PhD Scientific Researcher Recruitment (Initial Stage Researcher) #5418

FCiências.ID; Portugal; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

FCiências.ID procura um Investigador Científico com doutoramento para integrar o estudo titulado sobre condições climáticas e energia, com regime exclusivo. O posto envolve análise de dados climáticos, participação em reuniões de projeto e divulgação de resultados em revistas internacionais.

O contrato é a tempo indeterminado com regime de tempo completo, início em Dezembro de 2026 e duração prevista até à conclusão do plano de trabalho, com salário mensal bruto de 3.576,56 euros, acrescido de

Qualifications

• Doutoramento concluído há mais de 3 anos.
• Experiência em modelagem de impacto climático, com foco em sistemas energéticos, demanda de energia e fontes renováveis.
• Experiência em dados grandes (observacionais, reanálise e dados de modelo) e downscaling de projeções climáticas para escalas regionais.
• Conhecimento de Python ou R (linguagens de programação).
• Experiência científica anterior nos tópicos acima.
• Publicações científicas em revistas internacionais (mínimo 6).

Responsibilities

• Tratamento, modelação e análise de dados climáticos e não climáticos.
• Participação em reuniões de projeto e ações subsequentes.
• Publicação de resultados em revistas científicas e outros meios.
• Participação em atividades de divulgação e envolvimento de agentes do projeto.

Skills

Modelagem de impacto climático

Trabalho com grandes dados

Education

PhD concluído

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Organisation/Company FCiências.ID Department HR Research Field Geosciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35h Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 2024.16846.PEX Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

#5418

Public Notice - International Selection Procedure

PhD Scientific Researcher Recruitment (Assistant Researcher)

FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, through its President of the Administration Board, hereby announces the opening of an international call for the recruitment of an Assistant Researcher of the FCiências.ID Scientific Research Career, within the scope of the project No. 2024.16846.PEX, titled "Analysis of synoptic conditions conducive to energy composites in the Portuguese electricity system under current and future climates," funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P./MECI, in the form of an indefinite duration fixed-term employment contract, on an exclusive regime, according to the Portuguese Labour Code and Decree-Law No. 57/2016, of August 29th, as amended by Law No. 57/2017, of July 19th.

I. Admission Requirements

• a) The PhD must have been granted at more than 3 years;
• b) Demonstrated scientific and/or professional experience in the area of climate impact modelling —particularly regarding energy systems, energy demand, and renewable energy sources— and projections of future climate impacts on renewable energy production - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• c) Experience handling and analysing large datasets (observational, reanalysis, and model data) and methodologies for downscaling global climate projections to regional scales - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• d) Knowledge of programming languages Python or R - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• e) Demonstrated previous scientific and/or professional experience in the topics mentioned above - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• f) Proven scientific experience in the above-mentioned topics, demonstrated by the quality and number (minimum of 6) of scientific articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

• a) Experience in participation in national and/or international scientific projects in the scientific areas of this call for applications - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• b) Scientific publications: scientific experience demonstrated by the number, areas and/or publications as 1st author in international scientific journals - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• c) Experience with CMIP and/or CORDEX projects and methodologies is a major advantage - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• d) Proven experience in outreach activities in the scientific field(s) of this call for applications - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• e) Demonstrated experience in supervising postgraduate students in the scientific area(s) of this call for applications - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter;
• f) Proficiency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken) - information provided in the CV and/or in the motivation letter.

III. Applicable Law

• Decree-Law No. 57/2016, of August 29th (RCD), in the wording conferred on it by Law No. 57/2017, of July 19th (RCD);
• Portuguese Labour Code, as approved by Law No. 7/2009, of February 12th, in its current version (CT);
• Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017, of December 29th;
• Administrative Procedure Code, as published in Decree-Law No. 4/2015, of January 7th, in its current version (CPA).

IV. Work plan

The work plan to be executed includes the following tasks:

1) Treatment, modelling and analysis of climatic and non-climatic data;

2) Preparation and participation in project meetings and subsequent actions;

3) Publication of results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other means;

4) Participation in dissemination activities, communication and involvement of project agents.

The work plan is included in the tasks of project 2024.16846.PEX.

V. Composition of the Jury

• 1st Member of the jury - Pedro Matos Soares;
• 2nd Member of the jury - Alexandre C. Köberle;
• 1st Alternate Member of the jury - Ana Russo;
• 2nd Alternate Member of the jury - Carlos da Câmara.

VI. Place of work

Work will be developed at the facilities of Research Center IDL, in Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal.

VII. Contract Duration

The full-time indefinite duration fixed-term employment contract, on an exclusive regime, is expected to start in December 2026, and will last until the Work Plan referred to in section IV is completed. It will have an expected duration of 8 months, will not exceed the limits set in the RCD, including an initial experimental trial period of 30 days.

VIII. Monthly Allowance

The gross monthly salary to be attributed is 3.576,56 Euros, on an exclusive regime, corresponding to the position 1 of the category equivalent to Assistant Researcher, in the Scientific Research career as mentioned in Annex I of ECIC, in its current version, under the terms of decree-law 108/2023 of 22 November 2023, on which legal discounts will apply, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as food allowance in the amount and conditions set out for workers with a legal employment relationship under the Labour Code.

IX. Evaluation of applications

• Failure to comply with the Admission Requirements implies the non-admission of candidates in absolute merit.
• According to article 5 of the RCD, the selection of the candidates approved in absolute merit will rely on the evaluation of their scientific and curricular achievements in the last five (5) years, taking into consideration the quality and relevance of the scientific production, and the professional activity indicated as more relevant by the candidate, within the scope of the project.
• Based on the assessment of the candidates' scientific and curricular background in the last five (5) years, each member of the jury presents a justified proposal for admission (final classification equal to or greater than 70%) or exclusion (final classification below 70%) for each candidate, according to the evaluation criteria referred to in no. 5.
• The final classification of candidates is given on a scale of 0 to 100%.
• Evaluation of the relative merit of candidates, will rely on the following criteria:

• a) Scientific publications in the area - 25%;
• c) Participation in relevant scientific projects in the area - 15%;
• d) Pedagogical, extension and outreaching of knowledge activities, in particular in the context of the promotion of scientific practices, organization of courses, seminars and conferences for promotion and dissemination in the area - 10%;
• e) Assessment of the reference letter(s) - 10%;
• f) Assessment of the selected publications relevant for the objectives of the Work Plan - 10%;
• g) Interview, if deemed necessary by the jury - 10%.

• The jury may decide to interview the 3 best ranked candidates [in criteria a) to f) of no. 5], for clarifications and improved explanations of curricular elements. If there is an interview, the sum of the classification obtained in the evaluation criteria a) to f) will correspond to 90% of the final classification and the interview will correspond to 10%.
• The jury shall deliberate by means of a roll-call vote based on the evaluation criteria.
• Minutes of the jury meetings are drawn up, summarizing all relevant elements considered by jury members, as well as their individual votes and justifications.
• After completion of the evaluation process, the jury will draw up a ranking of successful candidates with their classifications.
• Hiring will be decided by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FCiências.ID, based on the final jury recommendation.
• The candidates will be individually notified of the evaluation results by e-mail sent to the address indicated in the "Personal Data" section of the submitted form.
• With the notification referred to in the no. 11, the hearing phase of interested parties referred to in Article 121 et seq. of the CPA will begin, and last for ten working days.
• The possible pronouncement of the candidate in a prior hearing must be addressed to the President of the jury and submitted in writing to [e-mail] . The President of the jury will convene a jury’s meeting to produce the final decision, within thirty working days.
• Within five working days of the final jury decision, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FCiências.ID will approve it and the candidates will be notified.
• The communication between FCiências.ID ( [e-mail] ) and the candidates will be electronic and will comply with the following rules: a) At the time of electronic submission of any document - namely in the case of no. 13 - the candidates must generate proof of "sent message". b) FCiências.ID will send an email message acknowledging documents received to the email address used by the candidates, within two working days. c) In case of absence of a confirmation receipt by FCiências.ID – showing the possibility of technical problems that should neither be the responsibility of the candidate nor FCiências.ID - the candidates should contact FCiências.ID, with the proof referred to in point (a), to ensure delivery and proper receipt of the documents concerned.

X. Processing of personal data

• FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the responsible for processing the personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation , collects and processes the personal data requested in the context the job application, under paragraphs b) and c) of Article 6.1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD).
• The personal data shall be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, and the processing and protection, in an appropriate and diligent manner, of the confidentiality and integrity of such data shall be ensured through appropriate technical and organisational measures.
• Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever necessary the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organisations, compliance with the applicable legal provisions shall be ensured.
• You have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible) by sending an e-mail to: dpo@fciências-id.pt . You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
• For more information, we recommend that you consult the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/ .

XI. Compliance with public policies

• FCiências.ID actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to, inter alia, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.
• Under the terms of D.L. No. 29/2001, of February 3rd, a disabled candidate has a preference in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare their respective degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the above-mentioned diploma.

XII. Submission of Applications

• The present call will be open from the 10th of November 2026 to the 23rd of November 2026.
• The application and all the required documents must be submitted in Portuguese or English.
• On the electronic platform, applicants will complete a mandatory section on Personal Data [name, address, date of birth, contact email, nationality and scientific identifiers] and upload files with the documents listed below:

i. Detailed Curriculum vitae in PDF format - mandatory;

ii. A motivation letter clearly demonstrating that the candidate has an adequate profile for the position and fully complies with the Admission Requirements (written in English) - mandatory;

iii. Up to six publications relevant for the objectives of the Work Plan - mandatory;

iv. Reference letters (minimum 2) – (e.g. inclusion in the motivation letter of names and contact details of references who will subsequently be contacted by the jury) mandatory;

v. Digital copies of documents proving formal required academic degree (PhD) - original documents must be provided in case of actual recruitment - mandatory;

vi. Digital copies of documents proving other scientific and professional qualifications – optional;

vii. Other documents that candidates consider relevant for the assessment of their scientific merit, or to declare the personal situation in the cases covered in section XI-2 of this Notice - optional.

• By decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FCiências.ID, candidates who do not submit the documents identified in no. 4 will not be admitted to the call. In case of doubts, the Chairman may also invite candidates to substantiate specific data or statements with official supporting documents, before accepting the candidates’ submission.

This Public Note was approved by the jury on the 5th of November 2026.

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Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Research Centre IDL – Instituto Dom Luiz, Campus Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Campo Grande Country Portugal State/Province Lisbon City Lisbon Postal Code 1749-016 Street Campus Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Geofield