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Organisation/Company: University of Minho Department: ISISE Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: Other Positions Application Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country: Portugal Type of Contract: Other Type of Contract Extra Information: Research Fellowship Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 35 Offer Starting Date: 17 Aug 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU…
programme Reference Number: BI-ISISE-UMINHO-MarUMinho.B3 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
A call for applications is now open for the award of two research grants within the scope of the R&D project “MarUMinho”, a multidisciplinary research programme in Marine Science and Technology of the University of Minho, financed by “Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian”, under the following conditions:
Scientific Area: Civil Engineering.
Category of eligible recipients:
- Degree-awarding programmes: Students enrolled in an integrated master’s degree, a master’s degree, or a doctoral programme.
- Non-degree-awarding programmes: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree-awarding programmes.
Type of scholarship to be awarded:
a) Degree-awarding programmes: Research scholarships (BI) are intended to support the performance of R&D activities by students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral programme.
b) Non-degree-awarding programmes: Research scholarships (BI) are intended to support the performance of R&D activities by students enrolled in non-degree-awarding programmes.
Requirement for granting the fellowship:
- The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
- Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, issued by a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (star and term).
Applicants’ eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of 16-12-2019, of FCT I.P. are eligible.
Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.
Candidate eligibility requirements:
a) Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biology, Marine Biology, Marine and Coastal Systems, or related fields;
b) Hold a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biology, Marine Biology, Marine and Coastal Systems, or related fields;
c) Have competencies in:
- Previous experience in experimental and laboratory work involving the development of innovative structural and construction systems based on 3D printing for the fabrication of structures with complex geometries;
- Previous experience in the development of space-based systems and in the use of remote sensing techniques for monitoring terrestrial, coastal, and ocean systems;
- Previous experience in developing experimental monitoring campaigns in marine and coastal environments;
- Previous experience in the use of graphic design and 3D modelling for scientific communication and the development of R&D concepts;
- Proficiency in English.
Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The research activities to be carried out fall within the scope of the MarUMinho–ISISE project, which aims to develop in-situ monitoring platforms based on the use of colonization substrates and artificial reefs for the development of ‘nature-inclusive’ structures. It also aims to develop alternative coastal and ocean monitoring approaches based on the combination of data obtained from space-based platforms and data collected in-situ.
Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law nº. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation nº 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, 2019, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order nº 4998/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, nº 81, of April 28, 2025 Amended and republished through amendment statement no. 634/2025/2, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11.
Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The work plan will be carried out at the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho, under the scientific supervision and coordination of Eduardo Nuno Borges Pereira, Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho.
Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period of 6 months, with a provisional starting date on September 2026. The fellowship grant may be eventually renewed up to the end of the project or applicable legislation.
Amount of the research grant: The amount of the Monthly Maintenance Allowance of the scholarship is in accordance with the FCT scholarship value table for Portugal (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores) and the University of Minho’s Scientific Research Scholarship value table, updated annually by decision of the Management Board, and corresponds to the following amounts:
- PhD students: €1,359.64/month
- Master’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses: €1,359.64/month
- Master’s students: €1,090.98/month
- Bachelor’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses: €1,090.98/month
Payments due to the scholarship holder are made by the 23rd of each month, via bank transfer to the scholarship holder’s NIB provided during the contracting process.
Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Insurance, if the candidate chooses to receive it, corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.
Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.
Selection panel:
The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominate the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member.
President of the Jury – Eduardo Nuno Borges Pereira, PhD, Assistant Professor, ISISE, School of Engineering, University of Minho.
Regular Member – Vitor Manuel do Couto Fernandes da Cunha, PhD, Assistant Researcher, ISISE, University of Minho.
Regular Member – Norma Yolanda Gaibor Vaca, PhD, Invited Assistant Researcher, ISISE, University of Minho
Substitute Member – Dinis Miguel Campos Leitão, PhD, Assistant Professor, CTAC, School of Engineering, University of Minho.
Substitute Member – Doutor Joel Ricardo Martins Oliveira, Professor Auxiliar, ISISE, Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho.
Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 0 to 5 values (or another scale):
Applicant Merit - AM (100%):
a) Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 30%;
b) Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 50%
c) Motivation letter, with a weighting of 20%.
The final classification of the applicant’s merit with the achieved through the following formula:
AM=(a*0,3)+(b*0,5)+(c*0,2)
Note: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the following point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.
Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open for a period of 10 working days.
Applications must be submitted by email to (eduardo.pereira@civil.uminho.pt), indicating the reference “BI-ISISE-UMINHO-MarUMinho.B3” of the competition in the subject line. Only applications submitted within the established deadline and accompanied by the following documents will be accepted:
a) Candidate's updated curriculum vitae;
b) Certificates of the academic degrees obtained or, if applicable, the candidate's declaration of honor that he/she has completed the degrees required in the notice by the application deadline (not applicable to research initiation grants).
c) For degrees obtained abroad, the record of recognition of the academic degrees and record of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale must be presented, or, alternatively, a declaration of honor from the candidate.
d) This declaration must attest to facts that occurred prior to the application. In the event of a discrepancy between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for the purposes of contracting the scholarship, only the information contained in the latter will be considered. If it is found that the documents proving the academic degree and diploma, or their recognition under the terms of Decree-Law n. º 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the assessment of the academic career and may consequently alter the candidate's ranking, the scholarship will not be contracted.
e) Motivation letter.
f) Statement proving compliance with the conditions for the scholarship type, in accordance with the application requirements (declaration of honour).
Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation are published in a single list (ordered by final score obtained), posted in a visible and public place in the host unit, as well as by email to all candidates, attaching, for this purpose, the minutes of the jury's deliberations, within a maximum period of 90 working days from the deadline for submission of applications.
Candidates are informed, at a preliminary hearing, in accordance with Articles 121 and 122 of the Administrative Procedure Code, of the likely outcome of the final decision, and may comment within 10 working days of this notification.
An appeal may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal may be lodged with the highest executive body of the funding entity within 30 days, both after the respective notification (Article 12(nº6) of the FCT Research Grant Regulations).
Within 10 working days of notification of the grant award, the applicant must declare their acceptance in writing. In case of non-acceptance, the next highest ranked applicant will be notified immediately.
Constitution of a selection reserve list: The applicants ranked in the next positions on the ordered list will be included in a selection reserve list, which can be used until 31/11/2026.
Fellowship contractualization: The scholarship is awarded through the signing of a contract between the University of Minho and the scholarship recipient, in accordance with point 2.4 of the Rules for the Award and Management of Scholarships (https://www.fct.pt/wpcontent/uploads/2022/03/Normas_de_Atribuicao_de_Bolsas_2021.pdf) and the draft contract in Annex II of the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulations.
The contract can only be signed after receipt of all the documentation required for the type of scholarship, which must occur within a maximum period of 6 months, including proof of academic degrees or diplomas, as well as enrollment in non-degree study cycles or courses, as applicable.
Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has 60 working days to sign the scholarship contract. Once received by the scholarship holder, the contract must be returned, duly signed, within 15 working days.
Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other grounds laid down in the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulation and in the Research Fellow Statute, the scholarship will cease on completion of the contracted work plan, as well as on expiry of the period for which it was granted or renewed.
The final report must be submitted to the scientific advisor, in accordance with the defined objectives and evaluation criteria, no later than 60 working days after the end of the scholarship and must be drawn up in accordance with Annex I of the Regulations of the University of Minho.
Non-discrimination and equal access policy: Universidade do Minho actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, namely, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, 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 trade union membership.
ANNEX I
Declaration of Honor
Academic Habilitations
I, XXXXX (name), candidate for the (type of scholarship) vacancy within the scope of the project (name or project reference), with the reference XXXXX (ref. announcement), declare under honor that I have completed the academic degree (academic degree), qualifying for the type of scholarship in this competition, specifically the course (designation), from XXXXX (degree-granting university), on the date XX/XX/XXXX, with a final average of XX.
Since I am unable to present proof of qualifications until the end of the competition, I declare that I undertake to present said certificate until the date of the conclusion of the fellowship contract, in case of being selected for the vacancy in this competition.
As this is true, I hereby date and sign this declaration.
(Location), (date).
The declarant,
______________ (signature)
NOTE: The declaration may only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application.
In the event of a discrepancy between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for the purpose of contracting the scholarship, only the information contained in the latter will be taken into account.
ANNEX II
Declaration of Honor
Diploma Recognition
XXXXX (name), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the I&D project XXXXX (title or reference), reference XXXXX, hereby declares to have a degree on XXXXX (name of the course), concluded in the University of XXXXX, on the XX/XX/XXXX, with the final grade of XXXXX.
I have submitted my diploma for recognition in the University of XXXXX, according to the Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th, concluded in the XX/XX/XXXX, with the final grade of XXXXX.
I further declare that I undertake to present proof of my diploma recognition obtained under the Portuguese Law, until the date of the conclusion of the fellowship contract, in case of being selected for the vacancy in this competition.
As this is true, I hereby date and sign this declaration.
(Location), (date).
The declarant,
______________ (signature)
ANNEX III
Declaration of Honour
I, _______________ (full name), candidate for the competition _______________ (reference of the call), within the scope of the project _______________ (title of project), hereby declare, upon my honour, that I am solely and exclusively responsible for the veracity of the information contained in my Curriculum Vitae.
I further declare, under penalty of exclusion from this competition, that I will fulfil all the following requirements for the award of the Research Fellowship (BI) for which I am applying, namely:
To be enrolled in an Integrated master’s or master’s degree programme (2nd Cycle of Higher Education), or in a doctoral programme (3rd Cycle of Higher Education), or in a non-degree course, as required in the call.
Not to exceed, with the execution of this new fellowship contract and its planned renewals, the cumulative duration of:
•2 years, when the fellowship is awarded to students enrolled in a master’s degree;
•2 years, when the fellowship is awarded to graduates or masters enrolled in a non-degree course (the total duration of the fellowship may not exceed a cumulative period of two years, whether consecutive or not);
•4 years, when the fellowship is awarded to students enrolled in a doctoral programme.
To meet and comply with the eligibility requirements set forth in the Call, as well as those established the applicable regulations for the award of Research Fellowships by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in the Research Fellowship Regulations of the University of Minho (currently in force), and in the Statute of the Research Fellow (EBI).
To provide, at the fellowship contracting stage, the supporting documents proving that I meet the requirements for admission to this competition, specifically:
• Proof of enrolment in an Integrated Master, Master, Doctoral, or non-degree course; • Recognition record of academic degrees and record of conversion of the respective final classification into the Portuguese grading scale, in the case of degrees awarded by a foreign higher education institution.
To perform the duties of a fellow on an exclusive basis, under the terms set out in Article 5 of the Statute of the Research Fellow and in the applicable research fellowship regulations.
Being true, this declaration shall be dated and signed by me.
(Location), (date).
The declarant,
______________ (signature)
Where to apply
E-mail: eduardo.pereira@civil.uminho.pt
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Details are described in the "Offer Description" section.
Specific Requirements
Details are described in the "Offer Description" section.
Languages: PORTUGUESE
Level: Excellent
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
Amount of the Grant
- PhD students: €1,359.64/month
- Master’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses: €1,359.64/month
- Master’s students: €1,090.98/month
- Bachelor’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses: €1,090.98/month
Eligibility criteria
Details are described in the "Offer Description" section.
Selection process
Details are described in the "Offer Description" section.
Additional comments
Details are described in the "Offer Description" section.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 3
Company/Institute: University of Minho
Country: Portugal
State/Province: Guimarães
City: Guimarães
Postal Code: 4800-058
Street: Campus de Azurém
Contact
State/Province: Guimarães
City: Guimarães
Website: http://www.uminho.pt
Street: Campus de Azurém
Postal Code: 4800-058
E-Mail: candidaturas@gpe.uminho.pt
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