Research Grant (Ref. BI-2/CESAM/ETERNAL/2025) Aveiro

Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies

Organisation/Company University of Aveiro Department Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 24 Oct 2025 - 18:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number 101057668 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A call is open for the award of one Research Grant (RG) under the project ETERNAL - Boosting the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products throughout their entire life cycle (GA 101057668 HORIZON-HLTH-2021-IND-07-01), from CESAM-Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, under the following conditions:

2. Financing source : HORIZON-HLTH-2021-IND-07-0, GA 101057668

Admission requirements

1. Students holding a 1st degree and a master’s in biology, ecotoxicology or related area, enrolled (or holding the necessary conditions to enrol) in a course that does not confer an academic degree integrated in the educative programme of University of Aveiro or in a Ph
   D programme
2. Admission requires experience in lab cultures and toxicity tests with C. elegans. The proof of enrolment as mentioned in item 1) must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honour to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in a course that does not confer an academic degree. If the qualification has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

4. Eligibility : Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no. 1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grants Regulation of the University of Aveiro.

6. Applicable legislation and regulation: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grants Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República no. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and the Department of Biology, under the scientific supervision of Professor Susana Loureiro.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The scholarship will last for 6 months, with potential renewal, predicted to start in December 2025. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grants Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The monthly amount of the scholarship corresponds to a €1309, 64, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grants Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security contributions, in case of adherence to this plan. This fellowship agreement includes the payment of doctoral tuition fees, up to the limit foreseen in the dedicated table exposed in Appendix III of Regulation no. 292/2020.

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will include a curricular assessment (80%) and an interview (20%), in which experience in soil monitoring and ecotoxicity — namely experience in maintaining laboratory cultures, conducting laboratory ecotoxicity tests, and performing field assays — will be valued. Only the three
- ranked candidates with a score above 14 will be invited for an interview.

11. Composition of the selection Jury:

Chair: Dr. Susana Loureiro, Associate Professor with Habilitation

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 13 to 24 October 2025 , and only applications submitted within the deadline will be considered.

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The applicants are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 30/11/2025 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies Country Portugal City Aveiro Postal Code 3810 Street 001 Geofield