Public Notice of Competition for Granting - #NOVAID-B543

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Offer Description: Work Plan Conduct a literature review on the use of AR/VR in tasks with Cognitive Load assessment. Create a VR/AR + EEG prototype for studies on Cognitive Load and Interest in XR. Define new AR/VR interaction paradigms. Conduct a user study to evaluate the prototype. Publish results in internationally renowned conferences and journals. Participate in the activities and events of the research group and center. Workplace: The work will be developed at NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics, Computer Science Department – NOVA FCT, under the supervision of Professors Rui Nóbrega and Rui Neves Madeira. Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, eventually renewed within the duration of the project. Application deadline and form of application submission: this call is open from 19/10/2026 to 30/10/2026. The application must include the following documents: CV, motivation letter, copy of academic records/certificates* and proof of enrollment in a Doctoral program (or, if not registered in a doctoral program on the date of application, a declaration on honor by the candidate that he or she meets the requirements to enroll in a doctoral program). Applications should be sent by e-mail to Professor Rui Nóbrega ( [email protected] ) and CC to nova [email protected] with the subject #NOVAID-B543 Documents that are of mandatory submission, for purposes of the studentship contracting: proof of enrollment in a PhD program. * In case of foreign academic degrees, and to guarantee the application of the principle of equal treatment to applicants with national and foreign academic degrees, it is mandatory to submit the recognition of such degrees and the conversion of the respective final grade to the Portuguese grading scale. Applicable legislation and regulations: Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of August 27 (Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow) and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of October 29, by Law No. 12 /2013 of 29 January, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July and Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT; Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. in force ( https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ); Requirements: Research Field Computer science Education Level Master Degree or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Recipients profile/category Mandatory Requirements: - Master's degree in Computer Science - Enrolment in a PhD program in Computer Science. The documents proving this situation must be presented, at the latest, up to the stage of contracting the scholarship, and before that, they may be replaced by a declaration of honor. Preferred Factors: Experience with Unity3D, Meta Quest, EEGs, and devices for signals acquisition of EEG and ECG in XR context. Development for AR, VR, Games, and Serious Games for Industry, Healthcare, and Children with special needs. Experience as researcher in funded projects focused on using AR/VR. Additional Information: Benefits Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to €1359.64 euros. Eligibility criteria Selection criteria: For all candidates who meet the minimum requirements, a classification will be made, on a scale of 0 to 20, taking into account the weighting of the following selection methods: Motivation Letter (20%) Curriculum Vitae (40%) Previous Experience Relevant to the Project Execution (40%) Selection process Composition of the Selection Jury: President: Professor Rui Neves Madeira Effective members: Professor Rui Nóbrega, Professor Pedro Albuquerque Santos Substitute members: Professor David Semedo, Professor Fernando Birra Form of advertising/notification of results: The evaluation results proposed by the juri will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submi

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