FEUP|ASSISTANT RESEARCHER POSITION | SsNext - Proposta 1380 Porto

FEUP|ASSISTANT RESEARCHER POSITION | SsNext - Proposta 1380
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 21 Oct 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN ASSISTANT RESEARCHER POSITION

By order of 19/09/2025, the Dean of FEUP, Professor
Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, deliberated to open an international selection procedure for the recruitment of 1 Assistante researcher within the scopeof Research Unit/Project “SNex
T: Nova geração de ferramentas híbridas”, nº 14419 operation code COMPETE2030-FEDER-00582100,
- financed by COMPETE 2030, Portugal 2030 and the European Union, for carrying out scientific research activities in the field of Mechanical Engineering in the form of an Individual Uncertain Term Employment Contract, and will be maintained only for the period necessary to execute the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is six months, never exceeding the maximum limit of four years.

The purpose of this contract is the performance of activities corresponding to the category of Research Assistant, as stated in Article 8 of the Regulations for Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto.

The Assistant Researcher executes, develops and participates in research and development projects, under the guidance of a researcher or higher education professor. The Assistant Researcher will integrate the project team “SNex
T: Nova geração de ferramentas híbridas”, executing and developing the activities ofexecuting and developing R&D activities. The Research Assistant will support the development of innovative tool holders for machining, namely a holder produced by additive manufacturing (LPBF) with optimized cooling channels, and a
- material holder obtained through vacuum brazing. Specifically, the Doctorate Initial level will develop R&D activities in the scope of Project “SNex
T: New generation of hybrid tools”, contributing to the following project activity:

A2: Advanced Supports

A4: Prototype manufacturing

A8: Demonstration, promotion and dissemination

The selected researcher may also provide possible collaboration in teaching and training activities in the area of research, if applicable.

• The scientific areas of this selection procedure are Mechanical Engineering
• Applicable Legislation: Regulation nº 487/2020, of 22 May - Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto in its current wording and and by the other applicable legislation, namely the Labour Code, Law on 7/2009, of 12 February, in its current wording and applicable regulations.

In accordance with articles 22. º, n. º 3 and 4 of the Regulation n. º 487/2020, of 22 May, the Recruitment board is composed as follows:

• The work will be developed at Department of Mechanical Engineering, of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP).
• The monthly remuneration to be paid corresponds to level 3, position 1 predicted in the Annex I and Annex II of the Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto , being €1. 917, 83, full time.

Admission Requirements

• General Admission Requirements
• Specific Admission requirements:

This competition is open to national candidates, foreigners and stateless persons holding a master degree in Mechanical Engineering Any master awarded by a foreign higher education institution must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution in accordance with article 25 of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16, which approves the legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, awarded by foreign higher education institutions and paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3, and any formalities established therein must be complied with by the date of the hiring act.

For the purpose of determining the profile suitable for the activity to be carried out, the following specific admission requirements are established:

a) Applicants must cumulatively possess skills and prior experience in: (i) development of cutting tools; (ii) advanced mechanical and metallurgical characterization, including SEM analysis; and (iii) numerical simulation of machining processes.

b) Applicants must have participated in national and/or international research projects in the field of cutting tool development. 7. Selection Methods

Pursuant to Article 26 of the Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto, the selection methods are as follows:

7. 1. Evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Path (APCC) (90%);

7. 2. Professional Selection Interview (EPS) (10%).

8. Evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Path (APCC) (90%)
8. 1. The evaluation of the scientific and curricular path, considering the profile suitable for the requirements of the position covered by this call, focuses on the relevance, quality, and timeliness of the following aspects:

8. 1. 1. Scientific performance in the area or subareas for which the competition is open;

8. 1. 2. Knowledge transfer and valorization, and management and communication of science and technology.

8. 2. In applying the aspects referred to in point 8. 1, the following parameters are assessed, with the corresponding weighting factors:

A1) Criteria for evaluating Scientific Performance (DC) (90%): A1. 1. Participation in national and/or international research projects in the area of cutting tool development (60%);
A1. 2. Previous business/industrial experience, namely internships (40%).

A2) Criteria for evaluating Knowledge Transfer (TC) and Science and Technology Management and Communication (GCCT) (10%): A2. 1. Participation with oral presentations at national and international
- reviewed scientific events, as well as invited presentations.

9. Final Classification of the APCC The final APCC score is obtained using the following formula: APCC = (0. 90 × A1) + (0. 10 × A2).

10. Evaluation of the Interview (EPS) (10%) Applications will only be admitted if they obtain a score equal to or higher than 70 points, awarded by all members of the Jury, in the evaluation of the scientific and curricular path. The Jury will then assess aspects related to the research conducted by the candidates.

11. Final Classification The Final Classification (CF), resulting from the evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Path (APCC) and the Interview (EPS), will be obtained by applying the following formula:CF = (0. 9 × APCC) + (0. 1 × EPS). Candidates who do not achieve a minimum final classification of 70 points, from all members of the Jury, will not be selected.

12. Scoring of the Selection Methods 12. 1. Each Jury member evaluates the candidates’ scientific and curricular path on a scale from 0 to 100 points, with scoring expressed to two decimal places, with the final score obtained through the weighting defined in the evaluation criteria.

12. 2. The evaluation of the interview is expressed on a scale from 0 to 100 points, with scoring expressed to two decimal places.

13. 1. After the admission of the applicants, and before starting the voting for their final ranking in the evaluation of their scientific and curricular background, each member of the Board presents a written document, to be attached to the meeting minutes, with the list of the applicants in descending order of merit, duly substantiated, considering the criteria and parameters of this competition notice.

13. 2. The Board deliberates employing reasoned
- call voting following the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. Abstentions are not allowed.

13. 3. The seriation methodology is that which is indicated in article 29 of the Regulation.

13. 4. If an absolute majority of votes is not reached after the voting explained in the previous number, or in case of a tie, the Chair's vote will be used for the final ranking.

13. 5. Each member of the Board must respect, in the various voting rounds, the order he or she presented in the document referred to in paragraph 13. 1.

13. 6. The interview orpresentation or a public demonstration session, has a maximum duration of one hour and is exclusively aimed at clarifying aspects related to the research carried out by the applicants.

13. 7. The Board’s discussions will be briefed in minutes taken during its meetings, containing a summary of what occurred, as well as the votes cast by each member and respective reasoning.

13. 8. After concluding the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds to produce an ordered list of the approved applicants with the respective classification.

13. 9. The Board's final decision is approved by the head of the institution responsible for opening the tender notice. The final decision on hiring is the responsibility of the top manager of the hiring entity.

The application must include: full name, number and date of identity card or citizen card, or civil identification number, tax identification number, date of birth, residence, and contact address, including
- mail and telephone contact.

14. 2 The application must be accompanied by documentary evidence of the conditions described in point 6 of this notice, namely:

• a) Copy of master certificate or diploma.
• b) Detailed curriculum vitae, containing all information relevant for the evaluation of the application, as well as for demonstrating compliance with the criteria set out in point 6 of this announcement, organized in accordance with the seriation criteria set out in no. 8.
• c) Letter of motivation.
• d) Copies of up to 10 publications considered most relevant by the candidate, associated with the position;
• e) Other supporting documents considered relevant to the eligibility of the application and documents that the applicant considers relevant to the assessment of his/her merit.

14. 3. Failure to submit the documents mentioned in 15. 2 will lead to the exclusion of the application. For purposes of hearing of the interested parties, the exclusion decision is notified to the applicants by
- mail.

14. 4. The Board may, whenever it deems necessary, ask the applicants to provide complementary documents for the facts described in the submitted curriculum, setting a deadline for that purpose.

15. False statements made by applicants will be punished according to the law.

16. Notices of the results:

The minute(s) of the Board meeting(s) for evaluating the applications will be sent via
- mail with a delivery receipt.

17. Parties hearing and deadline for final decision:

In accordance with article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, after being notified, the applicants have 10 working days to comment. Within 90 days, counting from the deadline for submitting applications, the Board's final decisions are made.

18. The present competition is exclusively aimed at filling the indicated vacancy and may be terminated until the final ranking list of applicants is ratified, expiring with the respective occupation of the job position on offer. If none of the applicants has the appropriate profile for the performance of the functions described above within this project's scope, the Board reserves the right not to award the position in the competition.

19. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: FEUP actively promotes a policy of
- discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, beneficiary, disadvantaged or private of any right or exemption from any duty owing, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability , chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.