Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Job/Fellowship Reference: BI Mestre: MASTER_INT
The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment of the School of Agriculture of the University of Lisbon is accepting applications by Master of Science Holders to a scholarship in the framework of the projects of the Forest Research Centre Forest Ecosystem Management under Global Change (ForChange) Group, in the following conditions:
Academic qualifications and profile required: Master of Science in Forest Science, Mathematics, Economics, Management, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research; fluency in English; evidence of experience of participation in research projects. Preference factors: evidence of ability and initiative to develop research, management science models and methods and computer programs and to write scientific publications.
Work plan: The work programme will encompass the following items: a) research and programming of forest management planning models and decision support systems, namely of the SADfLOR toolbox, b) project management support and e) drafting of technical and scientific publications. The focus on each item of work plan will be tailored according to the skills of the winning candidate.
Supervision: Prof. José G. Borges
Legislation and regulations: The grant contract shall be submitted to the legislation concerning the Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law n 40/2004, dated 18 August, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of 27 August and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of 29 October and by Law No. 12/2013, of January 29, and Decree-Law No. 89/2013 of July 9 (Check ‘Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação’), and the Rules for Research Scholarships of the University of Lisbon, published as n.º 6984/2014, of 28 of May, Diário da República, 2.ª série – n.º 102.
Location: The work is to be conducted at the Forest Research Centre of the School of Agriculture of the University of Lisbon.
Duration: The Grant if for a period of 6 months, starting January 2015 and it is renewable.
Monthly Grant value: 980€ plus voluntary social security insurance, paid by bank transfer.
Selection method: The ranking of candidates will be based on the evaluation of their curriculum vitae, their motivation letter and two letters of recommendation. It may include an individual interview in the final stage of the selection process.
Selection Committee: President: Professor José Guilherme Borges, 1st Vogal: Doctor Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo, 2nd Vogal: Doctor Susete Marques, 1st Suplente: Professor Margarida Tomé, 2nd Suplente Professor Pedro Ochoa de Carvalho.
Notification of results: Candidates will be notified by email.
Application period and submission: applications should be sent in the period from November 27th to December 11th, 2014. The application materials should include a curriculum vitae, a copy of the degree certificate, a motivation letter with reference “Master_INT” and two letters of recommendation.
The applications should be submitted by email to the Forest Research Centre ForChange secretariat at: forchange@isa.utl.pt.
(disponível em http://www.eracareers.pt a 26-11-14)
Produtos Sugeridos
Silvicultura: a gestão dos ecossistemas florestais
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