Call for Research Grant Assignment - Recover+ (Lugus 1229612)

Unist; Coimbra; Hybrid; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

A Universidade de Coimbra encontra-se a oferecer uma bolsa de investigação no âmbito do projeto Recover+. Uma posição orientada para avaliação económica em saúde, com supervisão académica, dedicada a estudantes de mestrado.

O estagiário integrará o projeto RECOVER+ contribuindo para a avaliação económica, trabalhos de domínio estatístico e desenvolvimento de modelos junto da equipa de investigação. Inicio em 7 de outubro de 2026 com duração inicial de 6 meses.

Qualifications

• Bacharelado em regime de participação num mestrado, na área Social ou Saúde.
• Candidatos elegíveis incluem nacionais de Portugal/EU ou terceiros países, conforme regulamento.
• Conhecimentos de métodos quantitativos, estatísticos e software de análise de dados (R, Stata, SPSS).

Responsibilities

• Conduzir revisão de literatura em avaliação económica em saúde, com foco em telereabilitação.
• Gerir, validar e processar bases de dados do estudo.
• Identificar e quantificar custos da intervenção e do cuidado habitual.
• Realizar análises estatísticas de dados de custo.
• Estimular utilitários de saúde com instrumentos de qualidade de vida.
• Apoiar a preparação de parâmetros para a análise custo-efetividade e modelo econômico.
• Contribuir para elaboração de relatórios, comunicações científicas e divulgação dos resultados.

Skills

Literature review

Data handling

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree enrolled in a master's degree

Tools

R

Stata

SPSS

Job description

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 27 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 7 Oct 2026 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

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with one position(s), under the project THCS/0005/2024, title Digital rehabilitation and health education for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (Recover+).

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

Procedure Reference: IT137-2026-428

I.I - Grant Recipients:

Bachelor's degree enrolled in a master’s degree, in the scientific area of Social Sciences or related fields, or Health Sciences or related fields.

I.II - Ineligible candidates:

Candidates who have already benefited from two research grant contracts with UC in the condition of being enrolled in a master's degree, regardless of whether each contract has reached the maximum legally permitted duration.

I.III - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:

a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States
b) Nationals of third countries
c) Stateless persons
d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status
When the work plan takes place, in whole or in part, in foreign institutions, only candidates who can prove permanent and habitual residence in Portugal at the start of the grant are eligible.

II - Grant location:

Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra

III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant:

Professor Óscar Manuel Domingos Lourenço, and Professora Andréa Ascenção Marques

IV- Work Plan / Goals to be achieved:

The Master’s student will be integrated into the RECOVER+ project, contributing to activities related to the economic evaluation of the telerehabilitation intervention. The main tasks will include:

• Conducting a literature review on health economic evaluation, with a focus on telehealth and telerehabilitation interventions.
• Managing, validating, and processing the study databases.
• Identifying and quantifying the costs associated with both the intervention and usual care.
• Performing statistical analyses of cost data.
• Estimating health utilities based on the quality-of-life instruments used in the project.
• Performing statistical analyses of quality-of-life outcomes.
• Supporting the preparation of parameters required for the cost-effectiveness analysis and the development of the economic model.
• Contributing to the preparation of reports, scientific communications, and dissemination of the project's results.

This participation will provide the student with valuable skills in health economic evaluation, clinical data analysis, and applied research in digital health technologies.

V - Initial grant duration:

Six (6) months.

V.I - Renewal Possibility:

Possibily renewable

VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grant

VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by bank transfer at the end of each month): 1.090,98 €

VI.II - Other financial components of the grant: Not applicable.

VI.III - In addition to the above amounts, voluntary social security (SSV) is included when the grant has a duration of six months or more, corresponding to the first level, if the candidate opts for it, as well as mandatory personal accident insurance.

VI.IV - Funding: The grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, through national funds in the State Budget - OE component.

VI.V - Information and publicity about the funding:

In all R&D activities carried out within the scope of grants funded indirectly by FCT, the mention of financial support from FCT and the respective Funding Program must be expressed, including all communications, publications, scientific creations and theses carried out with the support of FCT. The rules for publicity are available on the FCT website, as well as on the websites of the funding Operational Programs, if applicable. It is expressly mandatory to use the FCT logo available in http://www.fct.pt/logotipos/ and, when applicable, the logos of the European Union and the Operational Program, following the graphic standards available on the websites of the respective Operational Programs. The dissemination of research results must comply with the rules of open access to data, publications and other research results. In dissemination actions with international impact, in addition to the FCT logo, the national insignia of the Portuguese Republic must be affixed.

VII - Selection Methods

Evaluation of the academic record (AR) and Interview (I)

VII.I - AR - In the evaluation of the academic record, the candidates' academic performance will be assessed according to the following weights and criteria:

• Criterion 1 – Graduation average (40%);
• Criterion 2 – Adequacy of the candidate’s profile to the work plan to be developed (25%);
• Criterion 3 – Specific knowledge related to the work plan (25%);
• Criterion 4 – Knowledge of foreign languages, particularly English (10%).

VII.II- I – In the evaluation of the interview, candidates' performance will be assessed according to the following weights and criteria:

• Criterion 1 – Motivation and interest (50%);
• Criterion 2 – Ability to express oneself and verbal fluency (25%);
• Criterion 3 – Interpersonal relationships (25%).

VII.III- The evaluation of the criteria and the final classification will be based on a scale from 0 to 100, with scores rounded to the nearest hundredth, applying the following formulas:

• AR: criterion 1 * (40%) + criterion 2 * (25%) + criterion 3 * (25%) + criterion 4 * (10%) = 100%
• I: criterion 1 * (50%) + criterion 2 * (25%) + criterion 3 * (25%) = 100%
• Final Classification (FC): AR * (50%) + I * (50%) = 100%

The candidate should show interest in the field of health economic evaluation, as well as skills in statistical analysis and data handling. An analytical mindset, organizational skills, critical thinking, and interest in scientific research applied to health services and technologies are valued. Knowledge of quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis software (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS, or equivalent), as well as the ability to work in a team and effectively communicate scientific results, will also be appreciated.

VII.IV - All candidates who meet the admission requirements are subject to the academic record evaluation, carried out according to the criteria and weights defined in VII.I.

VII.V - Candidates who score below 50 in any selection method will be excluded, and subsequent methods, if any, will not apply to them. Candidates who are duly notified but fail to attend the interview (if applicable) or withdraw at any stage will also be excluded.

VII.VI - Only the top six (6) candidates, based on the ranking from the academic record evaluation, will be admitted to the interview.

VII.VII - Tie-breaking criteria: In the event of a tie in the rankings, candidates will be ordered in descending order as follows:

• a) Based on the score obtained in the first method applied;
• b) Based on the score of their academic qualifications.

VII.VIII - All provisional and final jury decisions must be justified, recorded in minutes, and published on https://apply.uc.pt/ .

VII.IX - Jury Composition:

President: Professora Andréa Ascenção Marques

Effective Members: Professor Óscar Manuel Domingos Lourenço, and Professora Micaela Andreia Alegria Antunes

Alternate Members: Professora Carlota Maria Miranda Quintal, and Professor Ricardo J. O. Ferreira

VII.X - Selection reserve list: the reserve list consists of candidates approved in all selection methods who do not secure one of the available vacancies under this procedure. The reserve list is valid for three (3) months.

IX – Application deadline:

07/10/2026 to 27/10/2026

X - Activity Regime:

The grant does not create or constitute a legal-labor relationship. It is carried out under an exclusive dedication regime, and the grantee is awarded the Research Grantee Status, as stipulated in the EBI and the RBI-UC.

XI - Notification of Candidates:

All notifications will be made through the electronic platform Apply UC, under the terms of subparagraph c) of paragraph 1 and subparagraph b) of paragraph 2 of Article 112 of the CPA and Article 22 of the RBI-UC. The notifications will take effect after being made, as provided in Article 113 of the CPA.

XII - Under Articles 121 and 122 of the CPA and Article 22 of the RBI-UC, candidates may, if they wish, submit comments regarding the jury's decisions within 10 business days, through the "Audiência dos Interessados" option in the platform's procedure section.

XVIII - Candidates may also submit a complaint within 15 business days or an appeal to the UC's highest-ranking official within 30 business days, both following the respective notification, under Articles 191 and 192 of the CPA.

XIV - Selected candidates must declare in writing, within five business days of notification, their acceptance of the grant and confirm that they meet the requirements to accept the proposed start date of the grant contract. Unless a justifiable reason is provided, failure to provide this declaration within the stipulated time will be considered a renunciation of the grant. In case of renunciation or withdrawal by the selected candidate, the next candidate on the final classification list will be notified.

XV - The full competition process can be consulted by candidates, subject to prior scheduling, by sending an email to the Human Resources Management Service at: [e-mail] .

XVI - In compliance with subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in terms of employment access and career progression, ensuring that any form of discrimination is strictly avoided. It encourages underrepresented minorities in each area to apply.

Accordingly, no one may be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged, or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the grounds of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, place of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs, or trade union membership.

The University of Coimbra also promotes measures to facilitate the balance between professional, family, and personal life, recognizing the efforts of its employees and fostering motivation.

XVII- The grantee must submit annual activity reports for each renewal and at the end of the grant contract, as stipulated in Article 7 of the RBI-UC, subject to an opinion issued by the respective supervisor(s). The report models, performance evaluation criteria, and the grant contract model are those approved under the University of Coimbra's Research Grant Regulations.