Call For Expressions Of Interest For Guest Researcher Announcement | Reference: Biic-Ec-Cbma/04/2026

Universidade do Minho; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Universidade do Minho, School of Sciences, Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, in Portugal, announces an expression of interest for the creation of a pool of candidates for a Guest Researcher role in Biological Sciences, tied to the River2Ocean 2.0 project.

The appointment may last 17 months, with potential renewal under project and legal terms, and follows private-law research career regulations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ecology or related areas.
• Experience in aquatic biomonitoring and environmental DNA techniques.
• Strong curriculum vitae in the indicated scientific areas and methodologies.

Skills

Aquatic biomonitoring

Environmental DNA techniques

Biodiversity analysis

Education

PhD in Biological Sciences

Post-doctoral experience

Job description

Organisation/Company Universidade do Minho Department Escola de Ciências Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 5 Nov *********:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 23 Oct **** 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

Offer Description Call for Expressions of Interest for Guest Researcher Announcement Reference: BIIC-EC-CBMA/******* - RIVER2OCEAN 2.0 Interest grant for guest researchers University of Minho| School of Sciences Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology Announcement: The Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology of the School of Sciences of the University of Minho hereby announces that expressions of interest are open for the creation of a pool of interested candidates for the hiring of one (1) Guest Researcher, in the scientific area of Biological Sciences, with a view to developing scientific activities within the scope of the project "RIVER2OCEAN 2.0 - New Socioecological and Biotechnological Solutions for the Promotion of the Aquatic Natural Capital of Northern of Portugal", reference River2Ocean 2.0, with support of the Northern Regional Programme ********* [NORTE****], for a period of 17 months, possibly renewable until the end of the project and/or applicable legislation. The Pool of Interested Candidates is established under the terms of the Circular VRT-ECF-******* of September 15, regarding the hiring of Guest Researchers under private law, as per the Regulation of the Career, Recruitment, Hiring and Performance Evaluation of Research Staff under Private Law of the University of Minho (RPI-UM), amended and republished by Order No. **********, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 163, of 24 August. The Circular ECUM-PRES-******* also applies subsidiary, setting out the procedures for hiring guest researchers under private law, as provided in article 6 of the aforementioned regulation, within R&D projects/units of ECUM. As the Guest Researcher is recruited by invitation, in accordance with the Statute of the Scientific Research Career (ECIC), in its current wording, applicable via article 15 of the RPI-UM, and given that guest researchers under private law perform functions corresponding to categories existing in the ECIC research career, early-career PhD researchers are not covered. According to article 36 of the ECIC, the hiring of Guest Researchers is conducted by invitation, with equivalence to one of the categories in the ECIC research career (Assistant Researcher, Principal Researcher, or Coordinating Researcher), to be determined by the Scientific Council of ECUM, upon proposal from the Project's Principal Investigator, following the procedures set out in Circular ECUM-PRES-*******. This announcement does not constitute a public call for applications, and therefore no right to hiring arises from the relative assessment of the submitted curricula.

Application Requirements

• Academic training: PhD in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ecology or related areas;
• Relevant scientific and/or professional experience in aquatic biomonitoring, including applying traditional methodologies and environmental DNA techniques; assessing taxonomic and functional biodiversity; performing temporal and spatial analyses; and developing and applying predictive models.;
• Relevant curriculum vitae in the scientific area(s) indicated;
• Certificate of academic qualifications, preferably doctorates with more than one year of post-doctoral training;

Employment Regime

Employment Regime : The pool of interested candidates is open to researchers who are eligible to work under an integral regime.

Remuneration

Remuneration : Remuneration is set according to Annex I of the Regulation of the Career, Recruitment, Hiring and Performance Evaluation of Research Staff under Private Law of the University of Minho (RPI-UM), in accordance with the category equivalent under the ECIC, and within the project's budgetary limits.

Application Deadline

Application Deadline : The application period will be 10 working days from the date of publication of the announcement on the ECUM website and the Euraxess portal.

Equal Opportunity Statement

In accordance with Article 9o of the Portuguese Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between women and men in access to employment and career progression, and takes all necessary measures to prevent any form of discrimination.