Opportunity in “Geotechnology applied to Environmental Sciences”, at Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, in Bahia State, Brazil.

This position is valid for a minimum period of 12 months, renewed for a maximum of 60 months. The deadline for application isDecember 04, 2013. The final result will be published on December 06, 2013 and the activities should start as soon as possible, after this date.

The details of this call are described in the attached file and in the webpage of the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education – CAPES, but as they are written in Portuguese I will try so summarize the main information in English, below:
• To formalize the application, the candidate should send us by email an updated CV; the fulfilled application form (see ANEXO I in attached file); and a proposal of work (maximum 20 pages) in the research field of the fellowship (Geotechnology applied to Environmental Studies).
• The net salary is about R$ 4100,00 (about US$2040.00).  It is a very good salary for example for a couple without kids to have a very comfortable life and to save money.
• There is a budget associated to this position (defined by the host institution) to buy research materials and pay field trips and trips to scientific meetings.

Any further question can be addressed directly (in English, Portuguese or in Spanish) to the email: ppgmpos@gmail.com or wrocha@uefs.br