Description

Job Title: Cloud Development Researcher

Job Ref: AICOS_Jobs_2022_12

Job Type: Full-time contract.

Job Salary: Depending on the candidate’s academic degree and professional experience.

Job Location: Porto, Portugal.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The candidate will perform research activities within the Connected Things (Cyber-physical systems) group, namely in the area of edge & cloud computing. The applicant is expected to contribute to the innovation area of Cognitive Connected Solutions and, more specifically, in front-end and back-end development applied to a real-world industry scenario.

The candidate will work on the following tasks:

• Design and development of tools for data integration and management;
• Implementation of data visualisation tools (e.g., web-based dashboards using vue.js or angular.js);
• IoT devices data integration and configuration using web technologies.

Personal Skills:

Candidates with experience developing backend systems and software for cloud systems are preferred. The candidate will work closely with IoT devices, so experience within this field will be highly valued. Interest in industrial applications will be valued. Previous working experience in relevant areas will be highly regarded. The candidate must be able to work autonomously and show excellent English communication skills.

Academic Qualifications:

Academic Master’s degree or equivalent academic qualifications in Informatics Engineering, Computer Science, or similar.

Other Skills:

• Excellent programming skills in Java and JavaScript;
• Experience in developing back-end and front-end systems;
• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

Professional Experience:

More than one year of professional experience or research experience in R&D projects and backend development.

What we offer:

• Excellent work conditions;
• Being part of the team of one of the most renowned applied R&D institutions in the world;
• Adequate salary (depending on the academic degree and professional experience);
• Private health insurance plan.

Application Process:

Applications are permanently open until the ideal candidate is selected. A first "cut-off" to evaluate applications will occur on the 20th of March, 2023.

The selected candidate is expected to start working in April 2023.

Applications must be made to the email [email protected] and contain:

• CV – mandatory;
• Motivation Letter – mandatory;
• Recommendation Letters are optional but also welcome.

Observation:

The research activities in the scope of this job opportunity are planned to be developed within the framework of projects:

• ATE – Aliança para a Transição Energética with call N.º 01/C05-i01/2021;
• AUGMANITY – Augmented Humanity (Mobilizer i4.0), with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046103;
• CityCatalistMobilizador – City Catalist - Urban Platform as a catalyst for the development and sustainability of cities, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046119;
• ConnectedHealth – Smart and End-to-end Healthcare Management Platform, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046858;
• LoRa4UProbes – Long Range Communication for Underground Sensing Probes, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046943;
• Microeletronica – Agenda Microeletrónica, with Call N.º 01/C05-i01/2021 (NextGenerationEU - PRR);
• NewGenTSFAE – New Generation Test Systems for Future Automotive Electronics, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046990.
• SmartHealth4All – Smart Health for All, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046115;
• STVgoDigital – Mobilizador Indústria 4.0 Textil, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046086.

About Us:

Fraunhofer Portugal's mission to undertake applied research of direct utility to private and public enterprises and of wide benefit to society currently materialises itself through the Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions (AICOS), located in Porto and born in 2009 following a partnership between the Fraunhofer Society (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), the Foundation for Science and Technology and the University of Porto.

With a team of over 80 hired researchers and a client portfolio from a broad range of areas, such as health, agriculture, retail or energy, AICOS has consolidated competence in:

• Human-Centred Design;
• Artificial Intelligence;
• Cyber-physical systems.

User analysis in different environments, computer vision, cognitive and decision support systems, and the internet of things are some of the fields of study in this research centre, which steers its activities towards applied research and its clients' success, with whom it establishes close cooperation for the development of innovative, intuitive, accessible and ubiquitous technological solutions. Currently, the innovation themes of interest to AICOS are the following:

• Cognitive connected solutions;
• Digital farming;
• Accountable artificial intelligence;
• Decentralized health technology;
• Living and ageing with data.

AICOS' track record in institutional and commercial collaborations has built a vast network of active partners. Since 2009, AICOS has been involved in 10 European projects and established partnerships with over 150 organisations in 31 countries.

To expand our team, AICOS is interested in applications from candidates feeling to contribute to the particular fields addressed by the centre. We are looking for team players capable of providing excellent qualifications and the skills described above.