Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2026-67)

REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia; Portugal; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia in Portugal offers a 6- to 12-month Research Fellowship (BI) on the WISE project, funded by FEDER and national funds. The selected candidate will work at REQUIMTE/LAQV under supervision.

Admission requires a Master's in Chemical Engineering, enrollment in a Doctoral program, wastewater knowledge, and compliance with foreign degree provisions. The monthly stipend is €1,359.64; social security and work insurance are included.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields with average 14 or higher.
• Enrollment in a Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering or related fields.
• Knowledge in wastewater treatment.

Responsibilities

• Optimize removal of pharmaceutical compounds from urban wastewater using biosorption and biodegradation.
• Study anaerobic co-digestion of biomass from sludge from wastewater treatment plants.

Skills

Wastewater treatment knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields

Job description

Organisation/Company REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 19 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time 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

A Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2026-67) on the project WISE – “Water Improvement for a Safer Environment” with reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-00841800 , operation 17091, supported by FEDER (COMPETE 2030) and national funds by FCT / MECI, is available at REQUIMTE.

Main research field: Chemical Engineering

Admission requirements: Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields with a course average equal to or higher than 14, and enrollment in a Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering or related fields, or enrolled/attendance of a non-degree course taught by a higher education institution in conjunction with an R&D unit in Chemical Engineering or related fields. Knowledge in wastewater treatment.

In case the Master degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th August, and all formalities established therein must be complied with at the signature of the Fellowship contract.

Working plan

• Optimization of the process of removing pharmaceutical compounds from urban wastewater by exploring different biological process alternatives, namely biosorption and biodegradation (using microalgae, fungi, and yeasts);
• Studies on anaerobic co-digestion of biomass resulting from treatments with sludge from wastewater treatment plants.

Work Place: The work will be conducted at REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, under the supervision of Sónia Adriana Ribeiro da Cunha Figueiredo.

Duration: The fellowship will have duration of 6 months, possibly renewable for an equal period for up to 12 months, starting on December 2026.

Monthly stipend

Monthly stipend is €1.359,64 according to the stipends established by FCT, I.P. in Portugal( https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-202… ). Payment will be made by bank transfer on a monthly basis. The successful candidate will also be entitled to the reimbursement of Social Security payments (Seguro Social Voluntário) and work insurance.

Selection criteria

Curriculum evaluation (40%), knowledge in the field of chemical engineering and environmental sciences (15%), wastewater treatment and physicochemical characterization (15%), biological treatment processes, namely biosorption and biodegradation using microalgae, fungi, and yeasts (15%). Experience in drug quantification by HPLC (15%).

In the case of admitted candidates whose evaluation does not differ more than 10% from that obtained by the best positioned candidate, the jury will interview these candidates. In this situation, the value of the interview is 30% and the evaluation carried out in the first phase has a weight of 70%.

The jury will not award the current scholarship to candidates with a final classification lower than 50%.

Jury composition

Publicity and communication of results

The ranking of applications will be published at a visible and public area of REQUIMTE facilities, and all candidates will be informed by email about the result of their application.

Application

The call for applications is open between 06/11/2026 and 19/11/2026.

The applications are formalized at the electronic address [e-mail], containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying ( Reference REQUIMTE 2026-67) with following documents in a digital form, in PDF format and will includeCurriculum vitae, Motivation letter, Qualifications Certificate, and other documents deemed relevant.