FEUP - PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher) - Project INNOVPOLYMER - INVTERM-FEUP-26-17

FEUP; Portugal; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A FEUP, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, abre concurso para PhD Researcher (equivalente a Assistant Researcher) no âmbito do projeto INNOVPOLYMER. O contratado desenvolverá atividades de I&D em engenharia química, incluindo caracterização de materiais, desenho de processos de mistura e liderança de projecto, com possível orientação de alunos.

O posto é temporário, com duração prevista de até 6 anos, remuneração base mensal bruta de 3.576,56 euros, acrescida de subsídios de

Qualifications

• Doutoramento na área de Engenharia Química ou equivalente, reconhecido pela instituição portuguesa.
• Pelo menos 10 artigos como autor principal em inglês em revistas indexadas Scopus.
• Experiência em liderança de projetos em contextos académico e/ou industrial.

Responsibilities

• Realizar atividades de I&D no âmbito do projeto INNOVPOLYMER, incluindo caracterização de materiais e desenvolvimento de processos.
• Conceber e desenvolver o RIM; criar ferramentas e implementar estudo de caso.
• Gerir projeto, disseminação e exploração, com eventual orientação de estudantes de mestrado/doutoramento.

Skills

Liderança de projeto

Education

Doutoramento em Engenharia Química

Job description

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A PhD RESEARCHER (EQUIVALENT TO ASSISTANT RESEARCHER)

AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO –

(Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration)

By order dated 20/10/2026, of the Dean of FEUP, Professor Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, it was decided to open an international selection procedure for one position of PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher), within the scope of Project INNOVPOLYMER – Process technologies for the new advanced material based on in situ polymerisation, with nr.12603and operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos) COMPETE2030-FEDER-00354800, co-financed by the European Union through the COMPETE 2030 Programme, of Portugal 2030, under an Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, as required by law, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the RJEC, ex vi Article 18(2) of Decree-Law No. 57/2016 of 29 August, as currently worded, the Labour Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009 of 12 February, as currently worded, Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017 of 29 December, Regulation No. 849/2026 of 07/07 - Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), and other applicable legislation, and shall remain in force only for the period necessary to carry out the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is 6 months, never exceeding the maximum limit of six years.

The PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher) shall, in general terms, perform the activities provided for in Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July. Specifically, the PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher) will carry out R&D activities within Project INNOVPOLYMER , falling within the scientific area of Chemical Engineering, contributing to the following project activities:

- Activity 1 - Material characterisation- Activity 2 - Mixing process design

- Activity 3 - RIM machine development - Activity 4 - Tool development

- Activity 5 - Implementation of the case study

- Activity 6 - Project management, dissemination and exploitation

The researcher to be hired may also provide occasional collaboration in teaching and training activities in the research area.

1. Workplace

The workplace is located at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), as well as at any other locations where the duties for which the employee is hired need to be performed, including locations intended for the respective professional training.

2. Remuneration

The gross monthly base remuneration is €3.576,56, corresponding to the 1st remuneration position, level 7, under an exclusive dedication regime, of the remuneration table set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as meal allowance, under the terms and in the amounts applicable to employees holding a public employment relationship.

3. Admission requirements

3.1 General admission requirement:

National, foreign and stateless citizens holding a PhD degree* in the scientific area of Chemical Engineering (or in scientific areas related to that for which the selection procedure is opened), and and with relevant experience in the scientific field for which they are applying.

*If the PhD degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4(2)(e) of Decree-Law No. 60/2018 of 3 August, with any formalities established therein having to be completed by the date on which the employment contract is entered into.

3.2. Specific admission requirements

For the purposes of determining the profile suited to the activity to be performed, the following are specific requirements:

• Relevant experience in the scientific field for which they are applying.

b) Demonstrate consolidated and relevant experience in the project area, documented by lead authorship of at least 10 scientific articles published in English in international journals indexed in Scopus, reporting on in field of bio-based product or material development

c) Candidates must have skills and previous experience in project leadership within an industrial or academic setting, and have had research experience in bio-based chemicals in an industrial environment. Candidates must have experience in supervising postgraduate students, having supervised or co-supervised at least 10 Master’s or PhD students in the field of Chemical Engineering.

4. Selection methods

Pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July and Article 5 of the RJEC, the following selection methods shall apply:

a) Assessment of the candidates’ scientific and curricular background (APCC) (90%)

b) Professional Selection Interview (EPS) - (10%) to be applied to candidates approved in the assessment of the scientific and curricular background.

5. Assessment of Scientific and Curricular Background (APCC) (90%)

5.1. The assessment of the scientific and curricular background shall focus on the relevance, quality and up-to-dateness of the following criteria:

a) Scientific, technological, cultural or artistic output from the last five years considered most relevant by the candidate;

b) Applied or practice-based research activities carried out over the last five years and considered by the candidate to have the greatest impact;

c) Knowledge transfer and dissemination activities carried out over the last five years, particularly in the context of promoting scientific culture and practices, considered most relevant by the candidate;

d) Management activities in science, technology and innovation programmes, or experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological system or higher education, in Portugal or abroad.

5.2. The period referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated by reference to the 5 (five) years immediately preceding the closing date for applications.

5.3. The five-year period referred to in the preceding paragraph may be extended by the Selection Committee, at the candidate’s request, where scientific activity has been suspended for socially protected reasons, namely parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other legally protected situations of unavailability for work (in which case the candidate must indicate the requested assessment period and attach documentary evidence of the grounds invoked).

5.4. In applying the criteria referred to in point 5.1., the following parameters shall be assessed, with the weighting factors indicated:

5.