Public Notice.23-ESAN/2026 | One Research Grant

Unist; Aveiro; Hybrid; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reembolso de Segurança Social voluntár

Job summary

A Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da UA abriu uma bolsa de Investigação para a área de Engenharia de Materiais, com início previsto para janeiro de 2027, com duração de 13 meses e possibilidade de renovação mediante financiamento.

A remuneração mensal é de 1.090,98 €, sujeita a atualizações; o processo de seleção envolve avaliação curricular (100%) e, se necessário, entrevista.

Qualifications

• Adequação e mérito do currículo do candidato relativamente à área científica aberta.
• Pontuação mínima na avaliação do CV.
• Possibilidade de entrevista caso a avaliação do CV não seja suficiente para o ranking.

Skills

Curriculum evaluation

Assessment interview

Education

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Job description

Organisation/Company Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da Universidade de Aveiro Research Field Engineering » Materials engineering Engineering » Mechanical engineering Physics » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 19 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number COMPETE2030-FEDER-00582100 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

A tender is hereby opened for the award of one Research Grant (RG) under the scope of project “SNexT: Nova geração de ferramentas híbridas” , with reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-00582100, of the organic unit Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte (ESAN-UA) and the R&D unit CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, under the following conditions :

1. Scientific Area: Materials Engineering, Physics Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

2. Financing Source: financed by the European Regional Development Fund – FEDER, throughthe Innovation and Digital Transition Program – PITD.

The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master's degree or, master's.

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

5. Work Plan:

• Research and preliminary studies
• Geometric development
• Development of substrate compositions and PVD/CVD coatings
• Development of powder processing for binder jetting (BJ) and direct energy deposition (DED)
• Processing of prototypes A1, A2, and A3
• Performance testing
• Publication of scientific articles and dissemination of results

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

8. Duration of the grant: The grant duration will be 13 months, scheduled to start in January of 2027, and may be renewed, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance : The monthly allowance is 1 090,98 €, according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur if applicable. The candidate may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence.

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be Curriculum Evaluation , with the option of an Assessment Interview. The Curriculum Evaluation (100%), with a weighting of 0-20 values, will be carried out according to the following criteria and weightings:

– Adequacy and merit of the candidate´s curriculum considering the opening Scientific Area of the following notice (100%)

The jury may understand that it is necessary to carry out an individual interview with the candidates, if the evaluation of the candidates' CVs is not sufficient for their ranking. The interview will be carried out with the three best candidates classified in the curriculum evaluation. In this case, the curriculum evaluation will have the weight of 50% and the interview 50%.

The jury has the right to exclude from the interview candidates who do not reach the minimum score of 9,5 in a valuation of 0-20, as well as not to award the grant if none of the candidates has a minimum final rating of 9,5 in a valuation of 0-20.

11. Composition of the Selection Jury:

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from November 6th to November 19th of 2026, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Requirements

Research Field Engineering » Materials engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field Physics » Other Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Escola Superior de Design, Gestão e Tecnologias da Produção de Aveiro - Norte da Universidade de Aveiro Country Portugal State/Province Aveiro City Oliveira de Azeméis Postal Code 3720-511 Santiago de Riba-Ul Street Estrada do Cercal, 449 Geofield