FUNDAÇÃO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO CARLOS

PROGRAMA INSTITUCIONAL DE INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO - CAPES-PRINT - CAPES-PrInt/ProPG
Rod. Washington Luís km 235 - SP-310, s/n - Bairro Monjolinho, São Carlos/SP, CEP 13565-905
Telefone: (16) 3351-8111 - http://www.ufscar.br

Edital nº 5/2023/Tema 2: I4SC/CAPES-PrInt/ProPG

Call #5/2023/Tema 2: I4SC/CAPES-PrInt/ProPG

EDITAL DE JOVENS TALENTOS

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (YOUNG TALENTS) ANNOUNCEMENT

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS - BRAZIL

TEMA 2: REVOLUÇÃO NAS INDÚSTRIAS E CIDADES: INDÚSTRIA 4.0 E CIDADES INTELIGENTES

INDUSTRY AND CITIES REVOLUTION: INDUSTRY 4.0 AND SMART CITIES

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (YOUNG TALENTS) IN INDUSTRY AND CITIES REVOLUTION: INDUSTRY 4.0 AND SMART CITIES

Field of knowledge: Technological Development and Management within Industry 4.0 Domain; Management and Innovation towards Industry 4.0; Works Dynamics and Society; Sustainability, Institutions and Social Conflict; City and Rural Environments in the Modern Era; Management, Planning and Technology in Urban Systems. 

Participating Graduate Program:

• Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering

• Graduate Program in Computer Science

• Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering

• Graduate Program in Mathematics

• Graduate Program in Production Engineering

• Graduate Program in Program in Sociology

• Graduate Program in Civil Engineering

• Graduate Program in Urban Engineering

NUMBER available positions: 1 (one)

Start of activities in Brazil:

* Fellowships cannot exceed the deadline of October

2024. If there is a change in the term for any reason, 

the fellowship holder needs to be aware that

may be awarded with less monthly fees.

Institution: Federal University of Sao Carlos/Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

SUBMISSIONS

Deadline for submissions: until August 8, 2023 – 17:00 (BRT = UTC -3)

Submission must be done at the link: http://portalerpos.com.br/propg-ufscar/index.php/cautenticacao/formLogin

SUMMARY

Description

Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position (Young Talents), granted by the CAPES PrInt Program (http://www.propg.ufscar.br/pt-br/ufscar-print/) (Program for Institutional Internationalization of the Higher Education Institutions and Research Institutions in Brazil). For young researchers of  talent, Brazilians residing abroad (as doctoral full or doctoral sandwich for at least twelve months) or foreigners with relevant international academic and scientific experience. Applicants must hold a PhD degree for at least one year and they must be fluent in English. Candidates must have experience abroad in one or more of the following strategic countries: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; India; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; Russia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom   (UK); United States (USA); Uruguay

Objectives

 To  attract and stimulate the establishment in Brazil of young talent researchers, residing abroad, Brazilian or foreign,  with outstanding scientific or technological production.

Desirable Skills

The fellowship will be awarded one outstanding postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated the ability to conduct independent and high-quality scientific research. The selected applicants are expected to lead one or more research projects and participate in teaching activities that can foster internationalization. The proposal should be aligned with the goals of the Theme 2: Industry and Cities Revolution: Industry 4.0 and Smart Cities​, available at https://www.propg.ufscar.br/pt-br/ufscar-print/priority-themes/.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted between June 6 – August 8, 2023 – 17:00 (UTC -3). Applications will be made exclusively at the link http://portalerpos.com.br/propg-ufscar/index.php/cautenticacao/formLogin, with the documentation included. Only documents written in English will be accepted.

The following documents must be included in the online application form:

Motivation letter, that should also mention the period in which the applicant wishes to start his/her activities (must indicate January/2024).

Two reference letters.

Curriculum vitae with published articles that can show the candidate abilities to lead the project.

Ph.D. degree certificate/ diploma or an equivalent document from the graduate program that includes the date of the Doctoral Dissertation defense.

Proof of residential or professional address abroad.

ORCID with links to publications.

Research Proposal (in English language), with no more than 15 pages.

Partnership declaration issued by host researcher(s) from UFSCar from one of the participating Graduate Program of this call.

Passport and CPF (for brazilian citizens)

FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION:

Duration: 10 (ten) months

Fellowship stipend: R$ 8.000,00 per month.

Travel funds: (round trip, amount depends on the Region indicated in the table below) for foreign residents only.

Accommodation assistance: single installment of R$ 2.200,00 for foreign residents only.

Health insurance: R$ 400,00 ( single payment) for foreign residents only.

Fellowships cannot exceed the deadline of October 2024. If there is a change in the term for any reason, the fellowship holder needs to be aware that he may be awarded with less monthly fees

SELECTION

The selection will consider the candidate recognized competence as a researcher in his/her area of expertise, the candidate curriculum, the research proposal, the motivation letter and the reference letters.

The selection process can include a personal interview in English that may be done through a long-distance video conference.

Candidates not classified will remain in a waitlist and may be awarded in case of fellowship availability

The waitlist deadline will be to January 31, 2024;

Candidates on the waitlist will be consulted for interest and/or for update documents, in cases of need to term changes;

The waitlist will be a separate document from the Final Result;

If there is availability of fellowships exceed the number of candidates on the waitlist, a supplementary call will be published.

Result of Selection: August 18, 2023

May 26^th, 2023.

Dean of Graduate Studies

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Documento assinado eletronicamente por Piter Gargarella, Coordenador(a) de Tema, em 26/05/2023, às 17:22, conforme horário oficial de Brasília, com fundamento no art. 6º, § 1º, do Decreto nº 8.539, de 8 de outubro de 2015.

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Documento assinado eletronicamente por Rodrigo Constante Martins, Pró-Reitor(a), em 26/05/2023, às 18:06, conforme horário oficial de Brasília, com fundamento no art. 6º, § 1º, do Decreto nº 8.539, de 8 de outubro de 2015.

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A autenticidade deste documento pode ser conferida no site https://sei.ufscar.br/autenticacao, informando o código verificador 1062564 e o código CRC 8936BAF4.

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