FEUP - Research Grant - Val2Food-BOLS-FEUP-26-76

FEUP; Portugal; On-site; EUR 15,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

A FEUP - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, situada no Porto, oferece uma Bolsa de Investigação para um projeto de doutoramento na área de Engenharia Química. O estágio envolve a extração de compostos bioativos de resíduos alimentares, bem como a microencapsulação e a caracterização de extratos, com supervisão de Doutora Andreia Ribeiro.

O valor mensal da bolsa varia entre 1.359,64 € e 1.399,64 €, com duração inicial de 6 meses, começando em novembro de 2026, podendo renovar até

Qualifications

• Ser estudante inscrito em programa de doutoramento na área de Engenharia Química ou titular de grau académico inserido em curso não académico integrado no projeto educativo de instituição de ensino superior.
• Se o grau for atribuído por instituição estrangeira, cumprir o Decreto‑Lei 66/2018 até à assinatura do contrato.

Responsibilities

• Participar no projeto de investigação Val2Food: preparação de matérias-primas, extração de compostos bioativos de resíduos de processamento, caracterização química e microencapsulação/pickering emulsion.
• Monitorizar o processo de produção de fibras e redigir relatórios de progresso.

Skills

Inglês escrito

Education

Mestre em Engenharia Química ou área relacionada

Job description

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 17 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

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Scientific Area: Chemical Engineering

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 Chemical 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.

Note: In the case of masters 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

Requirement 2:

• Hold a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering 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 research project Val2Food – Valorização de resíduos de processamento de culturas agrícolas para embalagens sustentáveis e prolongamento do prazo de validade dos alimentos aims to extract bioactive compounds from food-processing residues supplied by Silver Rom Agro for the development of functional packaging materials. The work will focus on: (a) raw-material preparation (b) the extraction of bioactive compounds from tomato, apple, and seabuckthorn processing residues; (C) the chemical characterization of the obtained extracts; and (d) the stabilization of the extracts using microencapsulation techniques or Pickering emulsion; (e) monitoring of the fiber production process; (f) writing of 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 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 Doctor Andreia Ribeiro .

Grant duration: Initial duration of 6 months, with the predicted starting date in November 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 6 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 monthly amount of the grant varies between 1.359,64 euros, according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in Portugal, and 1.399,64 euros, depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project area.

If the amount to be paid exceeds 1.359,64 euros, the remaining amount will be provided by FEUP funds, not coming from the funding .

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

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 inChemical Engineering 5 points; Others Masters – 2 points)
• b) Academic training assessment: an average grade equal to or higher than 16/20 – 5 points; an average grade of 15/20 – 3 points; an average grade of 14/20 – 2 points; other grades – 0 points. The score will be determined based on the grades obtained in the academic degrees (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees) for which supporting documentation is submitted with the application, with a weighting of 50%.
• c) Research experience: experience in research within the project area (extraction techniques, product formulation, microencapsulation, and product engineering) – 5 points; experience in areas related to the project – 2 points; experience outside the project area – 1 point.
• d) Written English proficiency, assessed based on the motivation letter – maximum 5 points.

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated in a 1-20 points scale. Candidates with less than 14 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview.

The interview (40%) will assess the following criteria: the candidate’s posture and attitude (maximum of 5 points); motivation for carrying out the work plan (maximum of 5 points); specific knowledge relevant to the implementation of the work plan (maximum of 5 points); and oral communication skills in English (maximum of 5 points).

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 14 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Jury:

Supplementary member: Doutora Yaidelin Josefina Alves Manrique

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 04/11/2026 a 17/11/2026 (until 23:59 local time).

Additional Information

The monthly amount of the grant varies between 1.359,64 euros, and 1.399,64 euros