CCMAR/BINCGAM/17/2026 | Research Fellowship (W/M)| Bioimaging | 1 Vacancy

EURAXESS Ireland; Faro; Híbrido; EUR 12.000 - 18.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CCMAR – Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve invites applications for a Research Fellowship in Bioimaging under the IMAGINE project. A Master’s degree holder is eligible for a non-conductive fellowship supporting advanced imaging tool development and open-source software integration.

The position focuses on building low-cost optical imaging systems, 3D whole-body imaging, and collaboration across CCMAR, UAlg, and international partners, including open-source plugin development for Napari/ImageJ

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Non-compliance justifies exclusion from the procedure.

Responsabilidades

• Design and build an improved version of QBI’s open-source, low-cost 3D optical imaging system, including optical projection tomography and lightsheet microscopy modules.
• Prototype components using 3D printing.
• Develop advanced illumination and detection strategies to reduce scattering effects.
• Accelerate scans and automate image analysis by integrating AI methods in collaboration with QBI team members.
• Integrate the developed methods into user-friendly plugins for Napari and/or ImageJ, ensuring open-source availability and community adoption.
• Test the system using phantom, live developing/adult zebrafish, and marine organisms.
• Disseminate results via high-impact publications, open-source code releases and presentations at international conferences.
• Develop outreach activities and participate in science-communication activities, helping to promote open science and public education in microscopy and marine biology.
• Collaborate with other groups at CCMAR, UAlg and beyond (e.g. EMBL).

Conocimientos

Hands-on optical imaging

Python/C++ programming

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Physics/Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

Master’s degree in Physics/Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company CCMAR – Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve Department QBI Research Field Technology » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 4 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01-101094250 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Research Fellowship – 1 Vacancy

Within the project - IMAGINE

The Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR) opens one (01) Research Fellowship for a person with a Master Degree (Bolsa de Investigação não conducente à obtenção de grau académico para mestre) in the scientific area of Bioimagingor related area, eligible to candidates of any nationality, including stateless persons and beneficiaries of the political refugee status, within the scope of the research project HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01-101094250, designated by IMAGINE - “ Next generation imaging technologies to probe structure and function of biological specimen across scales in their natural context” funded by the European Commission , throughHORIZON-RIA program , under the following conditions:

1.Host and Contracting Institution: CCMAR

This fellowship is intended for master’s degree holders that are enrolled in a non-academic degree course, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units at the starting date of the fellowship, with the costs associated with the course being fully covered by the project.

2.Work Plan, Tasks and Objectives:

This research project aims to develop and evaluate the next generation of low-cost, open-source optical imaging tools for high-resolution, 3D whole-body imaging of (living) mesoscopic samples. By making these technologies more accessible, the project seeks to broaden research capabilities and foster innovation in biological imaging.

Specifically, the fellowship holder will:

• Design and build an improved version of QBI’s open-source, low-cost 3D optical imaging system, including optical projection tomography and lightsheet microscopy modules;
• Prototype components using 3D printing;
• Develop advanced illumination and detection strategies to reduce scattering effects;

Accelerate scans and automate image analysis by integrating AI methods in collaboration

with QBI team members.

• Integrate the developed methods into user-friendly plugins for Napari and/or ImageJ, ensuring open-source availability and community adoption;
• Test the system using phantom, live developing/adult zebrafish, and marine organisms;
• Disseminate results via high-impact publications, open-source code releases and presentations at international conferences;
• Develop outreach activities and participate in science-communication activities, helping to promote open science and public education in microscopy and marine biology;
• Collaborate with other groups at CCMAR, UAlg and beyond (e.g. EMBL).

3.Scientific Supervisor:

Doctor Teresa Matias Correia, Project coordinator, Group Leader and Principal Researcher at CCMAR.

4.Workplace:

The place of work is at CCMAR (Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal) and other places necessary for the competition of the work plan.

5.Requirements for the application:

The Candidates must meet the following conditions:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline;
• Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline;

Non-compliance justifies exclusion from the procedure.

6.Evaluation Criteria:

Through the analysis of the application documents the evaluation criteria for the applications and their relative weight for ranking are as follows:

• Hands-on experience with optical imaging systems, including developing, assembling, or contributing to a custom experimental setup from individual components (e.g. optical alignment, mechanical assembly, camera or detector interfacing, light source integration), beyond the operation of commercial platforms. This experience may have been acquired during the degree, final-year project, thesis, internship, or research position - 35%;
• Technical experience document: quality and relevance of the submitted description of an optical system the candidate personally designed, assembled, or contributed to, including any instrument control software developed as part of this work, specifying their individual role, degree of autonomy, and context of the work. Supporting evidence is encouraged (e.g. GitHub/GitLab repositories, open-source hardware contributions, thesis, technical reports, conference contributions, peer-reviewed publications, or participation in recognised optical instrumentation workshops) - 35%;
• Experience with programming or software development for data acquisition or instrument control (Python or C++ preferred; experience with LabVIEW, ImSwitch, Micro-Manager, or optical design software such as Zemax is valued) - 15%;
• Experience