The duration of the grant is 36 months, subject to annual renewal, starting on October 1, 2008, and can be extended for an additional period of six months. The contract provisions are those set by the funding agency, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (http://www.fct.mctes.pt/pt/apoios/formacao/ambitoprojectos) and by the internal regulations of the host institution, Instituto Superior Técnico.

Candidates will join one of the following research tasks of the supporting project (http://www.civil.ist.utl.pt/HybridTrefftz/): Poroelasto-plastic modelling of saturated soils; Thermomechanic modelling of early age concrete; Cohesive fracture modelling of concrete; Parallel processing.

The research is supervised by Prof. J.A. Teixeira de Freitas.

Candidates must have a Master degree (or equivalent). They will be selected according to their experience and skills in: structural mechanics; finite element modelling; C or C++ programming; parallel processing algorithms. Effective communication skills, in both written and spoken Portuguese or English, are essential.

The value of the grant (Bolsa para Mestre) is that set by the funding agency, under the contract provisions and regulations mentioned above.

The application should be sent to the project leader (freitas@civil.ist.utl.pt) and include a pdf file with the following information: cover letter describing research interests; curriculum vitae; short description of qualifications and experience; names and email-addresses of at least two scientists willing to provide supporting references. Official documentation on the academic qualifications will be requested to the selected candidate.

Period of the competition: May 26 – June 30, 2008.

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Job Description
The Mobile Systems Communications Group (MOTION) within the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is seeking to recruit Ph.D
candidates to conduct top-level research in the general area of wireless communication, specifically addressing one of the following
themes:

• MIMO signal processing techniques for wireless networks using Distributed Antenna Systems and Cooperative Diversity
• Vertical Handover for heterogeneous systems.
• Radio Resource Management for wireless networks using cooperative diversity.
• Architectures and methodologies for system level simulations of wireless networks.

Applicants should have a good honours degree in telecommunications, and must be fluent in at least C/C++, or Matlab programming. Creativity, independence and the ability of critical analytical thinking are essential.Organization
You will join an established research group at the Instituto de Telecomunicações and the opportunity to conduct research at the highest international level. The group has extensive expertise in 3G systems and future emerging technologies. The group has also been　involved in EU Framework Programme 5&6 projects such as MATRICE,　4MORE, ACE, ASILUM, NEXTWAY, UNITE, and ORACLE and has wide　collaboration with industry, including Siemens and Portugal Telecom.

Contact for informal enquiries
Informal email enquiries can be made to Prof. Atilio Gameiro by email: amg[ at ]det.ua.pt or Dr. Jonathan Rodriguez: jonathan[ at ]av.it.pt.
For further information on the Instituto de Telecomunicações and the MOTION group, please visit the following sites: http://www.it.pt/ and http://www.av.it.pt/motion

Application
To apply, please email or post a covering letter attaching a detailed CV, together with the names and addresses of two referees to Sandra Corujo, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Campus Universitário de Santiago, P-3810-193 Aveiro-Portugal.
Phone: +351 234 377900, Fax: +351 234 377901
e-mail: Sandra[ at ]av.it.pt

The positions are fully funded and the offered grant is in accordance with the funding scales imposed by the FCT (Portuguese Research Council).

The closing date: December 3, 2007

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