Research Studentships (for Master or Integrated Master students) - (BL160/2026-IST-ID)

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID; Portugal; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID, through IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, invites applications for 1 Research Studentship to develop energy modeling of buildings.

You will define residential archetypes, build and verify energy models, and analyze simulation results to study overheating under hot weather, with supervision by Professor Paulo Ferrão.

Qualifications

• To be enrolled in an integrated master or master's in architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields.
• Admission requirements include submission of CV and degree certificate.
• Eligibility includes meeting fellowship conditions and enrolment at IST-ID.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to energy modeling development for evaluating overheating in Portuguese building stock.
• Define and implement archetypes of residential buildings, including geometry and envelope characteristics.
• Assist in preparing, verifying and executing energy models and analyzing simulation results.

Skills

Curriculum evaluation

Motivation letter

Interview

Education

Integrated Master or Master in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related

Job description

Organisation/Company Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID Department DRH Research Field Engineering » Mechanical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 9 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 27 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number UIDB/50009/2025-2029 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications are open for 1 Research Studentship, within the framework of R&D institution IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research UIDB/50009/2025-2029, financed by national funds through FCT

Workplan: To contribute to the development of the energy modeling of buildings necessary for the evaluation of internal overheating in the Portuguese building stock. The work will focus on the definition and implementation of representative archetypes of residential buildings, including building geometry, construction characteristics, properties of the envelope, internal gains and patterns of occupation and use of the building. Support the preparation, verification and execution of the energy models and the analysis of the data resulting from the simulations. The developed models will later be used to investigate the thermal response of representative buildings under conditions of hot weather and heat waves. A set of building improvement measures — such as external shading, natural ventilation and improvements in the envelope — can also be investigated to quantify their potential to reduce overheating.

Duration: The research fellowship(s) will have the duration of 6 months. It’s expected to begin in November 2026 and may be eventually renewed up to the maximum of 12 months, including the duration of the initial contract

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application ( https://ist-id.pt/recursos-humanos/bolseiros/#documentos-relacionados ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii) academic degree certificate, where applicable; iv) proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master, Integrated Master); v) motivation letter.

Admission Requirements: To be enrolled at an integrated master or a master’s in architecture, Civil Engineering, mechanical Engineering or related

Additional Information

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal ( https://www.fct.pt/fct-atualizou-o-valor-das-bolsas-para-2026/ ), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 1 090,98 € , being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements: To be enrolled at an integrated master or a master’s in architecture, Civil Engineering, mechanical Engineering or related

Selection process

Selection methods: The selection methods will be as follows: curriculum evaluation and motivation letter, with the possibility of conducting an individual interview with the candidates with the best curriculum evaluation. In the evaluation of the curriculum, the following factors will be evaluated: Curriculum (80%) and motivation (20%). After the classification of the candidates, an individual interview may be held, in which case the interview will have a weighting of 25% and the curriculum evaluation will have a weighting of 75% in the final classification.

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.

Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal. A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST-ID within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification

Additional comments

Legislation and Regulations:Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 .

Workplace:The work will be developed in IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research of IST-ID, at Instituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of Professor Paulo Ferrão.