A research position for one Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre (1 BI Mestre) is opened at IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações in the scope of the project FORTO 2.0 ? AAL/0006/2020, funded by the applicable financial framework (Active and Assisted Living (AAL)). The work is in the area of Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Acquisition.

Scientific Area:
Information and Data Sciences

Group:
Pattern and Image Analysis ? Lx

Admission Requirements:
Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD program or enrolled in non-academic degree courses in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent; Strong knowledge in biomedical instrumentation, embedded systems programming, electronic systems design, and real-time data acquisition;

Good programming skills preferably in C/C++ and Python;

Experience in the development of ?bare metal? firmware, in particular taking into account high performance applications;

Experience with wireless communication protocols (Bluetooth, BLE, and WiFi);

Previous developments in the field (preferable);

Ability to integrate multi-disciplinary teams;

Good English writing skills;

Self-motivation for scientific research.


Work Objectives:
The general objective of this research is to work in the area of biomedical instrumentation and systems development, real-time data acquisition, and edge processing, namely: Design and implementation of an embedded system for real-time biomedical signal acquisition; Implementation of communication protocols with external devices (e.g. using SPI and I2C); Development of supporting programming APIs; 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:
Instituto de Telecomunicações ? Lisboa.

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

Monthly salary:
1104,64? 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 (20%)
  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
  
• C4 (20%)
  Interview

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 20% + C2 x 50% + C3 x 10% + C4 x 20%

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. Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa (President of the jury)


• Prof. Ana Luisa Nobre Fred, Instituto Superior Técnico


• Prof. Paulo Luis Serras Lobato Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico


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

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

Required Documents:
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).

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:
19-08-2021 to 01-09-2021

Assistance:
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Published on:
18-08-2021