2 (two) Research Fellowships (BI) for a PhD student or a MSc enrolled in a non-degree course

FCiências.ID; Portugal; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências is offering two Research Fellowships (BI) for a PhD student or MSc enrolled in a non-degree course. The project GoalballXR aims to support goalball initiation via XR technologies, under LASIGE at the University of Lisbon.

The role requires a Master’s in CS/Multimedia with HCI or XR experience and may include PhD enrolment. The fellowship lasts 3 months initially (Nov 2026) with potential renewal, paid €1,359.64 monthly,

Qualifications

• Admission requirements: Master’s degree in Computer Sciences, Multimedia or related fields; experience in HCI, virtual environments or digital games.
• Additional optional skills: Experience researching the use of applications by communities of people with disabilities; experience designing and developing solutions in Unity3 and/or Godot.
• Contracting requirements: Enrolment in PhD in Computer Science or related fields, or a non-degree course in association with a HEI and research units.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of Extended Reality (XR) solutions to support blind people in Goalball.
• Carry out training studies with Goalball and develop and evaluate XR solutions.

Skills

HCI experience

Unity3D

Godot

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Multimedia or related fields

Enrolment in PhD or related non-degree course

Tools

Unity3D

Godot

Job description

Organisation/Company FCiências.ID Department Bolsas Research Field Computer science Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 10 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 Reference Number 912 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

2 (two) Research Fellowships (BI) for a PhD student or a MSc enrolled in a non-degree course
Ref.: 1702.1 – 2 BI ED GoalballXR

2 Research Fellowship(s) (BI) is(are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências , for the project “GoalballXR – Support for Goalball Initiation and Training using Extended Reality”, “reference No. 912”, funded by the Portuguese Paralympic Committee under the Sports Development Programme Contract No. CP/893/2024 and the Regulations for Measure II.5 - Scholarship Programme for Research Projects Applied to Sports Development, under the following conditions:

• Scientific Area: Computer Science and Engineering
  
• Admission requirements:Master’s degree in Computer Sciences, Multimedia or related fields within Technology, Experience in HCI, virtual environments or digital games.
  
• Additional optional skills and qualifications: Experience in researching the use of applications by communities of people with disabilities; experience in designing and developing solutions in Unity3 and/ or Godot.
  
• Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas,if applicable. Enrolment inPhD in Computer Science or related fields, or a non-degree course developed in association or cooperation between a High Education Institution and one or multiple research units.
  
• Work plan: Design and development of Extended Reality (XR) solutions to support blind people in taking up Goalball. It includes conduction training studies with Goalball, developing solutions, and evaluating them.
  
• Place of work: The work will be bedeveloped at theLASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre , Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon , under the scientific supervision of Professor João Guerreiro.
  
• Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for3 months due to start in November 2026. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for until the end of the project, 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 to1359,64€, according to table values of the fellowships awarded directly by the FCT, IP.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 byCV (70%), motivation letter (20%), and experience in HCI, virtual environments or games (10%). If necessary, an interview will be conducted with the 3 (three) best candidates. If an interview takes place, the final evaluation will be as follows: CV (50%), interview (30%), motivation letter (10%), and experience in HCI, virtual environments or games (10%). Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 70 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
  
• 2nd Alternate member –Isabel Neto.
  
• 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 from28/10/2026 to10/11/2026 .
  
• 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 2 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