23/07/2021

IMPA opens public call for PCI research grant.

IMPA has opened a public call for applications for a fellowship in the Institutional Capacity Building Program (PCI), modality D, level B. The selected candidate will participate in research on 3D modeling and reconstruction using neural networks. Applications must be submitted by completing and sending the form to pci@impa.br by 11:59 PM on July 30th.

The scholarship, worth R$ 4,160.00, will be 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).

To apply, you must be Brazilian, a foreign resident in Brazil with regular immigration status in the country, or a non-resident foreigner with a temporary migration visa, in addition to having a registered and updated curriculum on the Lattes Platform and a profile and experience suitable for the PCI scholarship level of the application.

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.

The list of all evaluated, approved, and unapproved applications will be published on the IMPA Institutional Capacity Building Program page , according to the schedule. Additional information can be obtained by emailing pci@impa.br . Service is available on weekdays until 5 PM. It is the candidate's responsibility to contact IMPA in a timely manner to obtain information or clarifications.