Research Fellowship (BIPD) - Biomedicine

Offer Description

The University of Leiria and Oeste is now opening applications for 1 (one) research fellowship (BIPD) within the project “M3D.printer - Sistema integrado para a produção personalizada de medicamentos”, Co-financed by CENTRO 2030 – Regional Programme, within the framework of the PORTUGAL 2030 Programme, through the ERDF – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), under the following conditions:

SCIENTIFIC AREA: Biomedicine.

RECIPIENTS: PhD in Biomedicine or related areas.

DURATION: 12 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project or until the eligibility limit assigned to the profile for this scholarship. The fellowship is due to start in 11/2026.

WORK PLAN: The activities to be developed include:

• Selection, development, and characterization of materials and formulations with properties suitable for the production of orodispersible pharmaceutical forms by 3D printing;
• Study of the physicochemical, thermal, rheological, mechanical, and functional properties of the formulations, aiming at their suitability for the additive manufacturing process;
• Conducting experimental 3D printing tests, optimizing the main processing parameters and evaluating their influence on the characteristics of the products obtained;
• Support in the development and construction of the functional prototype, especially in the integration between the characteristics of the formulations, the printing parameters, and the technical requirements of the equipment;
• Participation in the definition and execution of methodologies for characterization, quality control, and validation of the pharmaceutical forms produced;
• Collaboration in the analysis and processing of experimental results, preparation of technical and scientific documentation, reports, publications, and dissemination activities of the project results.

WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at the Centre for Rapid and Sustained Product Development from the University of Leiria and Oeste (CDRSP-ULO), under the supervision of PhD Researcher Joana Filipa Abreu Pereira and PhD professor Nuno Manuel Fernandes Alves.

GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance subsidy, in the amount of € 1901,00 according to the FCT, I.P. (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-2026.pdf). To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to the Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Statute of Research Fellows. The scholarship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the course of the scholarship.

PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

ACTIVITY SCHEME: Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

EVALUATION PANEL: The jury responsible for the applications evaluation will be constituted by PhD Professors: Joana Filipa Abreu Pereira Valente (president), Nuno Manuel Fernandes Alves and Ângela Maria Almeida de Sousa and Adriana Oliveira dos Santos (effective members); Pedro José da Silva Carreira and Paulo Jorge da Costa Parente Novo (substitute members).

APPLICATION DEADLINE: october 08, 2026 to october 21, 2026.

SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis and possible interview, and will focus on the merit of the candidate, where they will be considered and weighted according to the following:

1. Suitability of Academic Study Area (40%):

• Academic degree in Biomedicine - 20 points.
• Academic degree in related areas – 13 points.

B) Professional/Academic Experience (20%)

• Has excellent professional/academic experience – 20 values.
• Has very good professional/academic experience – 17 values.
• Has good professional/academic experience – 14 values.
• Has enough professional/academic experience – 10 values.
• Has insufficient professional/academic experience – 2 values.
• No mention of professional/academic practice – 0 values.

C) Specific knowledge (40%): 1. Additive manufacturing, with particular relevance to 3D printing applied to pharmaceutical dosage forms; 2. Development and characterization of pharmaceutical formulations and/or drug delivery systems; 3. Physicochemical, structural, thermal, rheological, and mechanical characterization of materials and formulations, namely through techniques such as texture analysis, FTIR, SEM/EDX, DLS, rheology, TGA, and STA; 4. Evaluation of functional parameters relevant to pharmaceutical dosage forms, including mechanical properties, disintegration, dissolution/release, stability, and mass and content uniformity;

• Excellent knowledge - 20 values.
• High knowledge - 15 values.
• Medium knowledge - 10 values.
• Low level of knowledge - 5 values.
• No knowledge - 0 values.

with the final grade FG = [A*0.4 + B*0.2 + C* 0.4]. If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the three first classified in the curriculum analysis will be invited for an interview (INT), with the final grade (FG) = [FG*0.8 + INT*0.2]. Candidates who, at the end of the assessment, obtain a classification of less than 9.5 will be excluded from the contest.

Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th, and Ordinance no. 33/2019, dated January 25th. The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

1. National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
2. Third-party states citizens;
3. Stateless persons;
4. Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Applications must be submitted through https://recrutamento.ipleiria.pt/processos-ativos/bolseiros/concurso?recruitment_process_id=254 by clicking the "submit application" button, filling out and submitting the application form accompanied by the following documents:

• Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units’ classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th. These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;
• Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae;
• Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;
• Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate.

RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of University of Leiria and Oeste. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th, in its current wording; Regulation n.º 152/2021, with amendment introduced by Regulation nº. 548/2022 dated June 8th (Polytechnic of Leiria Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships).

Leiria, october 07, 2026

Pro-Rector of University of Leiria and Oeste

Diogo Manuel Teixeira Monteiro

Requirements

• Research Field: Medical sciences » Medicine
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE LEIRIA
• Country: Portugal
• State/Province: Marinha Grande
• City: Marinha Grande
• Postal Code: 2430-028
• Street: Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial

Contact

• State/Province: Marinha Grande
• City: Leiria
• Website: https://www.ipleiria.pt/
• Street: Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial
• Postal Code: 2430-028
• E-Mail: cdrsp@ipleiria.pt
• Phone: 244569441