Research Opportunities

Postdoctoral research in software engineering

Work description

• Collaborating with partners to assess real-world needs and objectives and develop actionable plans to drive research and engineering outcomes.
• Extension and valorization of previous research results.
• Mentoring software engineering researchers, including graduate and undergraduate students.
• Communicating intermediate and final research results, including presentations and publication in conferences and journals.
• Building connections with industry and other research groups both within and outside of INESC TEC.

Academic Qualifications

• PhD in Informatics, Informatics Engineering or related areas

Minimum profile required

• A Ph.D. in Software Engineering or in a closely related discipline.
• A proven record of articles published in peer-reviewed software engineering conferences and journals.
• Experience conducting empirical studies in software engineering.
• Solid understanding of software engineering in general, including Software Architecture, Object-Oriented Programming, teamwork, and managing scope and expectations in software projects.
• Research experience on the topic of microservices/cloud-native architectures.

Preference factors

• Research experience in one or more of the topics: Architectural Evolution, Architectural Visualization, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, Developer Experience (DX), Patterns, LLM-supported Software Engineering, and Agile Methods.
• Experience in the health domain, data quality, or data privacy.

Salary Level

In accordance with article 15 of the RJEC and article 2 of Regulatory Decree no. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, the gross monthly base remuneration to be awarded is based on remuneration level 1 of the Investigador Auxiliar category of the Public Scientific Research Career Statute, with INESC TEC applying its own remuneration table for R&D doctoral employees, with a value of €3488.49 for the equivalent category.

Application Period

Since 14 Nov 2024 to 31 Jan 2025

Centre

Human-Centered Computing and Information Science

Scientific Advisor

Filipe Figueiredo Correia

What we offer

• Multicultural and collaborative environment
• A multicultural, international and collaborative environment that makes it easier to exchange ideas, work in networks and create synergies.
• International projects
• The possibility of working in international projects with some of the most important companies in the field.
• Mentoring
• Mentoring with the best researchers in the fields of electrical and industrial engineering, bioengineering, information technology and physics.
• Self Improvement
• The possibility of participating in international conferences, workshops, seminars and vocational training.
• Other Benefits and Perks
• Flexible working time, health insurance, discounts in hotels, transportation, etc.
• Informal Events
• Annual informal events, such as the multicultural party.

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