FCUP - One Research Grant | Bachelor Degree - Da&Dw - EARTHVISM

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto; Portugal; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto invites applications for a Research Grant holder with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Geology. The grant focuses on Geology Education within the DaDw EARTHVISM project.

Enrollment in a Master’s program or a non-degree course is required, with strict eligibility rules and English proficiency valued. The holder will implement the game in Portuguese schools, administer instruments, perform SPSS analyses and NVivo content analysis, and present results

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Biology or Geology.
• Enrollment in a Master’s programme in Teaching Biology and Geology, or in Educational Sciences – Didactics and Supervision, or a non-degree course.
• Proof of enrollment must be presented by contract signing.

Responsibilities

• Implementing the Earth sciences game in selected schools in Portugal.
• Administering tests, snapshot reports, observation grids and field notes.
• Carrying out statistical analyses using SPSS and content analysis with NVivo.
• Presenting activities in Portuguese or English at scientific meetings.

Skills

English proficiency

SPSS

NVivo

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology or Geology

Tools

SPSS

NVivo

Job description

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Organisation/Company Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto Department Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning / Science Education Unit Research Field Educational sciences » Other Geosciences » Geology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 20 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 15 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Erasmus+ Reference Number Da&Dw - EARTHVISM Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Call open for applications for one research grant for a Bachelor’s Degree holder enrolled in a Master’s degree programme or a non-degree course, within the framework of the project Da&Dw – EARTHVISM – Dangers and Dwellers: an Earth sciences game for teachers and students to promote civic engagement and climate action, reference 2025-1-IT02-KA220-SCH-000351374, funded by the European Commission, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Geology Education.

Admission requirements:

• To hold a Bachelor degree in Biology or Geology;
• To be enrolled in Master’s degree programme in Teaching Biology and Geology, or in Educational Sciences – specialisation in Didactics and Supervision, or in a non-degree course.

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until the fellowship is contractualized. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.

Note: For enrolments in study cycles that do not confer academic degree, the fellowship has a maximum duration of one year. In the case of graduates who are enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree, the research grant can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the signing of the research grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in this type of grant, consecutive or interpolated.

Preferences Requirements:Preference will also be given to applicants with experience in Science Education, proficiency in English, proficiency in the use of SPSS and NVivo, and who have completed the course unit in Geology Didactics (or a similar subject area) with a grade equal to or higher than 18 (out of 20).

Hiring Requirements: If the qualification has been granted by a foreign higher education institution, it will have to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August, which approves the regime legal recognition of academic degrees and diplomas in Higher Education, arising from foreign higher education institutions, and paragraph e) of paragraph 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law No. 60/2018, of August 3, all of which the formalities must be fulfilled there until the contracting act.

Activity Outline: The grant holder's activities will include: (i) Implementing the game in selected schools in Portugal; (ii) Administering research instruments, such as tests, snapshot reports, observation grids and field notes; (iii) Contributing to the literature review on the project's topic; (iv) Carrying out statistical analyses using SPSS; (v) Conducting content analysis using NVivo; (vi) Presenting project activities in Portuguese or English at scientific meetings, conferences, congresses or dissemination events; (vii) Participating in the project's online and in-person meetings whenever necessary; (viii) Assisting with the organisation of the scientific meeting to be held in Portugal; (ix) Assisting with the writing of scientific papers; (x) Participating in congresses and events to disseminate the project, with the associated costs funded by the project; (xi) Delivering the assigned tasks on time, allowing the supervisor to review them before submission to the European Coordinator; (xii) Assisting with the preparation of reports, the bibliometric study and the dissemination of results (scientific papers, conferences, oral presentations, etc.) of Work Package 2 of the project, in English.

Legislation and regulations: Law no. 40/2004, updated by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of 28 August (Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder); Regulation no. 950/2019 of 16 December (Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology); Regulation No. 582/2026, of 19 May, amending and republishing Regulation no. 184/2021, of 3 March (Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto) and Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August (Legal Regime of Recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education awarded by Foreign Higher Education Institutions).

Work place: The work will be developed in the Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning / Science Education Unit , Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto ((FCUP), under the guidance of Clara Vasconcelos

Grant duration:Initial duration of 12 months, with beginning on 15/12/2026 , eventually renewable up, but not exceeding the end date of the project (30/11/2028).

Maintenance allowance amount: The grant stipend amounts to 1090,98€according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country ( https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores ). The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Voluntary Social Insurance:As long as the grant lasts 6 months or more, and in compliance with the provisions of the current version of the Grant Holder Statute, the grant holder will be entitled to have FCUP support the costs resulting from the contributions that fall into the first of the tax brackets. The grant holder will be responsible for contributions beyond the first tax bracket, should the grant holder opt for a higher coverage.

Personal Accident Insurance:During the grant period, the grant holder will be covered by a personal accident insurance policy.

Selection procedure:The selection methods to be used are as follows:

B- Grade obtained in the Geology Didactics course unit (50%);

C- Proficiency in SPSS and NVivo (25%).

The candidate classification (CF) will be obtained using the following formula:

CF=AC=A*25% +B*50% + C*25%

An Interview will be held with the3 best-ranked candidates. It will have a weight of 10% and CF will be translated into the following formula:

CF=AC*90%+E*10%

The candidate who has a foreign academic degree or diploma whose final classification is expressed on a different classification scale from the Portuguese one or does not have a classification, for evaluation purposes, must present a document proving the recognition of the foreign degree or diploma and the conversion of the classification for the Portuguese classification scale until the closing date of applications for the competition. If the documents attesting the degree submitted by the candidates do not present the final classification of the degree required in this notice with the respective grade converted to the Portuguese classification scale, the jury will consider, for evaluation purposes, that the candidate has the minimum classification (10 points) of a maximum of 20 points) required to obtain a degree in Portugal.

Candidates whose application has been assessed with a final classification less than 75 points are not eligible to sign the contract of the fellowship

• President – Clara Maria da Silva de Vasconcelos, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP);
• 1.º member – Tiago Moisés Azevedo Ribeiro, Invited Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP);
• 1.º alternate member – Ary Delmar Pinto de Jesus, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP);
• 2.º alternate member – Sara Cristina Ferreira Marques Antunes, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP).

Advertisement of final decision: The final results of the evaluation will be published through a list ordered by final classification, sent to candidates by email. It is further informed that, pursuant to the provisions of articles 121 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure, it has a legal period of 10 working days from the day immediately following the notification, to make a decision, if it so wishes. A complaint may be filed against this decision within 15 working days or, alternatively, an appeal may be filed within 30 working days, addressed to the Director of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, pursuant to article 191 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

The host entity may use the final ranking list to replace the selected grantee in case he/she gives up the position, up to one year.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications: The deadline for submitting applications will 10 days from the date of publication of the Research Grant Announcement. Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, through the web page of Infociências of this opening accompanied by the following documents:

b) Detailed Curriculum Vitae;

c) Certificate of academic qualifications;

d) Declaration of eligibility (in attached);

e) Other relevant documents;

f) Up to three letters of recommendation, one is mandatory. The candidate should access to the link: https://info.fc.up.pt/fcup/recursos_humanos/cartas_recomendacao/index.p… , where he/she has to select the recruitment is applying, identify his/her name, email, identification number (citizen card or passport), and subsequently indicate the name(s) of the person(s), email address(es) of the persons that will write the recommendation letter. These persons will be notified by email, where a link will be sent to make the upload of the letter, by the end of the last day of application, 23:59 h - mainland Portugal time . The candidates will be notified when the letter has been submitted.

The documents indicated in points a) to e) must be submitted in a single file in zip format on the tender page.

Supporting documents for the contract:At the time of signing the contract, the grant holder must provide the following documents:

• Biographic form;
• Photocopy of Passport and/or residency permit (if applicable);
• Photocopy of Portuguese IBAN/NIB;

proof of enrolment in Master in Teaching Biology and Geology, or in Educational Sciences – specialisation in Didactics and Supervision;

or

proof of non-degree course; Proof document or statement duly signed by the institution's highest body that the course is provided for in the respective educational project and that it is developed in association or cooperation with at least one R&D unit (indicate which one(s) specifically); and Statutes of the entities that develop the course together with the higher education institution, in order to verify if they are considered R&D units, for the purposes of the provisions of article 16 of Decree-Law No. 63/2019, of May 16th;

• Foreign academic degree recognition (if applicable);
• Exclusivity declaration;

Commitment

In compliance with paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the University of Porto, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, scrupulously avoiding any form of discrimination. In this spirit, terms such as “candidate,” “author,” or “teacher,” among others that refer to the people who apply for this recruitment tender are used as gender neutral.

In addition, no candidate may be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty on grounds of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social status, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.

The call is open from 9/11/2026 to 20/11/2026.

Research Field Educational sciences » OtherGeosciences » Geology

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