A research position for one Research Grant (?Bolsa de Investigação?) is open at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of project TeamBIT, with Nr/Ref. D-0002-LX-19. This project is funded by own funds. The work is in the area of Biomedical Systems and Image Processing.

Scientific Area:
Information and Data Sciences

Group:
Pattern and Image Analysis ? Lx

Admission Requirements:
Candidates must be enrolled in a master?s or integrated master?s program in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent. Strong knowledge in signal acquisition and instrumentation in bioengineering, embedded systems programming, remote data synchronisation protocols, video segmentation and image processing methodologies; Good programming skills preferably in Matlab and Python; Experience in the development of video acquisition tools, in particular taking into account end-user privacy; Previous developments in the field (preferable); Ability to integrate multi-disciplinary teams; Good English writing skills; Self-motivation for scientific research.

Required Documents for Admission:

Cover letter explaining the interest in the position;

Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts;

Proof of registration and enrolment in a study cycle in the preferred areas

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If the selected candidate has a degree obtained outside Portugal, his degree must be certified in Portugal (for more information see the Direcção-Geral do Ensino Superior - DGES website at http://www.dges.mctes.pt)

Work Objectives:
The general objective of this research is to work in the area of video acquisition, video segmentation, and image processing for epileptic seizure analysis in ambulatory settings, namely: Design and implementation of an embedded system for long-term video acquisition; Implementation of remote synchronisation and privacy preservation; Development of supporting algoritmos for image segmentation, processing and classification both in real time and offline; Laboratory and real-world benchmarking of the developed hardware and software; Systematic analysis and reporting of the main findings.

Applicable legislation:
A fellowship will be celebrated according to the regulations defined by FCT, ?Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações? fellowships? and ?Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação?, according to Law no. 123/2019, dated August 28 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow), in its actual redaction, and also by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia. For direct access to the FCT RBI go to the following link https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt (Reg. 950/2019, published in the DR of 16 December).

Place of work:
The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações at Lisbon

Duration:
6 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: 1st of September of 2021 or soon thereafter.

Monthly salary:
835,98? according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores ). The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection criteria:

• C1 (40%)
  Curriculum vitae/Academic evaluation
  
• C2 (50%)
  Suitability of the candidates? profile to the project based on the relevant work experience in the tasks described in the work plan
  
• C3 (10%)
  Fluency in oral and written English
  

Each criteria, and the final classification F will be evaluated in a scale (0-20). The candidates will be ordered according to:

F = C1 x 40% + C2 x 50% + C3 x 10%

In case of a tie, the tied candidates will be ordered according to C1, then C2...

The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.

Jury:

• Prof. Paulo Luis Serras Lobato Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico (President of the jury)


• Prof. Paulo Sergio de Brito Andre, Instituto Superior Técnico


• Prof. Mario Alexandre Teles de Figueiredo, Instituto Superior Técnico


• Prof. André Filipe Torres Martins, UNBABEL (Substitute)

Communication of the results:
Results will be published at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, in Lisbon. The selected candidate will be notified by email.

Required Documents:
Motivation letter explaining the interest in the position, Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, degree certificate, and proof of enrollment in a higher education course. Apply online clicking on the ?Apply Now? button in this form.
After the notification of the results, candidates have 10 working days if they wish to contest the decision.
E-mail submissions will not be considered. (The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform)
All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal. No actions outside this platform are valid.

Application Period:
16-07-2021 to 29-07-2021

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Published on:
15-07-2021