CENTRE OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING: CEB-BI-64-2026

Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho; Portugal; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

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Job summary

O Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho encontra-se a oferecer uma bolsa de pesquisa na área de Bioinformática, no âmbito do projeto BioNext – Plataforma Integrada para Biotecnologias Sustentáveis e Transição Digital. Candidatos com mestrado e com disponibilidade para estágio em Braga podem inscrever-se.

A bolsa tem duração de 9 meses, início provisional em janeiro de 2027, com remuneração de 1.359,64 €/mês, pagamento mensal e benefícios adicionais conforme regulamentos da FCT

Qualifications

• Ter mestrado em Bioinformática, Engenharia Informática, Inteligência Artificial, Engenharia Química e Biológica, Engenharia Biomédica ou áreas relacionadas.
• Não exceder, com a assinatura do contrato de bolsa, dois anos de bolsa de pesquisa para graduados ou mestrado em regime não‑breve.
• Preferência a experiência em pesquisa em Bioinformática e competências em programação.

Responsibilities

• Desenvolvimento de ferramentas de bioinformática e inteligência artificial para análise de dados meta‑ômicos, incluindo organização e integração de plataformas já existentes.
• Avaliação, melhoria e extensão de funcionalidades de plataformas existentes, com implementação de algoritmos de IA.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Programming

Education

Master's degree in Bioinformatics

Job description

Organisation/Company Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho Department Engenharia Biológica Research Field Computer science » Informatics Computer science » Other Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Research Fellowship (1 vacancy)

CEB-BI-64-2026

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) research grant(s) within the scope of the R&D project, BioNext – Integrated Platform for Sustainable Biotechnologies and Digital Transition, NORTE2030-FEDER-02698600 , co-financed by the European Union through the Northern Regional Operational Program – Norte 2030, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Bioinformatics

The open position is intended for candidates holding a Master’s degree who, on the date of their hiring, prove their enrolment in one of the following courses:

- PhD in Informatics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering;

- Non-degree course.

Requirement for granting the fellowship:

• The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enrol in a degree course or non-degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
• Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrolment in a degree course or non-degree course issued by a Higher Education Institution will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).

Applicant’s eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of 16-12-2019, of FCT I.P. are eligible.

Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.

Candidate admissibility requirements:

Mandatory requirements:

• Have a Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Informatics Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering or related areas;
• Not to exceed, with the execution of the scholarship contract in question, including possible renewals, a cumulative period of two years, consecutive or intermittent, of a research grant intended for graduates or master's degree holders enrolled in a non-degree awarding program;
• Do not exceed, with the signing of the fellowship contract in question, including possible renewals, a cumulative period of four years of research fellowship intended for doctoral students.

Preferential factors:

• Research experience in the area of Bioinformatics;
• Skills in computer programming.

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: Development of bioinformatics and artificial intelligence tools for meta-omics data analysis, including: (i) organisation, integration, and provision of existing bioinformatics platforms through accessible and user-friendly interfaces; (ii) evaluation, improvement and extension of the functionalities of existing platforms, including the implementation of artificial intelligence algorithms.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law nº. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation nº 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, 2019, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order nº 4998/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, nº 81, of April 28, 2025 Amended and republished through amendment statement no. 634/2025/2, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out in the Centre of Biological Engineering of University of Minho, located in the University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, in Braga, under the direction of Doctor Nuno Miguel Dias Cerca, coordinator of the host entity, and whose scientific guidance will be the responsibility of Doctor Andreia Filipa Ferreira Salvador.

Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period of 9 months, with a provisional starting date in January 2027.

The fellowship grant will not be renewed.

Amount of the research grant: The amount of the grant corresponds to 1359,64 €/month, according to the table of valuesofFoundation for Science and Technology (FCT, I.P.) grants in the country and the table of valuesof Scientific Research Grants of the University of Minho, updated annually by decision of the Management Board.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contracting process.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5 of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

Selection panel: The jury will be composed of three effective members and two substitute members.

President:

Miguel Francisco de Almeida Pereira da Rocha, Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Informatics of the University of Minho;

Effective members:

Andreia Filipa Ferreira Salvador, Assistant Researcher at the Centre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho and Óscar Manuel Lima Dias, Assistant Researcher at the Centre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho;

Substitute members:

Ricardo Nuno Correia Pereira, Assistant Researcher at the Centre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho e Clarisse Salomé Nobre Gonçalves, Assistant Researcher at the Centre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho.

The first effective member or the second effective member in the event of the first member’s inability, will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, with these members being replaced by the designated substitute members.

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 0 to 5 values.

A1 - Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 35%;

A2 - Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 45%

A3 - Motivation letter, with a weighting of 20%.

AM = (A1 x 0,35) + (A2 x 0,45) + (A3 x0,2)

Candidates with a score of less than 3,50 points in the AM criterion will be excluded.

In the event of a tie in the final classification, the fellowship grant will be awarded to the candidate who obtains the best classification in parameter A2.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open for a minimum period of 10 working days after the notice publication on the European Scientific Mobility Portal Euraxess.

Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list by final grade obtained on the site of the Centre of Biological Engineering of U. Minho ( https://empregoceb.wordpress.com/ ) or posted in a visible and public place of the host unit, as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations,within a maximum period of 90 working days from the deadline for submission of applications.

Candidates are informed, at a preliminary hearing, in accordance with Articles 121 and 122 of the Administrative Procedure Code, of the likely outcome of the final decision, and may comment within 10 working days of this notification.

An appeal may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal may be lodged with the highest executive body of the funding entity within 30 days, both after the respective notification (Article 12 (nº 6) of the FCT Research Grant Regulations).

Within 10 working days of notification of the grant award, the applicant must declare their acceptance in writing. In case of non-acceptance, the next highest ranked applicant will be notified immediately.

Fellowship contractualization: The fellowship is awarded through the signing of a contract between the University of Minho and the scholarship recipient, in accordance with point 2.4 of the Rules for the Award and Management of Scholarships https://www.fct.pt/wpcontent/uploads/2022/03/Normas_de_Atribuicao_de_Bolsas_2021.pdf and the draft contract in Annex II of the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulations.

The contract can only be signed after receipt of all the documentation required for the type of scholarship, which must occur within a maximum period of 6 months, including proof of academic degrees or diplomas, as well as enrolment in non-degree study cycles or courses, as applicable.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has 60 working days to sign the scholarship contract. Once received by the scholarship holder, the contract must be returned, duly signed, within 15 working days.

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts:Without prejudice to the other grounds laid down in the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulation and in the Research Fellow Statute, the scholarship will cease on completion of the contracted work plan, as well as on expiry of the period for which it was granted or renewed.

The final report must be submitted to the scientific advisor, in accordance with the defined objectives and evaluation criteria, no later than 60 working days after the end of the scholarship and must be drawn up in accordance with Annex I of the Regulations of the University of Minho.

Non-discrimination and equal access policy: UMinho promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, whereby no candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to, in particular, of ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.

ANNEX I

Declaration of Honor

Academic habilitations

I, XXXXXX (Full name), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the R&D project XXXXXX (project designation according to notice), published on the Euraxess portal, with the reference CEB-BI-64-2026, declare on my honour to have completed the academic degree of XXXXX(academic degree), qualifying for the type of scholarship in the competition, namely the course XXXXXXX (name of the course), concluded in the University of XXXX, on the XX/XX/XXXX (conclusion date), with the final grade of XX values on the YY scale.

As it is not possible for me to present proof of qualifications until the end of the competition, I declare that I undertake to present the aforementioned certificate until the date of the contracting phase of the fellowship contract, in the event that I am selected for the vacancy in the competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

(Place), (date).

__________________________

(Full name)

ANNEX II

Declaration of Honor

History of Research Grants

I, XXXXXXX (Full name), bearer of identification document number XXXXXXX, applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the R&D project XXXXXXX (project designation according to notice), published in the Euraxess portal with the reference CEB-BI-64-2026, hereby declare that until now have never received any research grant under the Research Fellow Statute.

Or

have received the following research grants under the research fellowship statutes.

(fill in as appropriate):

University

Project

Type of fellowship/Reference

Duration (Months)

Start

Term

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

The declaration can only certify facts that occurred on a date prior to the application.

In situations of discrepancy between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for the purpose of contracting the fellowship, only the information contained in the latter will be considered.