EdtlB.22-DECivil/2026/BI/Habitable

University of Aveiro; Portugal; On-site; EUR 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Aveiro invites applications for a Research Grant (RG) under the HABITABLE project in the Civil Engineering Department. The grant targets Civil Engineering and Architecture candidates with strong analytical and simulation skills, including finite element methods and energy/thermal simulations.

The position is funded by Horizon Europe, with a duration of five months and a starting date in January. Proficiency in Portuguese is required.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture is required.
• Experience in analysis and simulation of building components; energy and thermal simulation.
• Proficiency in Portuguese (5%).

Skills

Analysis & Simulation

Energy & Thermal Simulation

Portuguese proficiency

Education

Master Degree in Civil Engineering

Master Degree in Architecture

Tools

Finite Element Software

Job description

Organisation/Company University of Aveiro Department Civil Engineering Department Research Field Engineering » Civil engineering Architecture » Other Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 24 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant(s) (RG) under roject HABITABLE - Alliance of Centres of Excellence in Vocational Training for Sustainable Habitat, reference 101104680 of HABITABLE-ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PEXCOVE of the Civil Engineering Department, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Civil Engineering, Architecture.

2. Financing Source funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101104680.

3. Admission Requirements: 3.1. Students enrolled in doctorate 3.2. Study Area: Civil Engineering, Architecture

4. Other Requirements:

5. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

6. Work plan: The HABITABLEVproject aims to develop an innovative response to one of the biggest problems of the housing sector at the European Level: the shortage of workers in the sector trained in the necessary digitalistion and green transitin skills, at the same time promoting inclusion and equity in education, improving the responsiveness od the Vocational Education and Training (VET) in a Habitat "skills ecosystem" The work plan therefore includes: 1) Task 1 - Development of the MIC - Microcredentials Certification Centre; 2) Task 2 - Design and development of the Training for Trainers Programme; 3) Task 3 - Design and production of a multilingual Vocational Guidance Manual for the Habitat sector; 4) Task 4 - Preparation and writing of reports within the scope of the project...

7. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

8. Workplace: The work will be carried out at Civil Engineering Department of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor/Doctor Romeu da Silva Vicente.

9. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 5 months, starting in January of 2007, and may be renewed for additional periods, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

10. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1.359,64, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur and are applicable. The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan. The candidate will also receive a monthly supplement of up to €229,20, the amount of which is stipulated in Rectoral Decree Nº. 58 - REIT/2022 of the University of Aveiro and will be covered by the University of Aveiro's own revenue.

11. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: Assessment of academic background and scientific publications (45%); Experience in analysis and simulation and finite element software for the analysis of building components; energy and thermal simulation (30%); Motivation letter (20%); Proficiency in Portuguese (5%). with the respective value of 45%, 30%, 20% and 5%.

12. Composition of the Selection Jury: Chair: Full Professor Romeu da Silva Vicente at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro; Permanent members: Full Professor Victor Miguel Carneiro de Sousa Ferreira at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro and Assistant Researcher António José Pereira de Figueiredo at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro; Alternative Members: Associate Professor with Habilitation Nuno Filipe Ferreira Soares Borges Lopes at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro and Assistant Professor Inês Osório de Castro Meireles at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Aveiro.

14. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

15. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 28-02-2027 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

- University of Aveiro 06-11-2026 Full Professor Romeu da Silva Vicente

Obs: The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt).

Requirements

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

Research Field Architecture » Other Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Universidade de Aveiro - Civil Engineering Department Country Portugal State/Province Aveiro City Aveiro Postal Code 3830-193 Street Campus Universitário de Santiago Geofield