December, 7th 2016
The present call for applications refers to 5 research positions for MSc holders to perform R&D within the project RD0652 - DM4Manufacturing, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016418, with the financial support of the FCT/MEC through national funds and, when applicable, co-financed by FEDER within the scope of the PT2020 partnership agreement under the following conditions:
Scientific Area: Engineering Science and Technologies, Operation research, Operation Management
Deadline: The call will be open from 23/12/2016 to 05/01/2016.
Eligibility:
Academica Qualifications:
- Master Degree in Engineering, MSC Degree, Computer Science,Computer Science, or similar.
- Excellent candidates with other backgrounds will be also considered.
Minimum Profile Required:
- Experience and knowledge of operational research techniques and optimization algorithms.
- Sound knowledge of computer programming.
- Previous research publications in this or similar domains.
- High knowledge of English, sound and wrtitten.
Preferential criteria:
- Previous experience in one of the following specific areas: Engineering and management problems.
- Programming skills.
- Good knowledge of english.
Work plan: .
The DM4Robotics project proposes a multidisciplinary approach to perform the co-development on advanced robotics and advanced Decision making techniques to prepare the next generation of manufacturing. Manufacturing competitiveness depends largely on its productivity, flexibility and agility to react to market demands. Advances in manufacturing technologies with high flexibility, such as robotics, will play an important role in future manufacturing industries, but its impact in the overall decision making strategies is still an open question.
The main objective of the DM4Manufacturing project is the integrated development of advanced robotics with decision making methodologies to maximize the productivity of the factories of the future. On the other hand the decision making tools will have to evolve to deal with production technologies with high flexibility, capable of performing different tasks with minimum reprogramming, capable of sensing the environment and working in environments designed for human‐use. This new paradigm represents a challenge for the traditional production process modelling techniques, where machines are almost static resources and the flexibility is completely provided by the human resources. Following a human‐centered automation methodologies, the DM4Manufacturing project will search the optimal automation level for each manufacturing scenario, to produce efficiently but also to promote better working environments.
Contact and further information tania.pinto.varela@tecnico.