1 Scientific Research Fellowship (BI - 177892) - MoreMedDiet Leiria

1 Scientific Research Fellowship (BI - 177892) - MoreMedDiet
Leiria
Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal

Organisation/Company Politécnico de Leiria Department GCAI Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 7 Nov 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Scientific Research Fellowship Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Next
Generation
EU Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF THE OPENING OF A CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANTS

The Polytechnic of Leiria opens a call for the award of 1 Scientific Research Fellowship (BI - 177892) - Master, within the scope of MARE - IPLeiria, project "More on the adoption of a healthy Mediterranean diet", reference PRIMA/0002/2022, funded by FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology, under the following conditions:

Scientific area:Food Engineering, Food Biotechnology, Nutrition or related areas.

Target audience:Masters in Food Engineering, Food Biotechnology, Nutrition or related areas, enrolled in
- degree courses.

Duration of the fellowship:The fellowship will have a duration of 9 months, eventually renewable until the end date of the project or up to the maximum duration limit of this type of fellowship (whichever occurs first), scheduled to start in 2025-12.

Work plan:Continue the work in progress within the scope of the project; Analyze the data obtained on the behavior of consumers in the choice of food; Finalize and present the five recipes already conceived, incorporating innovations based on the results previously obtained; Participate in the construction of short online courses on the Mediterranean Diet, as defined by the consortium; To study the influence of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on the nutrition and health of the participants; To take an active role in the dissemination and communication of the project's results.

Host entity and scientific supervision:The work will be developed at MARE - IPLeiria, under the scientific supervision of the professor(s) Doctor(s):

Financial components of the scholarship:Monthly maintenance allowance, in the amount of €1309. 64, according to the FCT, I. P. (https://www.fct. pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025. p… ) table of values. To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to the Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Research Grant Holder Statute. The scholarship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the course of the scholarship.

Payment:The scholarship amount will be processed monthly, by bank transfer, to the account identified by the scholarship holder.

Activity regime:Exclusivity, in accordance with the applicable regulations

. Application deadline: 27-10-2025 to 07-11-2025

Selection methods and evaluation criteria:The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis and possible interview, and will focus on the candidate's merit, where they will be considered and weighted according to the following:a) Academic Qualification (HA): adequacy of the area and final master's classification; b) Scientific production and participation in research projects (PCPP): evaluation of the number of publications and participation in scientific and/or pedagogical projects. c) Experience and specific knowledge in the project area (ECE): experience and/or specific knowledge in 3D printing, use of food resources as materials, formulation development, planning and development of training. d) Motivation Letter (M): Evaluation of motivation and interest in the project area. The final grade is calculated by the formula: NF = [HA*0. 3 + PCPP*0. 3 + ECE*0. 3 + M*0. 1]. If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the top three classified in the curriculum analysis will be invited to an interview (ENT), which will have a classification from 0 to 20 values and will be evaluated according to:
- Motivation (M), - Mastery of knowledge in the area of the work plan (D), - Level of expression in Portuguese (C). The calculation in the interview score is: ENT = [M*0. 40 + D*0. 40 + C*0. 20], and the calculation of the final grade NFE = [NF*0. 6 + NT*0. 4]. Candidates who at the end of the evaluation obtain a classification lower than 9. 5 will be excluded from the competition. If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the top three in the curriculum analysis will be invited to an interview (ENT), with the final grade (NFE) = [NF*0. 6 + ENT*0. 4].

Note:If the candidate(s) holding a foreign qualification(s) does not present the document(s) proving, in the application phase, the recognition of the foreign degree or diploma and the conversion of the classification to the Portuguese classification scale, the jury establishes the conversion, only for the purposes of the competition, based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when impossible, it applies the minimum classification of 10 points. We emphasize that academic degrees obtained in foreign countries need to be registered by a Portuguese Institution in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25. The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for the signing of the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges. gov. pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento? plid=374

Eligibility of candidates:Without prejudice to the provisions of the rules applicable to each type of scholarship, the following are eligible for scholarships:

a) National citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;

(b)
- country nationals;

(c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

. Application | Formalization of documentary elements:

Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree and/or diploma(s) required in the competition, preferably indicating the final average and the grades obtained per curricular unit. Candidates holding foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August. These documents can be waived, in the application phase, by the declaration of honour contained in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred on a date prior to the application, and this condition is only verified at the stage of contracting the grant; Document proving enrollment and enrollment in a cycle of studies or course not conferring an academic degree; Updated curriculum vitae of the candidate; Document(s) proving another evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the application notice; Other certifications and/or other documents deemed relevant by the candidate.

Results | Disclosure and complaint:The jury will send to the candidates, by
- mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) up to 90 working days after the deadline for submission of applications. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to comment, if they wish, in a specific form available on the Institutional page and under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the prior hearing of the interested parties, from which a complaint may be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the procedure for the award of the grant, if the final ranking list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates greater than the number of grants to be occupied, an internal recruitment reserve is always constituted, which may be used when there is a need for occupation due to withdrawal of the grantee, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during project eligibility.

Applicable legislation and regulations:Statute of the Research Grant Holder, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended; Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Regulation No. 152/2021, of 22 February.

Leiria, October 27, 2025

The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,