular criteria (CCS) will be obtained by the expression.
CCS = 0,7 X C1 + 0,3 X C2.
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In case of a tie, an interview will be held with the selection panel, which may take place via skype or videoconference.
In this case, the interview score (IS) will be expressed on a scale of .
The final score (FS) of the candidates selected for the interview will be determined according to the expression.
FS = 0,9 X CCS + 0,1 X IS.
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Minutes of the selection committee meeting including a report of the evaluation is available to the candidates whenever requested.
14.
After completion of the evaluation process, the selection committee will draw up a list of the eligible candidates in order of their classification.
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If the selected candidate is not willing to occupy the position, the selection committee can decide to invite the next eligible candidate in the ordered list.
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The final evaluation of the selection committee will be approved by the ADAI Board of Directors, which also makes the decision on the hiring.
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Application Procedure.
a) Application to the position is formalized by sending the following information addressed to the Selection Committee reference of number of this position (given at the top of this document), full name, number and date of the Citizen’s card or civil ID, tax identification number, date and place of birth, residence and contact address, including e-mail address and telephone contact.
b) The application shall be accompanied by documents proving the conditions described in points 6 and 10 for admission to this selection process, in particular.
· Copy of certificate or diploma; · Detailed curriculum vitae; · Motivation letter; · List of publications, including DOI link and Journal (JCR) impact factor (when applicable).
· For applicants with a foreign degree – Recognition by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution pursuant to Decree-Law no.
, of June 21 st c) The candidates should send their applications and supporting documents, in digital (PDF) format, to the email address .
d) The deadline for application is the 13 th July .
Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not give adequate proof of the requirements of this selection process are excluded from admission to the competition.
The selection committee has the power to require any candidate, in case of doubt, to present documents proving his statements.
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Candidates who do not obtain a final mark equal to or greater than 70 points will not be allowed to fill the post in tender for lack of absolute merit.
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False statements by candidates shall be punished in accordance with the law.
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Admitted and excluded candidates will be notified of their inclusion or exclusion by email.
The final classification of eligible candidates will be sent to each candidate by email with notification of receipt of delivery.
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Prior hearing and deadline for the Final Decision.
After being notified, the candidates have 10 working days to comment the decision.
Within a maximum of 10 days from the deadline for prior hearing, the final decisions of the selection committee will be given.
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The present selection process is exclusively intended to fill the vacancy indicated and it is terminated when the final list of candidates is approved, and the advertised position is filled.
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Non-discrimination and equal opportunity policy.
ADAI actively promote a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity.
25.
Under DL No.
, of February 3, a disabled candidate is given preference in the case of equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference.
Candidates must declare their respective degree of incapacity, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the aforementioned diploma, on the application form.
Requirements Research Field Engineering Education Level PhD or equivalent Additional Information Work Location(s) Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial Country Portugal City Coimbra Street Rua Pedro Hispano, nº12