Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships - (BL209/2025-IST-ID) Lisboa

Organisation/Company Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID Department DRH Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 19 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 25 Aug 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 2022. 05284. PTDC Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications are open for 1 (number) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, within the framework of project/R&D institution ORIGINS/IST-ID (title of the project/R&D institution’s name), 1801P. 01282 - ORIGINS_2022. 05284. PTDC (reference), financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC

Workplan: Development of optical sensors for
- situ detection of molecules in extreme environments

The goal of this project is to assemble a
- based sensor into the tip of optical fibers to achieve remote sensing of an analyte in fluids of hydrothermal vents. Aldehydes will be the target molecules, which will be detected by
- situ optical sensors to be developed. The reason for this is that carbonyl compounds (such as aldehydes) have been detected in the plumes of the icy moon Enceladus by the Cassini mission [Khawaja et al. 2019]. Chemical sensing often relies on the variation of optical properties of tailored indicator dyes [Baldini et al. 2006], and optical sensors have advantages: contactless and/or
- distance monitoring, absence of electrical interference, and lack of analyte consumption. Plus, the availability of optical fibers enables the use of these sensors in extreme environments [Wang, & Wolfbeis 2016], e. g. , in hydrothermal vents.

Duration:The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 15 months. It’s expected to begin in February/2026, and it will not be renewable.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application ( https://ist-id. pt/concursos/bolsas/ ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii) academic degree certificate; iv) motivation letter; v) declaration on honour that the applicant does not exceed with this contract an accumulated period of three years in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions, within the technological and scientific system, and that the research work that led to the Ph
D degree was carried out in a different entity from the host institution of the fellowship.

• to hold a Ph
  D degree obtained in the 3 years previously to the submission of the fellowship application;
• to have carried out the research work that led to the Ph
  D degree in a different entity from the host institution of the fellowship;
• Not to exceed, with this fellowship contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of 3 years in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions;
• Not to have previously held a
  - doctoral fellowship from IST-ID.