CREED_2026-11

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto; Portugal; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

O Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto lança uma bolsa de pesquisa para mestre em engenharia elétrica ou informática, inserida no projeto CREED. A posição é desenvolvida no GECAD, Porto, com supervisão de docentes.

Requisitos: mestrado, matrícula em doutoramento ou curso relevante, experiência pertinente e fluência em inglês. A duração é de 6 meses, com início em dezembro de 2026, podendo ser renovável, conforme normas aplicáveis.

Qualifications

• Exigência de mestrado
• Inscrição em doutoramento em Engenharia Elétrica ou de Computadores (ou curso que não confere grau)
• Experiência académica ou profissional relacionada com o plano de trabalho proposto
• Fluência em inglês obrigatória

Responsibilities

• Design, adaptação, implementação e integração de aplicações ou modelos computacionais, conforme necessidades do projeto.
• Testes e validação de aplicações ou modelos com estudos de caso, protótipos de laboratório e pilotos.
• Participação em reuniões com o supervisor e o grupo de pesquisa, conforme o âmbito do projeto.
• Colaboração em artigos científicos, entregáveis ou relatórios do projeto.
• Preparação e submissão de relatórios ao/à supervisor/a sobre as atividades desenvolvidas.
• Fornecimento de dados, modelos, código-fonte, diagramas e manuais usados e desenvolvidos no âmbito da bolsa.

Skills

English fluency

Education

Mestrado em Engenharia Elétrica ou de Computadores

Mestrado em Engenharia Elétrica ou de Computadores (ou equivalente)

Job description

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Department Human Resources Department Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering Engineering » Computer engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 26 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Scholarship Research Position Job Status Other Job Status Extra Information Scholarship Research Position 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

A call is open for the award of 1 Research Grant for a master's degree holder, in the fields of electrical engineering or computer engineering, under the CREED (Cross-sectoral Renewable Energy-Enabled Demand Management) project, part of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2025 and bearing reference number 2025.21789.CETP, is funded exclusively by national funds, namely from the State Budget, via the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under the following conditions:

1.SCIENTIFIC AREA Electrical engineering or Computer engineering.

2.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• hold a master's degree;
• are enrolled in a doctoral programme in electrical or computer engineering or in a course not conferring an academic degree, namely a postgraduate course in Research and Development in Engineering;
• have academic or professional experience in topics related to the proposed work plan.

Fluency in English is mandatory.

3.DURATION The duration of the grant is 6 months, starting in December 2026, eventually renewable, up to the limit set out in the RBI-ISEP, or until the end of the project, whichever occurs first.

4.ACTIVITY OBJECT / WORK PLAN The work plan will be carried out on an exclusive-dedication basis, in accordance with the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, approved by Regulation No. 950/2019, and the ISEP Research Grant Regulations.

• Design, adaptation, implementation, and integration of applications or computational models, according to the needs of the project in which the grant is inserted;
• Testing and validation of the applications or models using realistic case studies, laboratory prototypes, and pilot implementations, according to the needs of the project in which the grant is inserted;
• Active participation in meetings related to the grant, with the supervisor and the research group team, and, where applicable, within the scope of the project in which the grant is inserted;
• Collaboration on scientific papers, project deliverables, or scientific reports;
• Preparation and submission to the supervisor of the reports, planned or requested, on the activities carried out under the grant, including the final activity report;
• Provision of all data, models, software source code, diagrams, and figures used, prepared, and developed under the grant, as well as the manuals necessary for their use.

5.APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, published in Official Gazette, Series I-A - no. 194 - 18th August 2004; Research Grant Regulations of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology), approved by Regulation no. 950/2019, published in Official Gazette, Series II- Part C - no. 241 - 16th December 2019; Research Grant Regulations of ISEP approved by Regulation no. 495-A/2020, published in Official Gazette, Series II - no. 101 - 25th May 2020; Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions approved by Decree-Law no. 66/2018, published in Official Gazette, Series I - no. 157 - 16th August 2018; Decree-Law no. 60/2018, published in Official Gazette, Serie I - no. 149 - 3rd August 2018, which simplifies administrative procedures necessary for the pursuit of research and development activities, all in their current wording.

6.SCIENTIFIC ORIENTATION AND WORKPLACE The work will be developed at ISEP, at GECAD (GECAD–EEA/00760), located at Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal, in the facilities used by the projects in which the work is framed, under the scientific supervision of Dr. João Soares and Professor Sérgio Ramos (PhD).

8.SELECTION METHODS AND COMPOSITION OF SELECTION BOARD

The evaluation will focus on and weight the following criteria:

• merit of the candidate;
• merit of the proposed work and training plan;
• merit of the hosting and supervision conditions under which the aforementioned work and training plan is proposed to be carried out.

The candidate's merit will be assessed through the following components: Curricular and Documentary Analysis (60%) and Interview and Motivation (40%). If the jury decides not to hold interviews, the final evaluation will correspond to the Curricular and Documentary Analysis.

Candidates may be excluded from the call on the following grounds:

• not holding the qualifications and requirements set out in the Admission Requirements of this notice;
• obtaining a score below 9.5 in any of the evaluation components, in which case they will not be evaluated in the following component(s);
• failure to attend the interview or unavailability to provide any additional clarifications requested, which is equivalent to withdrawal from the call.

10.DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS The reception of applications runs from 13 to 26 November 2026.

11.FORM OF PUBLICATION / NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS The results of the evaluation will be disseminated by e-mail, to the e-mail address indicated in the application.

12.COMPLAINTS AND REDRESS PROCEDURES If the result is unfavourable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the publication of the results of the evaluation of applications, to give their opinion, if they so wish, in a prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms in the Código de Procedimento Administrativo (Administrative Procedure Code).

The final decision referred to in the preceding numbers may be appealed to the ISEP Director within 15 working days of the respective notification.

13.SELECTION RESERVE ISEP reserves the right to use the candidates not selected, in order of ranking, for the recruitment of a grant holder within the scope of the same project in the event of withdrawal of the candidate initially selected.

Requirements

Research Field Engineering » Computer engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Instituto Superior de Engenharia Country Portugal State/Province Porto City Porto Postal Code 4249-015 Street Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431 Geofield