FEUP - Research Grant - LSRE-LCM_CIVITAS_PhotoCat Lisboa

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 7 Nov 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Scientific Area

Chemical Engineering

Admission requirements

Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant:

Requirement 1:

• Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Chemical Engineering, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.
• To be enrolled in a
  - academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units.

Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in
- academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

Requirement 2:

• Hold a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

Activity Outline

Development of photoactivated materials for the sustainable production of
-
- value compounds, assessing the impact of photocatalytic technology on climate action, within the scope of activity 5- Photochemistry and climate change

Legislation and regulations

Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force ( https://www.fct. pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ) and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Work place

The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Doctor Maria José Fernandes Sampaio.

Grant duration

Initial duration of 4 months, with the predicted starting date in November 2025 , on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable but never exceeding the end of the project.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 4 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P.

Stipend

The monthly amount of the grant varies between 1. 309, 64 euros, according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I. P. in Portugal, and 1. 538, 81 euros, depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project area.

If the amount to be paid exceeds 1. 309, 64 euros, the remaining amount will be provided by FEUP funds, not coming from the funding.

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure

The curriculum of the candidates (60%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and will focus on the following factors:

• a) Academic training: Master’s in Chemical Engineering with a final grade equal to or higher than 18/20 - 10 points; Master’s in Chemical Engineering with a final grade between 16/20 and 18/20 – 8 points; Master’s in Chemical Engineering with a final grade lower than 16/20 – 5 points.
• b) Publications and communications in conferences: in the area of the project – up to 5 points; in related areas – up to 2 points; in other areas – up to 1 point.
• c) Research Experience: in the project area – up to 5 points; in related areas – up to 2 points; other areas – 1 point; without experience – 0 points.

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated on a 1-20 point scale. Candidates with less than 15 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview (40%).

In the interview, topics related to the work plan, experience, and the candidate’s CV can be discussed with the invited candidates.

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 17 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Jury

Supplementary member: Professor Ana Mafalda Peixoto Almeida

Advertisement of final decision

The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications

The call is open from 27-10-2025 to 07-11-2025 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by email to cgsilva@fe. up. pt and to recursoshumanos@fe. up. pt , clearly stating the reference BI-FEUP-LSRE-LCM_CIVITAS_Photo
Cat and including the following pdf documents: Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree ( referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), Curriculum Vitae; Declaration on honour that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P. (model below) and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

In order to assure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (. pdf).

Declaration on honour

I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of no. 5 of article 6ºof the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.