研究资助公告 FEUP_SEACARE_MSC1_BOLS-FEUP-26-78

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of project SEACARE – Sustainable and Nature Inclusive Cable and Subsea Infrastructures Protection Systems for Climate Resilient Offshore Marine Energy , with number 15179 and operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos) NORTE2030-FEDER-, financed by the European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Program, of Portugal 2030, and with financial support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the following conditions: Scientific Area: Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Admission requirements: Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant: Requirement 1: - Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

or - Holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

and Requirement 2: • Hold a master’s degree in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment or related field.

If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

- 3D experimental tests, with mobile seabed, and performance demonstrations in the FEUP wave basin;

- Supporting optimisation activities, using CFD models, for nature-inclusive scour protection systems for power transmission cables and associated substructures.

- Guidelines for scour assessment and design of scour proof protections for power cables and related subsea infrastructure.

In addition, the research fellow will also assist senior researchers with coordination and dissemination activities.

A detailed description of these activities is set out in the approved proposal.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº.

40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Civil Engineering and Georesources of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of .

Grant duration: Initial duration of 12 months, with the predicted starting date in November 2026, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 12 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

in the Country.

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The curriculum of the candidates (60%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and the following factors will be weighted: • Academic training (Master's degree in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment – 5 points;

• Experience in conducting experimental studies, in wave basins or wave flumes with mobile beds, with nature-inclusive systems for protection against scour (up to 7 points);

• Relevant professional experience in the Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment domain (up to 2 points);

• Participation as a speaker at conferences and congresses in fields related to the project (up to 1 points).

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated in a 1-20 points scale.

Candidates with less than 13 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview.

In the interview (weight of 40%), topics related with the work plan, experience, fluency in English and the candidate’s CV will be discussed with the invited candidates.

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 15 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications: The call is open from 06/11/2026 to 19/11/2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by www.apply.up.pt, clearly stating the reference FEUP- SEACARE_MSC1_BOLS-FEUP-26-78 until to 19/11/2026 and including the following pdf documents: • Motivation letter briefly outlining the candidate’s experience in conducting experimental studies with mobile seabeds in a wave tank or wave flume, and the results and achievements obtained in the Master’s thesis;

• Copy of certificates evidencing the academic degree (referring the Master’s degree classification);

• M.Sc.

• Declaration on honor that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

(model below, for student enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units) and;

• other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

In order to assure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Declaration on honour I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of no. 5 of article 6º of the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.

Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.