FEUP - Research Grant - TAILWIND-UP-HopOn_3-BOLS-FEUP-26-87

Euraxess; Porto; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

FEUP Department Human Resources Division invites applications for a 1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F) within the TAILWIND project. The position focuses on Civil Engineering with geotechnical emphasis and offers a 3‑month grant starting January 2027 in Porto, Portugal.

The chosen candidate will conduct cyclic triaxial tests, assess liquefaction/erosion effects, and contribute to publications and reports under supervision by FEUP faculty.

Qualifications

• Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in Civil Engineering (proof at signing).
• Holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-academic degree course in association with R&D units (proof at signing).
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering must be held.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cyclic triaxial tests (multidirectional cyclic loading).
• Evaluate potential liquefaction and erosion effects.
• Draft scientific articles and reports.

Skills

Geotechnical tests

Cyclic triaxial tests

Education

Master in Civil Engineering

Doctoral program enrollment in Civil Engineering

Job description

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Civil engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 25 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? Horizon Europe 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 the European project TAILWIND – Sustainable station-keeping systems for floating wind”, with Grant Agreement nº 101136195 — TAILWIND — HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01, financed by the European Union, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Civil Engineering - Geotechnics

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

Requirement 1:

- Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Civil Engineering, a requirement to be duly 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, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

and

Requirement 2:

• Hold a master’s degree in Civil Engineering.

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 European TAILWIND project ( https://tailwind-project.eu/ ) aims to improve mooring and anchoring technologies for floating offshore wind farms. The selected researcher will join the research team at the Department of Civil Engineering and Georesources and will work on: i) conducting cyclic triaxial tests (including multidirectional cyclic loading); ii) evaluating potential effects of liquefaction and erosion; iii) drafting scientific articles and reports.

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 University of Porto, in force .

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Doctor Sara Rios da Rocha e Silva and DoctorCristiana Maria da Fonseca Ferreira.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 3 months, with the predicted starting date in January 2027 , on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 3 months estimated in the previous paragraph, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Research Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, the grant will not be awarded.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 10 of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.

Stipend: The grant stipend amounts to 1.359,64 € according to the table of values of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.

Selection procedure:

The curriculum of the candidates (60%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and the following factors will be weighted:

a) Academic training (Master inCivil Engineering with the thesis in Geotechnical topic - 10 points; Master inCivil Engineering with the thesis in other topics – 3 points)

b) Publications in the area of soil characterization - 4 points, Publications in other areas – 1 point

c) Research Experience in the area of geotechnical characterization of soils – 6 points; research experience in other laboratories – 3 points.

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated in a 1-20 points scale. Candidates with less than 15 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview.

In the interview (40%) topics related with the work plan, experience, and the candidate’s CV will be discussed with the invited candidates.

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 16 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Jury:

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 12-11-2026 to 25-11-2026(until 23h59m, GMT time).

In order to ensure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (.pdf).