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 4/2022/Tema 1: Materiais/CAPES-PrInt/ProPG

Call #4/2022/Materials/CAPES-PrInt/ProPG

EDITAL DE jovens Talentos

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (YOUNG TALENTS) ANNOUNCEMENT

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS - BRAZIL

tema 1 - materiais estratégicos

Strategic materials

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (YOUNG TALENTS) IN Strategic Materials

1.1 Field of knowledge: Materials for Energy; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Biomaterials and Renewable Materials; Innovative Processes; Modelling and Computational Simulation

1.2 Participating Graduate Program:

• Graduate Program in Biotechnology  – PPGBiotec

• Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering - PPGEQ

• Graduate Program in Chemistry - PPGQ

• Graduate Program in Civil Engineering - PPGECiv

• Graduate Program in Mathematics - PPGM

• Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering – PPGCEM

NUMBER available positions: 4 (four)

2.1 Start of activities in Brazil:

2.2 Institution: Universidade Federal de São Carlos

SUBMISSIONS

3.1 Deadline for submissions: until May 20^th, 2022 – 17:00h (BRT = UTC -3)

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

SUMMARY

4.1 Description

4.1.1 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 1 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

4.2 Objectives

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

4.3 Desirable Skills

4.3.1 The fellowship will be awarded one to up four 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 priority theme Strategic Materials, available at (https://www.propg.ufscar.br/pt-br/ufscar-print/priority-themes/strategic-materials).

4.4 How to Apply

4.4.1 Applications must be submitted between April 8^th – May 20^th, 2022 – 17:00h (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.

4.4.2 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 one of the following months: September/2022, October/2022, November/2022, January/2023, February/2023 or March/2023;

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

Passport

FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION

5.1 Duration: [12 months]*

*The fellowship can be renewed for up to 12 (twelve) months on condition of satisfactory progress and available funding.

Scholarship stipend: R$ 8.000,00/month.

Travel funds: (round trip) for foreign residents only.

Accommodation assistance: single installment of R$ 2.200,00

Health insurance: R$ 400,00 ( single payment)

SELECTION

6.1 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.

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

Result of Selection: June 06^th, 2022.

April 1, 2022.

Dean of Graduate Studies

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Documento assinado eletronicamente por Luiz Eduardo Moschini, Pró-Reitor(a) Adjunto(a), em 01/04/2022, às 23:01, 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 Guilherme Aris Parsekian, Docente, em 01/04/2022, às 23:07, 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 0642746 e o código CRC 1686DA1E.

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