FCUP | One Research Grant – Master’s Degree - BEAT-IT

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto; Portugal; Sur place; EUR 13 000 - 18 000; Plein temps

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Personal accident insurance

Voluntary social insurance

Résumé du poste

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto announces a research grant (Master’s Degree) under BEAT-IT, within the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Funded project aims at fabricating and characterizing triboelectric nanomaterials for energy harvesting, with emphasis on electrical and dielectric properties.

Applicants must hold a Master’s in Phyiscal Engineering or be enrolled in related PhD/courses; foreign degree recognition may be required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Phyiscal Engineering
• Enrolled in PhD in Phyiscal Engineering or courses that do not confer academic degree
• Preference for experience in fabrication and characterization of fluid-contact triboelectric nanogenerators
• Recognition of foreign degrees to Portuguese system may be required

Responsabilités

• Fabrication of triboelectric nanomaterials using physical and chemical techniques
• Study of electrical, dielectric, and structural properties of the fabricated materials
• Application of the materials in energy harvesting via triboelectric effect
• Computer simulation of energy generation via triboelectric effect

Formation

Master’s degree in Phyiscal Engineering

Description du poste

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Organisation/Company Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto Research Field Physics » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 26 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number BEAT-IT Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Call open for applications for a research grant (Master’s Degree), enrolled in PhD or courses that do not confer academic degree, within the framework of project with the reference BEAT-IT-COMPETE2030-FEDER-00858800, financed by PT2030 - Innovation and Digital Transition Program - COMPETE 2030, cofinanced by FCT, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Physics,Physical Engineering

Admission requirements:

• To have a Master’s degree in Phyiscal Engineering ;
• To be enrolled in PhD in Phyiscal Engineering or courses that do not confer academic degree .

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 thefellowship 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: In the case of masters 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 candidates with experience in the fabrication and characterization of fluid-contact triboelectric nanogenerators.

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: Fabrication of triboelectric nanomaterials using physical and chemical techniques; Study of the electrical, dielectric, and structural properties of the fabricated materials; Application of the fabricated materials in energy harvesting via triboelectric effect; Computer simulation of energy generation via triboelectric effect.

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), in its current wording;Research Studentship Regulation of the University of Porto – approved by Regulation 582/2026, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 96,of 19 May and Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August (Legal Regime of Recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education awardedby Foreign Higher Education Institutions).

Work place: The work will be developed in the Department of Physics and Astronomy , Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), under the guidance of Professor João Oliveira Ventura

Grant duration:Initial duration of 12 months, with beginning on 01/12/2026, eventually renewable up, but not exceeding the end date of the project.(27/07/2028)

Maintenance allowance amount: The grant stipend amounts to1359,64€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:

Average classification obtained in the Master-CM (0 to 20 values)

Classification obtained in the analysis of the Curriculum Vitae-CV (0-20 points). In this item, the suitability of the candidate for the development of the project will be valued at 60% and professional experience at 40%.

The final ranking will be obtained using the formula:

CF=0.30*CM+0.70*CV

An Interview will be held with the 3 best ranked candidates. It will have a weighting 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 than14 points are not eligible to sign the contract of the fellowship.

• President –Doutor João Oliveira Ventura, Principal Researcher, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto;
• 1.º member – Doutora Joana Cassilda Rodrigues Espain de Oliveira , Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto;
• 2.º member –Doutora Cátia Raquel da Silva Rodrigues, Junior Researcher, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto;
• 1.º alternate member –Doutora Catarina José Loureiro da Silva Dias, Assistant Researcher, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto;
• 2.º alternate member –Doutor João Filipe Horta Belo da Silva, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.

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.

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 13/10/2026 to 26/10/2026 .

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