INESC TEC is now accepting grant applications to award 2 Research Initiation Grant (BII) within the scope of the
ACOUSTNET funded by National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.,
project reference LA/P/0063/2020
1. GRANT DESCRIPTION
Type of grant: Research Initiation Grant (BII)
General scientific area: ENGINEERING
Scientific subarea: Electrical engineering
Area of Work: Telecommunications
Grant duration: 4 months, starting on 2024-03-01, with the possibility of being renewed for a maximum term of one
year.
Scientific advisor: Rui Lopes Campos
Workplace: INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Maintenance stipend: € 541,12, according to the table of monthly maintenance stipend for FCT grants , 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".
The grant holder will benefit from health insurance, supported by INESC TEC.
2. OBJECTIVES:
- enlarge the knowledge on the state of the art in emerging wireless networks;
- identify and select the methodologies and approaches suitable for the development of the work;
- develop the grant holder research and development capabilities through the application of the methodologies
and approaches selected;
- assess the research process and evaluate the obtained results with critical thinking.
3. BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PROGRAMME AND TRAINING:
- survey the state of the art in emerging wireless networks, including their simulation using real data assimilation,
machine learning, and digital twin approaches;
- collaborate in the writing of technical reports on communications protocols, algorithms, and mechanisms
developed;
- develop new modules enabling the simulation and/or experimentation of emerging wireless networks;
- write publications in co-authorship within the scope of the work developed;
- write the final activity report of the grant.
4. REQUIRED PROFILE:
Admission requirements:
Student in Electrical Engineering 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:
- knowledge in IEEE 802.11, acoustic network links and IoT technologies;
- knowledge in discrete event-driven simulation.
Minimum requirements:
- solid knowledge in TCP/IP stack and Linux;
- programming skills in C++ and Python;
- research experience in wireless networks for the maritime environment, including underwater networks
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, 50%), Scientific Publications (PC, 10%),
Experience (EX, 30%) and Motivation Letter (CM, 10%).
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 (90%) and EI (10%).
The Selection Jury is composed of the following members:
President of the Jury: Hélder Martins Fontes
Full member: Rui Lopes Campos
Full member: André Filipe Coelho
Substitute member: Manuel Ricardo
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 2024-01-12 to 2024-01-25
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 FCT Grants Regulation in force.
For more information, please check the Regulations for Grants of INESC TEC and relevant annexes at
www.inesctec.pt/bolsas
