Reference: BI 40.PL731.2025.IDMEC

The Institute of Mechanical Engineering – IDMEC is opening a call for

Research Studentships (for MSc students)

Applications are open for one Research Studentship for MSc students, within the framework of STAMP-IT Project, 18405 - COMPETE2030-FEDER-0147390, financed by Portugal 2030, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Manufacturing and Industrial Management 

Admission Requirements:

1. be enrolled in a MSc of Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Production, or declaration of honor in which the applicant undertakes to be enrolled until the grant's contract is done;
2. not exceed, with the signing of the present scholarship contract, including renewals, an accumulated period of two years under this type of scholarship, whether consecutive or intermittent,
3. 1) have skills in operating machine tools and universal testing machines; 2) have experience using industrial metrology equipment; 3) have experience performing mechanical characterization tests and destructive testing;4) have experience using data acquisition systems; 5) have experience with manufacturing processes and joining by forming processes; 6) have experience using numerical simulation software for metal forming processes; and 7) have experience with additive manufacturing processes and equipment for metals and polymers.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries shall be registered by a Portuguese institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August, 16th, and the Ordinance nr. 33/2019, of January, 25th. It is mandatory to present the certificate to sign the contract. More information is available on: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento 

Workplan and the objectives to achieve: The work to be carried out in the field of minimalist window frames, consists of the following tasks and objectives:

Task 1 – Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing for the Production of Warm Stamping Tools.

Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; IDMEC Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://www.idmec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/

Workplace: The work will  developed at IDMEC - Institute of Mechanical Engineering, being both the Host and Contracting Entity, and under the scientific supervision of Prof. Carlos Manuel Alves da Silva and Prof. João Pedro da Fonseca Matos Pragana

Duration: The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 3 months and may be renewed. It’s expected to begin in January 2026.

Monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 1.040,98, being the payment method by Wire Transfer.

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: A) Adequacy and merit of the Curriculum vitae with respect to the thematic area of the application (95%); B) Motivation for the proposed work (5%). If necessary, the Jury may conduct interviews with the candidates (in-person interview) with a weighting of 45%. In such case, A) will have a weighting of 50% and B) 5%.

Composition of the selection Jury: 

President: Prof. Carlos Manuel Alves da Silva

Member: Prof.ª Maria Beatriz Cipriano de Jesus Silva

Member: Prof. João Pedro da Fonseca Matos Pragana

Member (substitute): Prof. Ivo Manuel Ferreira de Bragança

Selection minutes: Brief minutes of the jury meetings will be drawn up, indicating the names and affiliation of the jury members, the names of the excluded and admitted candidates, the criteria and respective assessment by candidate, ranking of candidates, and all decisions must have clear and sufficient grounds. The minutes must be accompanied by declarations of conflict of interest (CDI) of all members of the jury.

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will communicated to all applicants by email.

After be notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal rebuttal, by email.

Application deadline and formalization: The call is open in the period between December 10 and December 23 until 18:00, 2025.

Research Studentships

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: Curriculum Vitae; academic degree certificate; proof of enrollment at an academic degree course; motivation letter; declaration on honor that the applicant does not exceed with this contract an accumulated period of two years in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions.

Applications must be submitted to the email: [email protected]

The contract draft and final report draft are available on https://www.idmec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/about/job-openings/