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Instituto de Telecomunicações

Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação” ) – BI/007/2024

Coimbra

November 4, 2024

A research position for one Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação”) is open at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of the Project LA/P/0109/2020LA/P/0109/2020. This project is funded by FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

Scientific Area:
Optics and Photonics

Group:
Optical Communication Systems and Networking – Co

Admission Requirements:
Research grants are intended:

for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).

for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.

Candidates must be enrolled in Ph D studies in the areas of telecommunications engineering, or equivalent, or be enrolled in a course at the University of Coimbra that do not confer academic degree, with knowledge on the area of optical communication systems, great motivation and ability for teamwork.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Degrees obtained abroad are recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25. More information at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Work Objectives:
The objective of this project is the optimization of a prototype of a high-resolution FMCW Li DAR system using a directly modulated semiconductor laser. To this end it will be developed, implemented and tested pre-distortion techniques to compensate chirp nonlinearity.
Therefore, the main objectives of this scholarship are: (i) establishment of an experimental software defined experimental testbed. (ii) assessment of the laser chirp nonlinearity. (iii) implementation of pre-distortion algorithms for chirp nonlinearity compensation (iv) experimental validation and optimization of the developed pre-distortion methods.

Applicable legislation:
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 Coimbra, under the supervision of Prof. Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros.

Duration:
6 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: 15st of December 2024 or soon thereafter.

Monthly salary:
1.259,64 € (net), 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 (25%)
The candidate will be selected based on their CV
C2 (35%)
Demonstrated experience in tasks related to the work plan of this project
C3 (30%)
Interview
C4 (10%)
Oral and written fluency in 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 25% + C2 x 35% + C3 x 30% + C4 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. Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros, Universidade de Coimbra (President of the jury)
Prof. Henrique Leonel Gomes, Universidade de Coimbra
Prof. Youssef Elamine, Universidade de Coimbra
Prof. Marco Alexandre Cravo Gomes, Universidade de Coimbra (Substitute)

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

Required Documents:
Cover letter explaining the interest in the position and relevant background, detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, Copy of the relevant certificates (Copy of the Degree Required Documents: Cover letter explaining the interest in the position and relevant background, detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, Copy of the relevant certificates (Copy of the Degree Certificate(s), if applicable); and proof of enrollment (or proof of acceptance) in a higher education course or declaration of honour confirming that complies with the conditions to enroll in the required/preferable higher education course.
NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a higher education course must be made until the contract is signed.
Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form
https://www.it.pt/Positions/Other Research Position/8100

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.

All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal. No actions outside this platform are valid.

Application Period:
05-11-2024 to 18-11-2024

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Published on:
04-11-2024

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