FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS – Sorocaba Campus
Graduate program in Production Engineering – PPGEP-S
Academic Master's Course
CALL FOR PROPOSALS No. 003/2015/PPGEP-S
PNPD-CAPES POST-DOCTORATE RESEARCH GRANT AT THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PRODUCTION
ENGENEERING – SOROCABA
The Coordination of the Graduate Program in Production Engineering - Sorocaba (PPGEP-S) makes
public the opening of applications and sets out the rules for selecting one (01) doctor to act as a
PNPD-CAPES grantee at the Graduate Program in Production Engineering on the Sorocaba Campus of
the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).
1. On the Regulation
1.1 The selection of applicants for the grant from the National Postdoctoral Program PNPD/CAPES is
guided by the provisions of the CAPES Ordinance No. 086, from July 3, 2013, available at
http://www.capes.gov.br/images/stories/download/legislacao/Portaria_86_2013_Regulamento_PNP
D.pdf.
2. On the Objective
2.1 To select a researcher to carry out high-level study as part of the Graduate Program in Production
Engineering - Sorocaba (PPGEP-S).
3. On the Duration and amount of the grant
3.1 One (01) grant will be offered in the monthly amount of R$ 4,100.00 (four thousand one hundred
reals) with implementation scheduled for March 2016.
3.2 The term is twelve (12) months with the possibility of renewal.
3.3 Costs related to the displacement and settling of the applicant approved in Brazil are the
responsibility of the selected applicant.
3.4 The successful applicant must obtain a Temporary Visa I (researcher) to travel to Brazil and cover
all the costs involved in this process.
3.4.1 The PPGEP-S together with the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at UFSCar
and CAPES shall issue the invitation letter required to obtain the Temporary Visa I (Researcher).
3.5 In order to receive the grant, the student must open a current account and obtain his/her CPF,
covering all costs involved in the process.
3.6 If it is the applicant's interest, he/she may contract a private health insurance plan with his/her
own funds, at no cost to UFSCar.
4. On the Modalities and requirements
4.1 The applicant must sign up for one of the following modalities:
a) Be Brazilian or a foreign resident in Brazil holding a temporary visa with no employment
relationship (Modality A);
b) Be a foreigner residing abroad, with no employment relationship (Modality B);
c) Be a lecturer or researcher in Brazil under an employment contract in higher education institutions
or public research institutions (Modality C).
§1º The applicant must hold the title of doctor upon registration.
§2º The foreign applicant residing abroad must present proof of address abroad upon the submission
of the application.
§3º Substitute teachers in federal education institutions may be approved in modality "a", without
loss to their teaching activities, after review and approval by the Graduate Program.
§4 Applicants approved in modality "c" must attest their grant of leave from their home institution
for a period compatible with the duration of the grant.
§5 Successful applicants in modality "c" must not perform the post-doctoral training at the same
institution with which they have an employment relationship.
§6 Foreign applicants must be in a regular situation in the country at the time of implementation of
the grant.
§7 If Brazilian, applicants must be up to date with their electoral obligations.
§8 Applicants must not be retired or be in a similar position to retirement.
5. On the areas of interest of the PPGEP-S in relation to the grantee
5.1 The vacancy available to be filled by this call for proposals refers to the area of research
"Operations Management".
6. On the activities to be carried out by the grantee
6.1 The selected applicant shall work independently and be supervised by a lecturer from the PPGEPS.
6.2 The activities to be carried out by the grantee are as follows:
a) carry out original research on one of the areas of interest pointed by the PPGEP-S and described in
item 5 of this Call;
b) offer three activities (talks and/or seminar studies) per year, in which they shall present the
development status of their research;
c) publish or submit scientific papers co-authored with a lecturer from the PPGEP-S in journals with
JCR impact factor, from the field of Engineering III, resulting from research conducted during the
period of the grant;
d) present a partial report of activities after 6 months and a final report after 12 months.
e) participate in qualifying and defense examinations according with the demand by PPGEPS.
7. On the advisor's duties regarding the activities carried out by the grantee
7.1 The grantee shall be supervised by a lecturer from the PPGEP-S, who shall have the following
duties:
a) to monitor all the activities carried out by the grantee;
b) to assist the grantee in any possible way towards the achievement of the research;
c) to report to the Board of PPGEP-S, every four months, from the start of the grant, the evaluation of
the progress of activities by the grantee and even, if it is the case, pursuant to Art. 17 of the
Ordinance no. 086, from July 3, 2013, at any time, request the cancellation of the grant and
replacement of the grantee in the event of underperformance, withdrawal, abandonment,
interruption or completion of the term of the grant or project.
7.2 The supervisor must be a permanent faculty lecturer at PPGEP-S.
8. On the applications
8.1 Applications must be submitted exclusively online between 15/09/2015 and 11/15/2015 (until
23:59 GMT).
8.2 Applicants shall receive a message confirming receipt of application. UFSCar is not responsible for
messages not received due to any technical issues related to the applicant's e-mail, such as full inbox,
anti-spam programs or server down.
8.3 Applicants shall submit all the documentation according to item 11.8 of this Call, in PDF format,
limited to 1MB (one megabyte) to the email address ppgeps@ufscar.br, under the subject
"Application for Call 003-2015 PNPD"
8.4 The Graduate Program in Production Engineering - Sorocaba is not responsible for any problems
resulting from the sending of documentation via the Internet, regardless of the cause.
8.5 The completion of application will only be made upon receipt of the documentation required for
the application within the period of time referred to in this call.
8.6 Applicants assume full responsibility for the submission of the documents. The PPGEPS is not
responsible for problems resulting from the sending of documentation via the Internet, regardless of
the cause.
8.7 The application shall only be effective when the documentation required is presented in one go.
Should more than one application be submitted, the last one shall be considered.
8.8 Applications in person shall not be accepted.
8.9 Failure to meet any of the requirements of this Call will preclude the continuity of the applicant's
participation in the selection process.
8:10 By formalizing their application the applicant tacitly expresses full knowledge and compliance
with all rules and conditions set out herein.
8:11 Applications shall be made upon delivery of the documentation listed below:
a) Completed application form (Annex I of this Call);
b) Copy of doctoral diploma or certificate of course completion issued by an institution evaluated by
CAPES, with courses recognized by the CNE/MEC. Qualifications obtained abroad shall be analyzed by
the Graduate Program;
c) Curriculum Vitae in the Lattes format with documented proofs for Brazilian researchers or in the
format specified by the CAPES Ordinance No. 086, July 3, 2013, with documented proofs for
foreigners.
d) Certified copy of RG or RNE (Registro Nacional de Estrangeiro) or temporary visa or passport;
e) Work Plan to be carried out during the post-doctoral stage, prepared in accordance with
paragraph 6;
f) Foreign applicants residing abroad must attach proof of residence abroad.
8.12 Only applications that meet the rules and conditions set herein with complete documentation
shall be accepted.
9. On the selection criteria:
9.1 Applicants shall be selected as follows: Curriculum Vitae analysis with emphasis on publications in
high impact factor journals and interview about the work plan.
9.2 Upon application, applicants must check in Annex I - Application Form, item IV - their preferred
interview option, whether in person (mandatory for applicants residing in Sorocaba-SP) or online (via
Skype video call). Should the online interview be opted for, applicants must provide their Skype
contact names in the box reserved.
9.3 By choosing the in person interview option, the applicant must be present at the interview
location on the day and time indicated on the interview schedule, which shall be published within the
time specified in the Schedule (item 12 of this Call).
9.4 By opting for online interview (via Skype video call), the applicant must connect to Skype on the
day and time indicated on the interview schedule and use the contact name provided in the
interview schedule.
9.5 Online interviews without video shall not be carried out.
9.6 Applicants are responsible for establishing their connection. Any connection difficulties shall also
be their responsibility.
9.7 Interviews (in person and online) shall take a maximum of 30 (thirty) minutes.
10. On the Final Result
10.1 Successful applicants shall be sorted in descending order of the final score, and the first place
shall be awarded the grant from the National Postdoctoral Program - PNPD / CAPES.
10.2 In the event of a tie, the applicant who obtained his/her doctorate degree first shall be
admitted; and if the tie still persists, the older applicant shall be admitted.
10.3 The final result shall be published on the Department bulletin board or on the PPGEP-S web
page (www.ppgeps.ufscar.br), as set out in the schedule (item 12).
10.4 The results will be submitted for approval by the Coordination of the Graduate Program in
Production Engineering - Sorocaba (CPGEP-S).
11. On the submission of documents for implementing the grant
11.1 The successful applicant approved in first place must submit, under disqualification penalty, up
to ten (10) days after the announcement of the final result an e-mail to ppgeps@ufscar.br confirming
their intention of enrollment in order to be eligible for the implementation of the grant.
12.2 In the event of withdrawal or disqualification of the applicant approved in the first place, the
applicant ranked second shall be called up for enrollment.
11.3 The applicant must enroll upon arranging an appointment through the email ppgeps@ufscar.br,
in the Graduate Program in Production Engineering's Office, Sorocaba Campus, within the time
specified in the Schedule (Item 12 of this Call) and bring the necessary documentation for the
implementation of the grant, according to Annex II.
Graduate Program in Production Engineering - Sorocaba
Room 1030 (ground floor) in the Centro de Ciências em Gestão e Tecnologia (CCGT)
Federal University of São Carlos – Sorocaba campus.
Rod. João Leme dos Santos, km 110.
Bairro: Itinga.
Code: 18052-780, Sorocaba-SP.
Telephone: (15) 3229-5990.
12. Schedule
12.1 The schedule of the process regulated by this Call is as follows:
Activity
Date
Applications
15/09/2015 a 15/11/2015
Approval of applications
17/11/2015
Deadline for appeal concerning application results
18/11/2015 e 19/11/2015
Announcement of the interview schedule
20/11/2015
Interview (in person or via Skype) and CV analysis
23/11/2015 a 24/11/2015
Announcement of Results
25/11/2015
Deadline for appeal concerning the results
26/11/2015 e 27/11/2015
Announcement of final results
02/12/2015
Deadline for confirming intention of enrollment
12/12/2015
Date for submitting the documentation for implementation
By 29/02/2016
of the grant
Period of the grant by CAPES*
01/03/2016 to 28/02/2017
(*) The grant shall always be deposited in the subsequent month, i.e., the monthly payment relating
to March 2016 shall be deposited by CAPES in April 2016.
13. Suspension and cancellation of the grant
13.1 The criteria for suspension of the grant are described in Art. 15 of the CAPES Ordinance No. 086,
July 3, 2013.
14. Final dispositions
14.1 The PPGEP-S reserves the right to, at any given time, require applicants to prove the veracity of
their statements or information provided in the selection process.
14.2 By submitting an application for the selection process, the applicant acknowledges and accepts
the rules set forth in this Call and Ordinance no. 086 of July 3, 2013 / CAPES.
14.3 Omissions shall be resolved by the CPGEP-S.
September 15, 2015.
Prof. Dr. José Geraldo Vidal Vieira
Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Production Engeneering – Sorocaba – PPGEP-S
Federal University of São Carlos
ANNEX I
NATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM / CAPES
APPLICATION FORM
I – Researcher's details:
Full name:
Nationality:
Home address:
Neighborhood:
City/State:
CEP (ZIP CODE):
Country:
Home Telephone Number:
Cell Phone Number:
E-mail:
RG, RNE or passport number:
CPF number (only for Brazilians or naturalized foreign citizens)
Link to Lattes curriculum vitae:
II – Employment relationship with companies/institutions.
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes:
Institution's name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Position/role:
III - Application Grant Modality:
( ) Be Brazilian or a foreign resident in Brazil holding a temporary visa with no employment
relationship (Modality A);
( ) Be a foreigner residing abroad, with no employment relationship (Modality B);
( ) Be a lecturer or researcher in Brazil under an employment contract in higher education
institutions or public research institutions (Modality C).
IV – Interview preference:
( ) In person (mandatory for applicants residing in Sorocaba-SP)
( ) Online – via Skype (in which case, complete the information below).
Skype name:
Date: .../...../......... City:
Applicant's signature:_________________________________
ANNEX II
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTING THE GRANT
The Brazilian applicants must submit:
a) The original RG card and a copy,
b) The Original CPF (Cadastro de Pessoa Física) and a copy
c) Details of current account in Banco do Brasil, in the natural person modality, where the applicant is
the account holder (not joint account or savings account)
d) Original and copy of the electoral card,
e) Original electoral clearance certificate available at http://www.tse.jus.br,
f) Original and copy of the military document for male applicants,
Only male citizens who were 46 years old in 2009, pursuant to art. 210 of Decree No. 57654 of 20
January 1966, are exempt from presenting the military document.
g) Original and copy of proof of residence,
h) Original and copy of doctorate diploma or certificate (statements with estimated completion dates
shall not be accepted)
i) Candidates enrolled in modality "C" must present the (original) proof of work leave issued by the
home institution and covering a period compatible with the duration of the grant.
Foreign Applicants must submit:
a) Original and copy of the passport identification page,
b) Original and copy of the visa page stating the modality of the visa (permanent or temporary I - researcher)
c) Original and copy of the visa extension protocol issued by the Federal Police (the same is valid for visas that
are about to expire).
d) Original and copy of the CPF (Cadastro de Pessoa Física)
e) Details of current account in Banco do Brasil, in the natural person modality, where the applicant is the
account holder (not joint account or savings account)
f) Original and copy of the doctoral diploma or certificate (statements with estimated completion dates shall
not be accepted).