Research scholarship_FUNPET BI_1

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto; Portugal; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto, através do CBQF, abre uma bolsa de investigação no âmbito do projeto FUNPET, com foco no desenvolvimento de formulações funcionais para rações de animais a partir de subprodutos suínos, em Biotecnologia. O bolseiro irá realizar atividades de pesquisa, desenho experimental, análise de dados e validação científica, sob supervisão do Prof.

Doutora Manuela Pintado, com início previsto em novembro de 2026 e duração de 31,5 meses, estendendo-se se o projeto

Qualifications

• Conhecimento de práticas laboratoriais, desenho experimental e análise de dados.
• Boa compreensão da língua inglesa, falada e escrita.
• Forte interesse em pesquisa relacionada com ingredientes funcionais, nutrição animal e saúde.

Responsibilities

• Realizar atividades de pesquisa no âmbito do projeto FUNPET, incluindo desenvolvimento de ingredientes funcionais a partir de subprodutos de suínos.
• Conduzir desenho experimental, análise estatística de dados e preparação de relatórios técnicos.
• Contribuir para a validação científica de formulações para alimentação de animais e disseminação de resultados.

Skills

Técnicas laboratoriais

Inglês técnico

Trabalho em equipa multidisciplinar

Education

Mestrado em Biotecnologia/Áreas afins

Matrícula/compromisso de doutoramento

Job description

Organisation/Company Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto Research Field Technology » Biotechnology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 23 Oct 2026 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information NA Job Status Full-time 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

Offer Description

CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR A RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

A call for tenders is now open for the attribution of one Research Scholarship within the scope of the Project “FUNPET – Desenvolvimento de formulações funcionais para petfood à base de subprodutos suínos” financed by the FEDER through the Programa COMPETE2030, under the following conditions, set out below.

Scientific area: Biotechnology

Admission requirements:

General requirements:

Candidates for the Research grant must, at the date of application, be enrolled, or present a commitment to enroll in a study cycle conferring an (PhD) degree in Biotechnology or related areas. Candidates for the Research Grant, after being selected, must enroll in the doctoral program in Biotechnology at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia to initiate the grant agreement. This enrollment should align with the theme and work plan of the grant to be carried out under the above-mentioned project. Accordingly, the doctoral program must be undertaken at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia by the team designated to implement the work plan.

Candidates for the Research grant must hold a master’s degree in biotechnology, Animal Biology, Biological Sciences, or related areas.

Specific requirements:

Candidates must also have knowledge/research experience in the following areas:

a) Knowledge of laboratory practices, experimental design and data analysis.

b) Good command of the English language, both spoken and written.

c) Strong interest in research related to functional ingredients, animal nutrition and health, and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary research environment involving both academic and industrial partners.

Preferred Factors:

Will be considered preferred factors:

a) Experience with laboratory techniques, experimental design, data analysis and statistical analysis, preferably in animal studies, pet food and/or animal nutrition research.

b) Previous experience in project coordination and/or management.

c) Previous participation in research projects and/or experience in scientific communication, dissemination activities or organization of scientific events.

Work Plan:

The scholarship holder will carry out research activities within the FUNPET project, which aims to valorise porcine by-products through the development of innovative functional ingredients for pet food applications. The work will include (i) development and optimization of functional protein hydrolysates and related ingredients from animal by-products; (ii) physicochemical, structural and molecular characterization of the developed ingredients; (iii) assessment of their bioactive potential through in vitro assays; (iv) contribution to the scientific validation of functional pet food formulations developed within the project; and (v) statistical analysis of experimental data, preparation of technical reports, scientific manuscripts, and dissemination of research outcomes.

The work will be developed at the CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina. of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Portugal, in Porto, under the scientific supervision of Prof. Doctor Manuela Pintado.

Duration of the scholarship:

The research fellowship, on an exclusive basis, will have an initial duration of 31,5 months, with an expected start date of November,15,2026. Any renewals are subject to the extension of the project (currently scheduled to end on June 30, 2029 ), and the overall duration of the fellowship may not exceed any of the following limits:

• The end date effectively determined for the project;
• The maximum of 34 months of overall duration funded for this fellowship.

Without prejudice to the aforementioned limits, the fellowship will automatically terminate upon the effective closure of the project.

The selection methods to be used will be the following: i) curriculum evaluation (40%); ii) previous experience (60%). If necessary, the 3 best positioned candidates may be interviewed, and in this situation, the weighting will be curricular evaluation (35%).; ii) previous experience (50%) and selection interview (15%).

Only candidates with a final classification equal to or greater than 75points, on a scale of 0 to 100, will be selected for this position.

Applications that do not meet the admission requirements, delivered on time and incomplete applications will be considered ineligible.

Composition of the Selection Jury:President of the Jury: Prof. Doctor Manuela Pintado, Effective Members: Doctor Sandra Borges and Doctor José António Couto. Substitute Jury: Doctor Sara Baptista da Silva

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Form of advertising/notification of results: The jury deliberates in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. The jury meetings minutes will contain a summary of the meeting content. After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds with the elaboration of the ordered list, with the ranking of the approved candidates. The ranking list of eligible candidates will be published on the premises of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto - Portugal, with each candidate being notified of his/her position on the list ranking of candidates via email. Ineligible applicants will be notified by email, with details of the missing eligibility elements.

Complaint and appeal procedures: Candidates have a period of ten working days, after the disclosure referred to in the previous number, to give their opinion at a prior hearing.

Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship:Within ten working days following notification of the grant award, the selected candidate must confirm in writing his/her availability to start the scholarship on the proposed date. Failing to do so or not having availability, the candidate placed in the next position will be called.

Application deadline and form of submission:

Candidates submit their application from 10/12/2026 until October 23, 2026. (until 5 pm, Lisbon time).

It will be necessary to submit the following documents:

• Cover letter, identifying the title and reference of the project, describe the motivation and professional objectives of the candidate.
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae (should contain all the elements to assess the admission requirements, including language knowledge and research experience).
• Copy of the certificate(s) of qualifications conferring academic degree in the terms requested in the notice, which contain the final classifications.
• Registration of recognition of the academic degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, preferably with the registration of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale to guarantee eligibility in this call for application.
• Proof of registration or letter with the commitment to register/enroll in a degree-awarding study cycle under the terms already described in this notice .

Only applications received during the opening period of the above-mentioned call shall be considered. Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not prove the requirements of this call are excluded. False statements made by applicants will be punished under the law.

Privacy Policy:

Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Regulation on Data Protection.

The personal data processed in the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfilment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyse and evaluate it.

The personal data of the Data Subject, if it be indispensable for the fulfilment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.

The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years.

The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional rules of confidentiality.

The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.

For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the e‑mail address [e-mail] or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".

Non-discrimination and equal access policy:

Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, 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 convictions, and union membership.

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If the required academic degree has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, regulated by DL no. 66/2018 of 16 August.

• The contracting of the research scholarship requires the candidate to provide enrollment in the degree-awarding course required in this notice. If the document is not presented within a maximum period of 30 days (in a row), counting from the date of communication of the selection to the candidate, the Jury Panel will have the power to disqualify the application due to failure to present the registration within the aforementioned period.