2 (two) Research Fellowships under Special Regime (BI-RE) for MSc Students

2 Research Fellowship(s) under Special Regime (BI-RE) is (are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, for the Project “ KATY: Knowledge At the Tip of Your fingers: Clinical Knowledge for Humanity”, Ref. H2020-SC1-FA-DTS-101017453, financed by European Union through Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement nº 101017453, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Computer Science, Data Science and related areas
    
2. Admission requirements: BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Biology or related areas.
    
3. Additional optional skills and qualifications: 
   a) Proven experience in data science, artificial intelligence, and knowledge graphs – information provided in the CV;
   b) Knowledge of programming languages, including Python – information provided in the CV; 
   c) Experience in data processing and analysis – information provided in the CV.
    
4. Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas. Enrollment in  MSc in Data Science or MSc in Informatics.
    
5. Work plan: The work plan to be executed include the following tasks: 
   1) Development of algorithms and methods of Explainable AI in the project’s context;
   2) Evaluation of the methods in relevant data sets.
   The work plan is aligned with work packages 5 and 6 of the Project. 
    
6. Legislation framework: Research Fellowship Holder Statute, in accordance with Law 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current version and the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, in its current version  (Reg. 950/2019 published in DR on 16th  December: https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968,  or at the FCT website: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt), and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 12th May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID).
    
7. Place of work: The work will be developed at LASIGE, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa under the scientific supervision of Professor Cátia Pesquita.
    
8. Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 6 months and due to start in November 2024. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for until the end of the project, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation.
    
9. Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to € 1259,64, according to table values of the FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
   The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
   Additionally, a tuition fees support grant (SAP) may be paid to support the costs with the tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Article 21(6) of the FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation. 
    
10. Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by CV (85%), motivation letter (15%).
    Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 70 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
     
11. Selection Committee: President - Cátia Pesquita; 1st Member of the jury - Tiago Guerreiro; 2nd Member of the jury - Sara Silva; 1st Alternate Member of the jury - Sara Madeira; 2nd Alternate Member of the jury - André Falcão.
     
12. Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.
     
13. Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 18/10/2024 to 31/10/2024 .
     
14. Application: Applications should be sent via e-mail to lasige-gestao@listas.di.ciencias.ulisboa.pt, by attaching the following documents: 
    a) Curriculum vitae;
    b) Certificate of completion of previous degree Note 1, 2;
    c) Motivation letter;
    d) Other documents considered relevant.
     
15. Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.
    The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
    Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.
    You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e-mail address: dpo@fciencias-id.pt. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission. 
    For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/.
     
16. Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID (fciencias.id@fciencias-id.pt) within 15 business days after the notification date.

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant (Minuta PT, Minute EN). Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Note 2: Please note that - higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions  need to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.