Organisation/Company: FEUP Department of Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering > Computer Engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Undergraduate Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Funding: European Union / Next Generation EU
Research Infrastructure Staff Position: No
Offer Description
1 Research Initiation Grant (M/F)
Call for applications for 1 Research Initiation Grant within the project "Center for Responsible AI" nr. C645008882-00000055, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan and European Funds NextGeneration EU, under the Incentive System “Agendas for Business Innovation”.
Scientific Area: Machine Learning
Admission Requirements:
* Enrollment in a higher technical professional course, bachelor's, integrated master's, or master's degree in Informatics Engineering/Computer Science or related areas, proven at signing.
* The scholarship is limited to a total period of one year, including renewals.
* Cannot have previously benefited from FCT-funded research grants under Research Grant Holder Status.
Activity Outline:
The scholar will work on WP6 - Privacy-Preserving AI Systems, focusing on:
* Development and evaluation of meta-learning or semi-synthetic data generation techniques (e.g., GANs).
* Conceptualization, empirical evaluation, and dissemination of results.
Legislation: Relevant laws and regulations as specified, including the Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow and FCT regulations.
Workplace: Department of Informatics Engineering, FEUP, and Fraunhofer AICOS, under supervision of Dr. Vítor Manuel Araújo Cerqueira and Prof. Carlos Manuel Milheiro de Oliveira Pinto Soares.
Grant Duration: Initially 3 months, starting May 2025, renewable but not exceeding project end. Minimum duration of 1 month.
Payment via bank transfer.
Selection Procedure:
Curriculum evaluation (50%), considering:
1. Enrollment area and year (max 5 points)
2. Academic classification (max 5 points)
3. Laboratory and computational learning experience (max 8 points)
4. English language proficiency (max 5 points)
Candidates scoring below 14 in curriculum are not eligible for interview. The interview covers job topics and CV.
Selection Jury: Includes Professor Zafeiris Kokkinogenis.
Final Decision: Communicated via email.
Application Submission: From 30/04/2025 to 14/05/2025, by email to vcerqueira@fe.up.pt and recursoshumanos@fe.up.pt, with subject FEUP—BII-NextGenAIL57, including motivation letter, academic certificates, CV, declaration of honor, and other relevant documents.
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