Call for a Researcher - 1 Vacancy (COMMUNITAS)

Call is open for the award of 1 (one) Research Fellowship (BI) at UNINOVA - Institute for the Development of New Technologies within the scope of the COMMUNITAS – 101096508 – Bound to accelerate the roll-out and expansion of Energy Communities and empower consumers as fully- fledged energy market players project, funded by the EU HORIZON Program, for the development of R&D activities to be carried out by doctoral students or by graduates and masters enrolled in courses not leading to an academic degree, under the following conditions:

Area: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Recipient admission requirements /Profile:

1. Be enrolled in a PhD or be a graduate and master enrolled in a non-academic degree course.
2. Not exceed, with the conclusion of the scholarship contract in question, including possible renewals, a cumulative period of 4 (four) years if you are enrolled in a Doctorate and 1 (one) year if you are a master enrolled in a non-academic degree for this type of scholarship.
3. Knowledge in:
   1. Energy flexibility
   2. Optimization algorithms for energy flexibility utilization
   3. Thermal systems modeling using EnergyPlus and Matlab
   4. Additional programming languages: Java, C.
   5. Scientific Research and Writing.
4. Immediate availability.
5. Residence in the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon.
6. Fluent in English, written and spoken (Mandatory).
7. Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Candidates who have obtained the degree abroad must have the degree recognized in Portugal, pursuant to Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of August 16th.