FEUP| 1 Research Initiation Grant |FEUP-SHIPSUSTAIR_BII_ BOLS-FEUP-26-80

Unist; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 7,800 - 8,900; Full time

Job summary

A Unist, no Departamento de Engenharia Química e Biológica da FEUP, procura um(a) bolseiro(a) de iniciação científica para desenvolver atividades em propriedades ambientais, modelação de emissões e avaliação de impacto de qualidade do ar.

A posição envolve tarefas ligadas a GEE de ar, ecossistemas e gestão/ divulgação, com início previsto em janeiro de 2026 e duração inicial de 4 meses. O subsídio mensal é de 701,12 €.

Qualifications

• Requisitos: inscrição num curso técnico superior ou licenciatura/mestrado na área de Engenharia Ambiental ou afins.
• Curso académico concluído para assinatura de contrato conforme Decreto-lei aplicável.
• Compreensão de normas de investigação e elegibilidade para bolsas FCT.

Responsibilities

• Desempenhar atividades associadas às tarefas do projeto: Tarefa 2 – GEE/qualidade do ar; Tarefa 3 – Impacto dos Ecossistemas; Tarefa 6 – Gestão e Divulgação.
• Conduzir modelação atmosférica para avaliar impactos de emissões marítimas.

Skills

Atmospheric modelling

Air quality

Education

BSc/Bachelor in Environmental Engineering or related

Integrated master's ou MSc in Environmental Engineering

Job description

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Environmental science » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Undergraduate 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 Initiation Grant (M/F)

Call open for applications for a Research Initiation Grant within the framework of project SHIPSUSTAIR Shipping sustainable growth – Monitoring and forecasting air emissions towards climate, ecosystems and health impacts mitigation, with number 16428 and operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos) NORTE2030-FEDER-00759700, financed by the European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Program, of Portugal 2030, and with financial support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Environmental Engineering

Admission requirements:

• To be a student enrolled in a higher technical professional course, a bachelor's degree, in an integrated master's degree or in a master’s degree, in the area of Environmental Engineering or related areas, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

Or

• To be holder of an academic degree (bachelor's 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, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

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.

• the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of one year in that typology of scholarship, followed or interpolated.
• The grant cannot be awarded to anyone who has already benefited from research grants directly or indirectly funded by FCT, awarded under the terms of Research Grant Holder Status

Activity Outline:

The activities will be carried out within the framework of the following project tasks: Task 2 – GHGs and Air Quality Impact Assessment; Task 3 – Ecosystems’ Impact and Valuation Assessment; and Task 6 – Management and Dissemination.

Within these tasks, atmospheric deposition and air quality modelling will be undertaken to assess the impacts associated with future emissions from maritime transport. In addition, the effects of atmospheric deposition on ecosystems will be evaluated, contributing to the quantification and valuation of the corresponding environmental impacts.

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, in force .

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 Professor Sofia Sousa .

Grant duration: Initial duration of 4 months, with the predicted starting date in January 2026 , on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 5º of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P .

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 4 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 1 consecutive month is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 5 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

Stipend:The grant stipend amounts to 701 ,12 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country .

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure:

Curricular evaluation which will focus on the merit of the candidate and the following criteria will be valued:

1. Academic training in the area of Environmental Engineering - 5 points; related areas – 3 points; other areas - 0 points.

2. Academic training classification: average equal to or higher than 14/20 - 5 points; average lower than 14/20 - 2 points;

3. Experience in atmospheric modelling - up to 10 points; experience in air quality - 5 points; no experience - 0 points;

The two best ranked candidates, according to the above criteria, will be called for an interview. This will have an additional score of up to 20 points.

If the minimum score of 15 points is not reached by any of the candidates, the scholarship may not be awarded.

Selection Jury :

President: Sofia Isabel Vieira de Sousa, Assistant Researcher, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Effective member: Fernando Gomes Martins, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Effective member: Rafael António Oliveira Nunes, Junior Researcher, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Supplementary member: José Carlos Magalhães Pires,Assistant Researcher,Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Supplementary member: Pedro Tiago Barbosa da Silva Branco,Junior Researcher,Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto .

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 to 23/11/2026(until 23h59m, GMT time).