FEUP| 1 Research Grant Announcement |FEUP_Nutrilix_BOLS-FEUP-26-81

FEUP; Portugal; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

FEUP, through its Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, invites applications for a Research Grant (M/F) under the NUTRILIX project. The grant targets Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences graduates and enrolled master students, with a start in December 2026 and maximum 6 months initially, possibly renewable up to project end.

The stipend ranges from 1,090.98€ to 1,170.98€ monthly, funded by FCT and FEUP, with payments by bank transfer.

Qualifications

• Academic requirements: Master’s degree enrolled in master or integrated master program with 180 credits in Environmental Engineering/Environmental Sciences or related field (as applicable at signing).
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering/Environmental Sciences or related field required.
• For non-academic degree courses, must be enrolled in an educational program linked to R&D activities and signed contract.
• Foreign degree holders must comply with Decree-Law 66/2018 and related formalities at signing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the NUTRILIX project activities on nutrient recovery and PFAS treatment.
• Participate in physicochemical characterization, method validation, and foam fractionation experiments as described in the call.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences

Integrated master program

Job description

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Environmental science » Other Engineering » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 23 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? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of project “NUTRILIX - Technological advances in nutrient recovery and PFAS treatment in sanitary landfill leachates”, with nr. 17381 and operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos) NORTE2030-FEDER-01189600, co-financed by the European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Programme, of Portugal 2030, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related field.

Admission requirements: Candidates who cumulatively meet the following requirements may apply for this grant:

• To be a student enrolled in a master degree or integrated master or in an integrated master's program who has already completed the 180 credits corresponding to the first six curricular semesters in the area of Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related field , requirement to be proven at the time of signing the contract.

or

- holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, requirement to be proven at the time of signing the contract.

Note: In the case of degree holders who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

And

• Hold a bachelor’s degree inEnvironmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related field.

If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

Activity Outline: The NUTRILIX project aims to promote technological advances in nutrient recovery and in the treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present in landfill leachates, contributing to improved efficiency of conventional treatment systems based on reverse osmosis. The activities to be carried out under the project include: (i) physicochemical characterization of landfill leachates; (ii) validation and application of a combustion ion chromatography method to determine adsorbable organic fluorine (AOF) as an indirect indicator of PFAS; and (iii) foam fractionation (FF) experiments to study and optimize PFAS removal from the leachate and concentration in the foamate.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto .

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Doctor Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar .

Grant duration: Initial duration of 06 months, with the predicted starting date in December 2026, on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable, but never exceeding the end of the project.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 06 months months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

Stipend: The grant stipend varies between 1.090 ,98 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country and 1.170,98€ , depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project area. If the amount to be paid exceeds 1.090,98 €, the remaining amount will be provided by FEUP funds, not coming from the funding.

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure:

Curricular evaluation – CE (75%) will focus on the merit of the candidate, and the following criteria will be valued:

a) Academic training: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences – 5 points; Bachelor’s degree in related field – 2 points; other fields – 0 points.

b) Classification of the academic qualifications in the fields identified in the admission requirements of the call: average equal or higher than 15/20 – 5 points; average equal to 14/20 – 4 points; average equal to 13/20 – 3 points; other – 0 points.

c) Research experience in the project area – up to 5 points; Experience in other areas – up to 2 points; no experience – 0 points.

The two highest-ranked candidates, according to the criteria set out above, who obtain a score of at least thirteen (13) points in the curricular assessment will be selected for an Interview – I (25%). During the interview, topics related to the work plan, previous experience, motivation and the candidate’s CV will be discussed. The interview will be awarded an additional score of up to 5 points.

The final score (FS) will be calculated as follows: FS = CE + I

If the minimum score of sixteen (16) points is not reached by any of the candidates, the scholarship may not be awarded.

Selection Jury :

President of the selection committee:Doctor Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar

Advertisement of final decision :The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates

by email to the email address indicated in the application process .

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications:

The call is open from 10/11/2026 a 23/11/2026(until 23h59m, GMT time).

including the following pdf documents: Motivation letter (in English), Curriculum Vitae (in English or Portuguese), Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree ( referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), Declaration on honor that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (model below, in case of student enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units ) and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

Declaration on honour

I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of nos. 4 and 5 of article 6º

of the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.

Additional Information

The valour varies between 1.090 ,98 € and 1.170,98€