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Marie Curie Development Host Fellowships

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Department of Process Modelling and Simulation (DMS), of the Portuguese Institute for Engineering and Industrial Technology (INETI), is making public an invitation for the enrolment of three research fellows.

THE HOST INSTITUTION: The Institute for Engineering and Industrial Technology (INETI) is a public institution devoted to research, development and demonstration and to technical, technological and laboratory assistance. INETI is part of the Portuguese Ministry of Economy.

The Department of Process Modelling and Simulation (DMS), located at INETI's campus, is a multidisciplinary unit, with competencies in fields ranging from modelling, simulation, and software engineering, to production management, and innovation and technology management.

CONDITIONS: 1) The enrolment is undertaken under the IHP European Programme, which governs all applicable condition, including those related to eligibility and financial arrangements. 2) Fellows are subject to selection by the Host and confirmation by the Commission services. 3) Fellows must have a PhD, obtained in a Higher Education Institution, recognised in the European Union. 4) Each eligible Fellow will enter a 12 to 24 months contract with INETI and will be assigned the status of an Invited Researcher. He/she will be granted social security benefits and will be paid Euro 22 800 (indicative net yearly subsistence allowance). 5) The working language is English; Fellows are also required to have communication skills in either English, French, Portuguese or Spanish.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE SOUGHT: A- Supply-chain (SC) network formation, management and productivity, and dominant features and driving factors Preference shall be given to applicants with a background in management or business sciences and experience in conducting fieldwork in enterprises, supported by a command of qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis; experience in issues related to the management of SC networks would be an advantage.

B- Autonomous agents and conflict negotiation frameworks Preference shall be given to applicants with a background in informatics, and expertise in artificial intelligence; a Fellow contribution is expected for the implementation of intentional agents and of negotiation frameworks, tailored to a specific SC environment.

C- Mathematical modelling and optimisation of multi-task batch processes and/or supply-chain networks Preference shall be given to applicants with a process systems engineering background, with knowledge of the State-Task Network superstructure description and experience in the modelling and optimisation of multi-task batch operated manufacturing plants; experience in the use of packages such as CPLEX, XPRESS, GAMS/lDlCOPT would be an advantage; a Fellow contribution is expected for the development of a generalised description for the scheduling of the operation of these plants while integrated in and interacting with a SC.

REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWS: 1. All fellows must be nationals of an EU Member or Associated State, or have resided in the EU for at least five years immediately prior to their selection by the host institution. 2. They must not undertake their fellowship in the country of their nationality or recent centre of activity. 3. At the time of selection the fellow must be 35 years old or less. 4. Researchers must have a doctoral degree.

Some degree of supervision of young research trainees wiIl also be expected from the Fellows.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply, interested research fellows should send an application, quoting the reference A, B, or C (check Areas of Expertise Sought, above). It must include:

1. a short CV (maximum 2 A4 pages) 2. a brief statement of her/his research interests, and how the host institution will benefit from her/his expertise 3. two recent papers, preferably in English (papers should be sent by mail, if they are not availabe electronically) 4. the names and full business addresses of two referees

E-mail applications are accepted and preferred.

Successful applicants will be notified by e-mail, confirmed by letter.

The first research fellow will then be expected to start as soon as possible.

CONTACT: DR. AUGUSTO NOVAIS Director DMS / INETI Est. Pa=E7o do Lumiar, 22 - Edif. K3 1649-038 Lisboa PORTUGAL

e-mail: anovais@dms.ineti.pt fax: + 351.21.716.70.16 tel: + 351.21.716.51.41, ext 2637

http://www.ineti.pt/iti/dms

FURTHER INFORMATION: For detailed information about this Marie Curie Development Host Fellowship, please 1. visit the site http://improving-mcf.sti.jrc.it/project/ 2. type the Contract Number: HPMD-2000-00016 3. press SEARCH

Further details about the eligibility criteria may also be found on http://www.cordis.lu/improving/src/mc_dhf_pd.htm

INETI is an Equal Opportunities employer.