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1 - Title

RESEARCH GRANT (BI)

2 - Offer description

As per the terms laid down in Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação do LNEC and the Scientific Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, as it stands, we announce the launching of a call for awarding a part-time (50%) research fellowship (RF) within the scope of the activity “Seismic hazard assessment for the National Annex of Eurocode 8-Part 1”.

3 – Financing source

LNEC own revenue

4 – Scientific area

Structures

5 - Duration

The Grant shall be awarded for a 1-year period

6 – Activity Regime

All the work shall be developed on an exclusive dedication regime, as per the provisions laid down in the Statute of the Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, 18 August, as it stands, and in LNEC Regulation for Fellowships, available on LNEC website.

7 - Work plan and objectives

As part of the revision of the National Annex to Part 1-1 of the 2nd generation Eurocode 8 (EC8-1-1), the seismic hazard assessment for mainland Portugal is currently being updated. The selected fellow is expected to contribute to this study by conducting the following activities:

- Analyze the sensitivity of the seismic hazard model to parameters such as ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) and site effects.

- Investigate differences between the European seismic hazard map and the new national map for Portugal.

- Assess the impact of updated hazard values on damage estimates, structural safety, and economic losses.

- Develop an updated seismic risk map for Portugal.

These tasks may be adjusted in accordance with project priorities, in close collaboration with the host institution.

Seismic hazard and risk calculations will be performed using the OpenQuake platform. The development will be carried out in a collaborative environment, using modern programming tools and languages aligned with the project's needs (e.g., Python and QGIS).

8 - Location

Workplace: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P.

Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700-066 Lisboa

Country: Portugal

Website: https://www.lnec.pt

Email: recrutamento@lnec.pt

The above activities shall be conducted at the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Unit (NESDE) of the Structures Department (DE) of LNEC, without prejudice to the possibility of performing temporary missions in Portugal.

9 - Qualifications

Eligible candidates are students enrolled in an MSc in Civil Engineering or similar fields.

Applicants must be able to work in multidisciplinary teams, be motivated to, and have experience in the research activities mentioned in 7. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in QGIS and OpenQuake platform.

10 – Scientific supervision

The activities will be supervised by the Assistant Researcher Alexandra Maria Rodrigues de Carvalho from DE/NESDE of LNEC.

11 - Monthly allowance

The Grant shall include a monthly allowance in the amount of € 584.00 and a daily food allowance proportional to the working time. The Grant fellow shall also be entitled to a specific social security system and to insurance against personal accidents at work.

12 - Selection methods and criteria

The evaluation of the applications shall be based on the Applicant’s Merits (MC), and the following evaluation criteria shall be scored on a 0 to 20 scale.

Applicant’s merits:

• • Academic Background (PA) – scores of the academic degrees required by this call, namely degree (or equivalent) or MSc – 50%
• • Professional Résumé (CP) – scientific and professional career – 30%
• • Interview with the selection jury (ES) – 20%

Hence:

MC = 0.50 PA + 0.30 CP + 0.2 ES.

The jury is entitled to decide not to award the Grant if the quality of the applicants is deemed below par.

13 - Selection jury

President:

Laura Maria Mello Saraiva Caldeira, President of the Board of Directors, principal researcher.

Members

Eduardo Manuel Cabrita Fortunato, principal researcher;

Maria do Rosário Silva Veiga, principal researcher.

14 - Application documents

1. At the time of the application:

• • Letter of motivation (maximum: one A4 page).

• • Degree certificate, with indication of the partial scores and final classification.

  • Foreign certificates shall be valid only if they are dully endorsed by an issuing entity, or if a recognition/equivalence document is produced stating that the foreign qualifications correspond to the same Portuguese qualifications. The respective scores can only be used if they are officially converted to the Portuguese scoring scale (by DGES – Direção Geral do Ensino Superior or by a public higher education institution), even if the foreign classification corresponds to a 0 to 20 scale.

• • Official document of enrollment in the degree course defined in paragraph 9 of the present notice. Should the candidate be unable to produce such document, without any fault on his/her part, he/she may replace it by a sworn declaration stating that he/she has been enrolled in the said degree course and committing to deliver at the time of signature of the contract.

• • Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• • Other documents (optional), such as letters of reference and supporting documents of internships or complementary courses considered as relevant for the purposes of this Grant

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2. at the time of the awarding of the contract:

• • Official document stating that the applicant is enrolled in the degree course defined in 9.
• • Necessary information for preparing the contract.

15 – Deadline for applications

Between 2 and 13 February 2026

16 - Formalization of applications

The applications shall be formalized by one of the following means:

• Electronic mail addressed to recrutamento@lnec.pt., until 24h00 of the last day of the stipulated time limit
• directly to the Setor de Arquivo e Expediente Geral of LNEC, at Avenida do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisboa.
• registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to LNEC, I.P., Avenida do Brasil, nº101, 1700-066 Lisboa; the date of delivery considered for the purpose of compliance with the stipulated time limit being the date of registration

In the last two cases, the applications shall be delivered in a sealed envelope, bearing the following information on the outside: ““Concurso para atribuição de uma bolsa de iniciação à investigação (BII) a tempo parcial (50%), no âmbito da atividade “Avaliação da perigosidade sísmica para o Anexo Nacional da parte 1-1 do Eurocódigo 8.”

17 - Notification of results

The final score of each evaluation stage shall be advertised in a list sorted by the final score obtained, all applicants being notified by electronic mail. The results shall also be published on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

18 - Deadlines and procedures for preliminary hearing, claims and appeals

Once the provisional ranked list of the evaluation results has been communicated, applicants who have an unfavourable provisional decision may use their right to dispute it during the preliminary hearing phase (if requested), which takes place within 10 working days, according to the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA).

The final decision shall be disclosed after the analysis of applicants’ arguments presented in the preliminary hearing. Final decision can be claimed within 15 working days or, alternatively, appealed to the Board of Directors, within 30 working days, after the communication of the final results, respectively.

19 - Further information

Additional information can be obtained by phone: +351 218 443 754 or +351 218 443 892 or by electronic mail to the address referred to in 17. The applicants living outside of Portugal can also refer to the portal EURAXESS Portugal.

20 - Standard fellowship contract

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

21 - Model of the final report to be prepared by the research fellow and supervisor

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.