Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2025-27) Porto

Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2025-27)
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Organisation/Company REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia Research Field Chemistry » Biochemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 3 Jun 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 a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2025-27) on the project “NATURIST- Carbon paper and carbon
- based sensors for pharmaceutical pollutants: Novel green tools to guarantee fish safety and surveil ecosystems”, reference 2022. 07089. PTDC, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I. P. /MCTES through national funds by FCT / MCTES, is available at REQUIMTE under the following conditions:

Scientific area: Chemistry, Biochemistry, and related scientific areas

Admission requirements: The applicant must have completed a Master degree in
Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related scientific fields. The applicant must be enrolled or will enroll in a Doctorate Program or in a
- academic degree Course integrated in the educational project of a Higher Education Institution in collaboration with an R&D unit; if the applicant is not yet enrolled, she/he must meet the requirements to register; enrolment will only be mandatory and proof necessary at the moment of scholarship contracting.

It is essential that the applicant has immediate availability and be independent in written and spoken English.

Work Plan: This project aims to develop green electrochemical tools for the fisheries and aquaculture sector for (bio)monitorization of pollutants. The researcher will be involved in (1) developing methodologies for (bio)monitorization; (2) Data treatment and statistical analysis; and (3) elaboration of reports and scientific articles.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have duration of 4 months, potentially renewable up to 7months, starting on 1st May 2025.

Monthly stipend: Monthly stipend is €1. 309, 64 according to the stipends established by FCT, I. P. in Portugal (https://www.fct. pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025. p… ). Payment will be made by bank transfer on a monthly basis. The successful candidate will also be entitled to the reimbursement of Social Security payments (Seguro Social Voluntário) and work insurance.

Selection criteria: The selection criteria will be the following:

i) 50% for the scientific area of training and respective classifications converted to the national scale (0 to 20 points);

ii) 50% for research experience in: a) Electrochemical sensors; b) (Bio)Monitorization of pollutants.

In the case of admitted candidates whose evaluation does not differ by more than 10% of the classification obtained by the best positioned candidate, the jury will interview these candidates, face to face or through an online platform and, then, they will be classified with a weighting of 50% (first ranking) and 50% (interview ranking).

The jury will not award the current scholarship to candidates with a final classification lower than 50%.

Composition of the Selection Jury: Ph
D Simone Barreira Morais (president of the selection jury), Ph
D Álvaro Miguel Torrinha (vowel), Ph
D Maria João Marques Nunes, and Ph
D Luis Alexandre Cobra Branco (vowel) (substitute vowel).

Publicity and communication of results: The ranking of applications will be published at a visible and public area of REQUIMTE facilities, and all candidates will be informed by email about the result of their application.

Application:

The call for applications is open between from 21/05/2025 and 03/06/2025. The applications are formalized at the electronic address bolsas@iceta. up. pt , containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying ( Reference REQUIMTE 2025-27) with following documents:Motivation letter ( including the title and the reference of the project, describing the motivation and professional goals of the candidate) , Curriculum vitae, Qualifications Certificate, copy of the articles and two reference letters (optional).