Job Information
Organisation/Company: Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil (IPO Porto)
Department: Centro de Investigação do IPO Porto
Research Field: Medical sciences » Cancer research
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Bachelor Positions
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Country: Portugal
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
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 one Unfixed-Term Contract as Technician at IPO Porto
CI 010/2026 (FCT UID/00776/2025)
The Board of Directors of the Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE (IPO Porto) opens a call for hiring 1 technician for research activity with a Master’s degree, under unfixed-term contract for a period of 37 months or until the end of the project, within the scope of Pluriannual Funding of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for the IPO Porto Research Center (R&D Unit 00776) with reference CI 010/2026 (FCT UID/00776/2025), to work at the Biobank of the Department of Pathology and IPO PORTO Research Center, hosted at IPO Porto.
1. Profile of the candidate
Any national, foreign, and stateless candidate(s) that hold the following requirements can apply:
Mandatory
- Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry/Biology or related fields;
- Documented experience in Oncology Research;
- At least one (1) publication as first author in an indexed peer-reviewed journal;
- Prior experience in multidisciplinary teams with clinical involvement;
- Previous experience in the processing, handling, storage, organization, and maintenance of human biological samples, including solid tissue, whole blood and urine, in a Biobank;
- Experience in the collection, management, and curation of clinical data from patients' medical records, as well as database construction and management;
- Experience using RedCap;
- Experience in inventory and stock management of laboratory consumables and reagents;
- Knowledge of laboratory quality management systems and proficiency in the implementation and standardization of laboratory protocols;
- Hands-on experience in manual and automated nucleic acid extraction from different biological specimens (e.g., tissue, plasma, pellets), and nucleic acid quantification (using Qubit, or similar) and quality assessment;
- Hands-on experience with high-throughput molecular laboratory platforms and molecular biology techniques, including RT-PCR/qPCR and plate-based analytical systems;
- Experience in molecular characterization of biological samples, including DNA, RNA, small RNA and protein analysis;
- Fluency in English and Portuguese (written and spoken).
Preferential
- Master’s degree in Oncology/Molecular Biology or related fields;
- Bachelor’s final classification of at least 16/20;
- Capability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines;
- Documented communication proficiency in national and international contexts;
- Focus on meeting goals and achieving objectives.
Note: In the event the degree was awarded by a foreigner higher education institution, the degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law nr 66/2018, of 18th August, and all formalities established there must be fulfilled by applications deadline.
2. Work plan
The work plan for this call is as follows:
- Reception and processing of human biological specimens, including solid tissues, whole blood and derivatives, urine, saliva, pleural effusions, and other biological materials;
- Perform accessioning, registration, identification, labelling, clinical cataloguing, preservation, and long-term storage of human biological specimens, ensuring complete sample traceability and integrity throughout the biobanking workflow;
- Perform inspection, aliquoting, packaging, shipment preparation, and coordination of national and international transportation of biological materials, ensuring compliance with biosafety requirements, applicable regulations, and material transfer procedures;
- Develop, maintain, and continuously update biobank databases and associated documentation, including the collection, curation, and management of clinical and laboratory data extracted from patients' medical records, while ensuring data quality, confidentiality, integrity, privacy protection, and compliance with applicable ethical, legal, and data protection regulations;
- Manage the inventory of laboratory consumables, reagents, cryogenic supplies, and other materials required for routine biobank activities;
- Contribute to the development, implementation, validation, and continuous improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical protocols supporting external quality certification and accreditation systems;
- Collaborate with institutional, national, and international partners in the planning, development, and execution of translational research projects involving human biological materials;
- Perform molecular biology laboratory procedures, including manual and automated nucleic acid extraction from different biological specimens, DNA/RNA quantification and quality assessment, PCR assays, and other molecular techniques required to support translational research activities.
3. Regulation
Portuguese Labor Law, approved by Law nr 7/2009, of 12th February in its current writing.
4. Members of the Jury
- Chair: Professor Carmen Jerónimo, PhD
- 1st member: Professor Rui Henrique, MD, PhD
- 2nd member: Professor João Lobo, MD, PhD
- 1st substitute: Sara Monteiro Reis, PhD
- 2nd substitute: Liliana Raimundo, PhD
5. Start Date and workplace
The contract is expected to start on 1st December 2026, and it is expected to end on the 31st of December 2029. The activities will be developed mainly at IPO Porto.
6. Monthly remuneration
The monthly gross remuneration is €1,499.15.
7. Application process
The call is open between September 1st, and September 15th, 2026. Applications and the required supporting documents (indicated below) must be sent by e-mail (to: recrutamento@ipoporto.min-saude.pt), in PDF format, indicating the reference of the position [CI 010/2026 (FCT UID/00776/2025)]:
- Motivation Letter in English;
- Detailed CV in English;
- BSc, and MSc (if applicable), certificates;
- Other documents that applicant may consider to be relevant to prove the scientific course.
- Application form (Annex I) and Informed consent (Annex II).
Note: The non-compliance with these requirements will determine immediate rejection of the application. Documents must be attached directly to the application email without links to external platforms/drives. All documents should be saved in Portable Document Format (pdf) to facilitate their reading. The files must be named with the applicant’s first and last name and must not exceed 25 MB altogether. These can be compressed in .zip format.
8. Evaluation criteria
The admitted applications will be evaluated considering the candidates' academic or professional qualifications, professional career, relevance of the experience and training and the type of duties carried out in accordance with the profile described above.
The jury will analyze the application documents according to following criteria: A. Curricular Evaluation (60%) and B. Motivation Letter (40%), carried out in accordance with the criteria set out in the document under Annex III.
After evaluation of all admitted applications, the jury will write a meeting minute with all process of recruitment, evaluation, and selection, including an ordered list of approved candidates and the final decision of the jury. The final decision of the jury shall be validated by the Head of the Institution, who is also in charge of deciding about the hiring.
9. Form of advertising / notification of results
The recruitment results will be announced by email to the email address indicated by the candidates in their Curricula Vitae/Motivation Letter and will be published at https://ipoporto.pt/nos-ipo/emprego-e-carreira/.
10. Preliminary hearing and final decision deadline
Pursuant to article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, after notified, all candidates have 10 working days to respond. Panel’s final decisions are pronounced within a period of 90 days, from application deadline.
11. Non-discriminatory and equal access policy
No applicant may be privileged, benefited, harmed, or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty. This includes ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic disease, nationality, ethnicity or race, land of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs or trade union affiliation.
ANNEX I
APPLICATION FORM
Call’s Reference _______________
Full name (as in the ID):
Born date:
Phone number:
Mail address
VAT number:
I give my express consent (cf. paragraph a) of no. 1 of art. 6 of the GDPR) for my data to be processed by the Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE for the purposes of the competitive procedure and while it is valid, after which they will be eliminated. _Yes _No
I declare that the information and documents presented are true and authentic. _Yes _No
I declare that I expressly accept that communication regarding this procedure will be sent to the aforementioned email address. _Yes _No
(Place), (Date) _______________, ___________________.
_________________
(Full name)
ANNEX II
DECLARATION OF INFORMED CONSENT FOR SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
_______________ (full name) I authorize the Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, FG EPE (IPO Porto), to collect, use, register and process my personal data provided within the scope of my application for the ongoing recruitment reference _______________, under the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I further declare that I have been informed of the following matters:
- What data is collected and processed
When submitting your application, the candidate must provide the data strictly necessary for the respective process, in accordance with the terms of the competition opening notice. - Purposes of data collection
The personal data collected are used and processed only for the purpose of recruitment or for the creation of a reserve list, within the scope of the competitions, with the purpose of recruitment, conducting the classification processes and selection of candidates, in accordance with the competition rules. In case of selection, additional personal data may be requested, which is necessary for the execution of the contract and mandatory transmission of data to official entities, as well as for human resources management purposes at IPO Porto. - Responsible for the processing of personal data
The Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, FG EPE (IPO Porto), is responsible for the processing of personal data. - Data Protection Officer
IPO Porto has a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can be contacted via email - epd@ipoporto.min-saude.pt. - Processing and storage of personal data
The personal data collected is stored in a database with exclusive access to IPO Porto workers who participate in the classification and selection process. The data may be temporarily transferred to entities contracted or collaborating with IPO Porto in the application of part or all of any of the selection methods of the tender procedure in question, to the extent necessary for this purpose. - Access to personal data
Access to personal data within the scope of this bidding procedure is limited to those who participate in the classification and selection process. - Rights of the holder of personal data
As a rule, the data subject has the following rights in terms of personal data protection: right of access, rectification, erasure, limitation of processing, portability, and opposition. Withdrawal of consent does not compromise the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent previously given. - Retention of your personal data
The data will be stored and maintained for the time exclusively necessary, in accordance with the purpose and under the legally provided terms. Documentation submitted by excluded candidates will be destroyed if its return is not requested within a maximum period of one year after the end of the respective public competition.
For all due purposes, I declare that the information I provide is correct and true, and I authorize IPO Porto to collect, use, register and process it, carried out within the scope of the recruitment and selection process. I further declare that I authorize the processing of data and accept access to them by those who carry out any activities necessary for the purposes related to the recruitment process.
As it is true, I date and sign this declaration.
The Candidate,
_________________
(Handwritten signature as per citizen card or digital signature)
(Place), (Date) _______________, ___________________.
Where to apply
E-mail: recrutamento@ipoporto.min-saude.pt
Requirements
Research Field: Biological sciences
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Internal Application form(s) needed
Anuncio CI 010-2026_Técnico Superior_CI_Biobanco.pdf (English, 495.62 KB - PDF)
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE
Country: Portugal
Contact
State/Province: Porto
City: Porto
Website: http://www.ipoporto.pt
Street: Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida
Postal Code: 4200-072
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