1 (one) Research Fellowship (BI) for MSc Student or BSc enrolled in a non-degree course

FCiências.ID; Portugal; Sur place; EUR 11 000 - 13 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Personal accident insurance

Social security access

Bank transfer monthly

Résumé du poste

FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências invites applications for 1 Research Fellowship (BI) for MSc Student or BSc enrolled in a non-degree course for the VENT.Pt project. The work aims to create a relational, searchable database of Portuguese hydrothermal fields, integrating multidisciplinary data under supervision at IDL/LASIGE.

The fellowship runs for 6 months starting December 2026, with possible renewal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Informatics, Computer Engineering, Data Science or related fields.
• English proficiency, spoken and written, is desirable.
• Enrolment in Master’s programme or non-degree course in association with a HEI may be required.

Responsabilités

• Design and implement a relational, searchable database of hydrothermal fields.
• Standardize and integrate geological, mineralogical, geochemical, tectonic and microbiological data.
• Data mining and modeling to support project activities and dissemination.
• Document the database and models and assist in project meetings.

Connaissances

Databases

Data curation

Data mining

Advanced programming

Earth science data

English proficiency

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Informatics/CS

Description du poste

Organisation/Company FCiências.ID Department Bolsas Research Field Computer science » Informatics Computer science Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

1 (one) Research Fellowship (BI) for MSc Student or BSc enrolled in a non-degree course

1 Research Fellowship (BI) is open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências , for the project “VENT.Pt – Advancing Knowledge of Portuguese Hydrothermal VENT Fields through Geo-Bio Databases and Exploratory Predictive Approaches” , funded byCIÊNCIAS and FCiências.ID through their own funds, under the Internal Research Projects Call – 2025 Edition, under the following conditions:

• Scientific Area: Informatics, Data Science and Computer Science, and related areas
  
• Admission requirements:Bachelor’s degree in Informatics, Computer Engineering, Data Science or related fields.
  
• Additional optional skills and qualifications: Experience in databases, in data curation, cleaning, standardization and integration, and in data mining; advanced programming skills; experience with scientific or multidisciplinary datasets; proficiency in English, spoken and written; interest or experience in geosciences or Earth science data.
  
• Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas,if applicable. Enrolment ina Master’s programme in Informatics, Computer Engineering, Data Science or related fields, or in a non-degree course developed in association or cooperation between a High Education Institution and one or multiple research units.
  
• Work plan: The main goal of this work is to design, implement and populate a relational, searchable database of the hydrothermal fields on the seafloor under Portuguese jurisdiction (Moytirra, Luso, Menez Gwen, Lucky Strike, Menez Hom, Saldanha and Rainbow), integrating geological, mineralogical, geochemical, tectonic and microbiological data, within the VENT.Pt project. The work plan includes the following tasks: a) survey, compilation and standardization of published and unpublished data on the seven Portuguese hydrothermal fields; b) design of the data model and implementation of a relational, searchable database, to be hosted on the servers of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon; c) curation, harmonization and integration of the geological, mineralogical, geochemical, tectonic and microbiological data, in articulation with the project team; d) data mining and investigation of models that describe them; e) documentation of the database and of the models developed, and support for their use by the other project activities, including the incorporation of new analytical results; f) participation in project meetings and in the respective dissemination and communication activities.
  
• Place of work: The work will bedeveloped at theIDL - Instituto Dom Luiz and the LASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre , Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa) , under the scientific supervision of Professor Luís Correia (supervisor) and Professor Ágata Alveirinho Dias (co-supervisor).
  
• Fellowship duration: This position is initiallyopened for6 months due to start in December 2026. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for 1 month, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation .
  
• Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to1090,98€, according to table values of theFCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation.The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to C ódigo dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
  The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
  
• Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed bythe following methods: a) curricular assessment: 70%; b) motivation letter: 30%.
  Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 50 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
  
• Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e‑mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.
  
• Deadlines: This call for applications is open from05/11/2026 to18/11/2026 .
  
• Application:Applications should be sent via e-mail to [e-mail] , by attaching the following documents:
  a) Curriculum vitae;
  b) Certificate of completion of previous degree Note 1, 2 ;
  c) Motivation letter.
  
• Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.
  The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
  Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.
  You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e‑mail address: [e-mail] . You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
  For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/ .
  
• Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo . Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID ( [e-mail] ) within 15 business days after the notification date.

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant ( Minuta PT , Minute EN ) . Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute IDL - Instituto Dom Luiz Country Portugal State/Province Lisboa City Lisboa Postal Code 1749-016 Street Campus da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Geofield

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute LASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre Country Portugal State/Province Lisboa City Lisboa Postal Code 1749-016 Street Campus da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Geofield