18/04/2023

IMPA opens public call for PCI research grant.

IMPA opened this Tuesday (18) a public call for the selection of a scholarship holder in the area of dynamical systems and related topics, to work on the project “Dynamic Markov and Lagrange Spectra.” The selected student will be supervised by IMPA researcher Carlos Gustavo Moreira . The research takes place within the scope of the Institutional Capacity Building Program (PCI), in modality D, level B.

Applications must be submitted by completing and sending the registration form and consent form to pci@impa.br by May 1st. Registration can be done via this link.

With a monthly value of R$ 4,160, the scholarship is managed by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and funded with resources from the budget of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI).

It is mandatory that the candidate be Brazilian, a foreign resident in Brazil with regular immigration status in the country, or a non-resident foreigner with a temporary immigration visa. It is also necessary to have a registered and updated curriculum on the Lattes Platform and a profile and experience suitable for the PCI scholarship level of the application.

Ideally, the scholarship recipient should hold a doctorate in the field of dynamical systems, have experience in the project's subject matter, and be available to begin activities on July 1st of this year.

Candidates may not have received a PCI scholarship for a period equal to or greater than 60 months, nor have had a direct or indirect employment relationship or retirement from the same institution executing the project. Those wishing to apply may also not maintain an employment relationship with institutions or companies in Brazil, nor accumulate this aid with any other type of scholarship from any public or private funding institution.

Applications will be evaluated based on the candidate's prior experience in scientific, technological, or innovation projects in the field; the suitability of the candidate's profile to the project to be supported; and the alignment of the candidate's academic and professional background with the required skills and activities.

A list of all evaluated, approved, and unapproved applications will be published on the IMPA Institutional Capacity Building Program page, according to the schedule.

Questions can be sent by email to pci@impa.br. Access more information here .