Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD)

ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS; Portugal; Sur place; EUR 19 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS, through CIBIO-InBIO, invites applications for a one-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIOPOLIS 2026-55). The position focuses on reconciling biodiversity conservation with agricultural landscapes within the RECONCILE project, funded by national and European funds.

Applicants must hold a PhD in Biology or related areas, with experience in social-ecological systems, GIS, and statistical modelling.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biology or related field, with relevant postdoc or research experience.
• Experience in biodiversity and ecosystem services assessments is advantageous.
• Proven ability to analyze environmental and ecological data.
• Proven experience in scientific publications and research collaborations.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.

Responsabilités

• Develop research activities within the RECONCILE project.
• Perform data management and GIS analyses using QGIS and R.
• Conduct statistical modelling of environmental and ecological data.
• Collaborate in scientific publications and project reporting.

Connaissances

GIS and data management

Statistical analysis

R programming

Scientific publications

Communication skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Portuguese

Formation

PhD in Biology or related field

Outils

QGIS

R

Data management tools

Description du poste

Organisation/Company ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 24 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number Biopolis 2026-55 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

One Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for a PhD researcher (Reference BIOPOLIS 2026-55) is available at CIBIO-InBIO, through Associação BIOPOLIS, with an expected duration of 1 year, to develop research activities within the project RECONCILE – “REconciling the co-occurrence of high nature value farmlands and rewilding to foster biodiversity CONservation, ecosystem serviCes, and fIre prevention in agricultural LandscapEs”, funded through operation nº 16248 (COMPETE2030-FEDER-00714900; LISBOA2030-FEDER-00714900), co-funded through national funds by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., and by the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER) in the context of Portugal 2030 and European Union. FCT reference: 2023.16248.ICDT .

Admission Requirements

Applications are open to Portuguese and foreign nationals, as well as stateless persons, who hold a PhD degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, or related areas, obtained within the three (3) years preceding the date of submission of the fellowship application. Additionally, candidates must comply with the FCT mobility rule (the postdoctoral research must be carried out at a host institution different from the institution where the research work leading to the award of the PhD degree was developed) and cannot have exceeded a cumulative period of three (3) years in this fellowship category (BIPD). Furthermore, their scientific and professional CV must demonstrate a profile suitable for the activities to be carried out.

Specific Requirements

Specific Requirements are those defined in the previous point, and additional special requirements are:

• Proven experience in projects pertaining to social-ecological systems, biodiversity and ecosystem services assessments, restoration in agricultural landscapes, fire patterns analysis and modeling scenario design;
• Previous experience on data management and harmonization through GIS tools (e.g., QGIS, R) and programming (in R);
• Proven experience in statistical analysis and modelling of environmental and ecological data;
• Participation in national or international research projects;
• Proven experience in participating in scientific research activities and collaborating in the preparation of scientific publications;
• Exhibit good written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in English and Portuguese;

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Languages PORTUGUESE Level Excellent

Research Field Biological sciences

Internal Application form(s) needed

BIOPOLIS_2026-55_BolsaPosDoc_ALomba_ENG.pdf

BIOPOLIS_2026-55_BolsaPosDoc_ALomba_PT.pdf