Reference: Public notice MATEAS02/2025

NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS

A tender is hereby opened for the award of four StartingResearch Grants (SRG)in the scope of the thematic line MATEAS of the Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), ref. UIDP/04106/2025 and UIDB/04106/2025, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Mathematics and related areas

2. Funding Source Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P./MCTES, through national funds (PIDDAC)

3. Admission Requirements:

Students enrolled in higher professional technician course, undergraduate’s, integrated master’s or master’s degree to obtain initial scientific training integrated in research projects.

Preferential conditions are the classifications obtained in Mathematics courses.

(View Courses at: Courses - University of Aveiro (ua.pt) and Training at UA - Universidade de Aveiro)

The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in a higher professional technician course, undergraduate degree, integrated master's degree or master's or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 and 2 of article 5 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology. (The SRG(s) cannot be awarded to those who have already benefited from research grants directly or indirectly funded by FCT, awarded under the terms of the Research Fellow Statute and of no. 5 of article 5 of the aforementioned Regulation.

5.Work plan: Development of innovative digital content with the support of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools, intended for SIACUA thematic modules. The objective is to promote the creation and completion of new modules, significantly expanding the number of curricular units (UC) available on the platform.

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at CIDMA/Department of Mathematics of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific guidance of Prof. Dr. Paula Carvalho and Prof. Dr. Luís Descalço.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The grants duration will be three months, starting in October of 2025, and may be renewed until the end of the funding period, but may in no case last more than one year, according to the terms of nos. 3 and 4 of article 5 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €651,12, according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan.

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment and interview, in the Department of Mathematics in date agreed with the candidates, with the respective value of 30% for the interview and 70% for the curriculum assessment.

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Paula Carvalho (president), Luís Descalço (first member), Ana Paião (second member), Rute Lemos (first substitute) e António Neves (second substitute).

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from July 14, 2025 to August 31, 2025 and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications with marks obtained in each course, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to paula.carvalho@ua.pt and luisd@ua.pt.

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list by final mark obtained posted on the University's website, within 90 working days after the final date of submission of the application, and the successful candidate will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 15 working days, or appeal to the maximum executive body of the funding entity within 30 working days after notification of the final decision, in accordance with the provisions of article 12 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until Decembre 31, 2025 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt).