Master Research Position - EcoAmendoal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 17.000 - 20.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Meal allowance

Holiday and Christmas allowances

Descripción de la vacante

CEBAL - Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo, Beja, Portugal, abre uma vaga de Investigador de 1º estágio para trabalhar em ciências agrícolas. A posição envolve formação e avaliação de candidatos, com foco em biotecnologia vegetal, cultura de plantas in vitro, biologia molecular e análise de dados, incluindo microbioma e estatística em R.

Requisitos: mestrado em áreas afins, experiência laboratorial relevante, domínio de Português (obrigatório) e bom inglês.

Formación

• Master–s degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, Biological Science, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related areas.
• Admission Requirements: Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology or related fields; Previous lab experience in biotechnology, especially in plant production/plant health; Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese (mandatory); Good knowledge of English.

Conocimientos

In vitro plant culture

Molecular biology

Data analysis (R)

Educación

Master's degree or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo Research Field Agricultural sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 11 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 27 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Requirements

Research Field Agricultural sciences Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Master’s degree in the areas of Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy,Biological Science, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related areas.

Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements

i) Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology or related fields;

ii) Previous technical and scientific laboratory experience in biotechnology, particularly in plant production and plant health;

iii) Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese (mandatory);

iv) Good knowledge of English;

Competences and Preferential Factors

- Experience in in vitro plant culture, molecular biology, particularly in woody plant species;

- Experience in data analysis, namely microbiome data processing and visualisation, and statistical analysis, using R software.

- Good oral and written communication, analytical and organisational skills;

- Proactivity, dynamism and team spirit;

- Driver's license and own vehicle;

- Residence in the Alentejo region andimmediate availability will be a factor of total preference, under equal conditions.

Requires languages: Portuguese proeficiency; English – Good

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Agricultural sciences

Additional Information

The hiring will be carried out through a contract of employment with an uncertain end date (Contrato a Termo Incerto), under private law, pursuant to Article 140(2)(h) of the Portuguese Labour Code and the applicable legislation in force since 1 October 2019. The gross monthly base salary will range from €1,499.15 to €1,762.31, corresponding to the 1st or 2nd pay position of the General Senior Technician Career (Carreira Geral de Técnico Superior), depending on the candidate’s professional experience and its relevance to the duties to be performed. The salary will be subject to any updates to the applicable Single Remuneration Table (TRU). The employee is also entitled to a meal allowance for each day of actual work, as well as holiday and Christmas allowances, in accordance with the applicable legislation. The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection process

Selection methods:

The first phase comprises the curriculum evaluation. The weight of the Curriculum evaluation factors are as follows:

i) Academic Qualifications - 30%

ii) Professional experience – 30%

iii) Experience and profile adequacy regarding the workplan and the project – 40%

The jury may consider it necessary to conduct an individual interview with the highest-ranked candidates. In this case, the selection criteria and their respective weights are as follows:

i) Academic Qualifications – 30%

ii) Experience and profile adequacy regarding the workplan and the project – 40%

iii) Good communication skills, the ability to express oneself clearly, and a strong motivation for teamwork- 20%

iv) Individual interview – 10%

In case that none of the candidates meets the required profile, the jury reserves the right to close the recruitment process without selecting a candidate.

Composition of the selection Jury:

President of the Jury: Liliana Marum, PhD

Deadline and submission form of applications

The call is open from 27 October to 11 November 2026.

Announcement/ notification of the results:

The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.

When the decision is unfavorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure, to express their opinion, if desired, in a prior hearing, under the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Data Protection

According to the RGPD - General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of 27 April 2016, in the current wording, the collected data will be used exclusively for the purposes of this application and the only entity responsible for processing the data is CEBAL. For any questions, contact through the email [e-mail]

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute CEBAL - Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo Country Portugal State/Province Beja, Portugal City Beja, Portugal Postal Code 7801-908 Beja Street CEBAL, Rua Pedro Soares, s.n. - Campus IPBeja /ESAB Apartado 6158 7801-908 Beja | Portugal