IDMEC is opening a call for Research Studentships (PhD students) Lisboa

Offer Description

Reference: BI 32. CPM. 2025. IDMEC

The Institute of Mechanical Engineering – IDMEC is opening a call for

Research Studentships (Ph
D students)

Applications are open for one Research Studentship (Ph
D student), within the framework of the Associated Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace, reference UIDB/50022/2020, financed by national funds (OE) through FCT. IP, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Mechanical Design—Biomechanics

Admission Requirements:

- Research Studentships (for Ph
D students):

a) Be enrolled at a Ph
D, or declaration of honor in which undertakes to be enrolled until the grant's contract is done.

b) Hold a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, with a final grade of 17 or higher (on a 20-point scale).

c) Fluency in both English and Portuguese (preferred).

e) Experience in musculoskeletal modeling and finite element modeling (preferred).

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries shall be registered by a Portuguese institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August, 16th, and the Ordinance nr. 33/2019, of January, 25th. It is mandatory to present the certificate to sign the contract. More information is available on: https://www.dges. gov. pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento

Workplan and the objectives to achieve:

The research work consists of the following tasks:

• Biomechanical analysis of superior capsular reconstruction— Develop computational biomechanical models of the superior capsular reconstruction, incorporating different technical variations, to investigate factors that may influence the clinical outcome of the procedure.
• Musculoskeletal modeling— Develop novel multibody system dynamics techniques to analyze shoulder biomechanics, with particular focus on glenohumeral joint translations.

Workplace:The work will developed at IDMEC - Institute of Mechanical Engineering, being both the Host and Contracting Entity, and under the scientific supervision of Professor Carlos Quental and Professor João Folgado.

Duration:The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 6 months. It’s expected to begin on October 1, 2025 and may be eventually renewed.

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: relevance and quality of the Curriculum Vitae in relation to the thematic area of the project and motivation for the proposed work, with the respective weight of 90% and 10%. If deemed necessary, the Jury may conduct
- person interviews with the candidates. In that case, the final evaluation will be weighted as follows: 50% for the relevance and quality of the Curriculum Vitae in relation to the thematic area of the project; 5% for the motivation for the proposed work, and 45% for the interview.

Composition of the selection Jury: Prof. Carlos Quental (President of the Jury), Prof. João Folgado (Vowel), Prof. Luis Sousa (Vowel).

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will communicated to all applicants by email.

After be notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal rebuttal, by email.

Application deadline and formalization: The call is open in the period between September 16 and September 29, until 18:00, 2025.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: Curriculum Vitae; academic degree certificate, where applicable; proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Ph
D); and motivation letter.