Research Scholarship - HEALTHIERSWEET BI_1 Porto

Research Scholarship - HEALTHIERSWEET BI_1
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Organisation/Company Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto Research Field Engineering » Other Biological sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 7 Sep 2025 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information NA Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 8 Aug 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR A RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

A call for tenders is now open for the attribution of one Research Scholarship within the scope of the Project “Healthier
Sweet - Full valorization of
- compliant fruits to obtain new, healthier syrups and sweetening pastes. ”, financed through the Program “European Regional Development Fund through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program” under the following conditions, set out below.

Scientific area:Biotechnology

Admission requirements:

General requirements:

Candidates for the Research grant must, at the date of application, be enrolled, or present a commitment to enroll in a study cycle conferring an (Ph
D) degree in the field of Biotechnology or related areas. In fact, candidates for the Research scholarship, after selection, to begin contracting the scholarship, must enroll in the doctoral program in Biotechnology at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, according to the theme and scholarship work plan to be carried out within the scope of the project identified above. This doctoral program must be carried out at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and guided by the team identified to implement the work plan.

Specific requirements:

a) Higher academic qualifications in the area of Food Engineering, Biotechnology, or related areas.

b) Good command of the English language (conversation and writing)

c) Interest in the scientific area and be able to develop teamwork in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.

Preferred Factors:

Will be considered preferred factors:

Prior experience in research in extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds and in the determination of bioactivities and bioaccessibility will be considered preferential factors.

Work Plan:

The activities to be developed by the fellow are part of a research project that aims to reduce food waste by upgrading
- compliant fruits and native byproducts and transforming them into healthier syrups and sweetening pastes. In addition, the fellow will develop
- fiber,
- glycemic flours for the development of new products in the healthy and functional food segment. The fellow will participate in all project tasks through integration into the team.

The work will be developed at the
CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Portugal, in Porto, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Manuela Pintado and
- supervision of Doctor Adma Melo and Doctor Marta Coelho

Duration of the scholarship:

The scholarship, which is expected to begin on
October 1, 2025, will have an initial duration of 32 months on an exclusive basis. The grant can be renewed if it does not exceed the project's end date, currently scheduled for
May 31, 2028, and the duration of the grant type (48 months).

The selection methods to be used will be the following: i) curriculum evaluation ( 40% ); ii) previous experience ( 60% ). If necessary, the 3 best positioned candidates may be interviewed, and in this situation, the weighting will be curricular evaluation ( 35% ). ; ii) previous experience ( 50% ) and selection interview ( 15% ).

Only candidates with a final classification equal to or greater than 75 points, on a scale of 0 to 100, will be selected for this position.

Applications that do not meet the admission requirements, delivered on time and incomplete applications will be considered ineligible.

Composition of the Selection Jury: President of the Jury: Professor Manuela Pintado, Effective Members: Doctor Adma Melo and Doctor Marta Coelho

Form of advertising/notification of results:The jury deliberates in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. The jury meetings minutes will contain a summary of the meeting content. After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds with the elaboration of the ordered list, with the ranking of the approved candidates. The ranking list of eligible candidates will be published on the premises of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto - Portugal, with each candidate being notified of his/her position on the list ranking of candidates via email. Ineligible applicants will be notified by email, with details of the missing eligibility elements.

Complaint and appeal procedures: Candidates have a period of ten working days, after the disclosure referred to in the previous number, to give their opinion at a prior hearing.

Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship:Within ten working days following notification of the grant award, the selected candidate must confirm in writing his/her availability to start the scholarship on the proposed date. Failing to do so or not having availability, the candidate placed in the next position will be called.

Application deadline and form of submission:

Candidates submit their application from August 8, 2025. until 7-Sep-25. (until 5 pm, Lisbon time).

It will be necessary to submit the following documents:

• Cover letter, identifying the title and reference of the project, describe the motivation and professional objectives of the candidate.
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae (should contain all the elements to assess the admission requirements, including language knowledge and research experience).
• Copy of the certificate(s) of qualifications conferring academic degree in the terms requested in the notice.
• Registration of recognition of the academic degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution [1].
• Proof of registration or letter with the commitment to register/enroll in a
  - awarding study cycle under the terms already described in this notice [2].

Only applications received during the opening period of the
- mentioned call shall be considered. Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not prove the requirements of this call are excluded. False statements made by applicants will be punished under the law.

Privacy Policy:

Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Regulation on Data Protection.

The personal data processed in the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfilment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyse and evaluate it.

The personal data of the Data Subject, if it be indispensable for the fulfilment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.

The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years.

The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional rules of confidentiality.

The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.

For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the
- mail address compliance. rgpd@ucp. pt or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".

Non-discrimination and equal access policy:

Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes a
- discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, 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 convictions, and union membership.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact:

[1] If the required academic degree has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, regulated by DL no. 66/2018 of 16 August.

[2] The contracting of the research scholarship requires the candidate to provide enrollment in the
- awarding course required in this notice. If the document is not presented within a maximum period of 30 days (in a row), counting from the date of communication of the selection to the candidate, the Jury Panel will have the power to disqualify the application due to failure to present the registration within the aforementioned period.