Research Technician

ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS; Portugal; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS is seeking a Research Technician for the project Across-Scale Ecological and Evolutionary Responses of Major Upwelling Ecosystems to Climate Change, funded by HFSP, to carry out research activities under an unfixed-term employment contract, with an expected duration of 12 months, on a full-time basis in Portugal.

This position requires a Master’s degree in Biology or related fields and proven fieldwork on rocky shores, temperature data collection, and lab skills to study

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biology or related field.
• Experience in fieldwork on rocky shores under adverse conditions.
• Experience in collecting temperature data and following current best practices.
• Experience in setting up and maintaining experiments in a marine laboratory.
• Experience in measuring physiological stress in marine invertebrates.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.
• Experience in science communication, aimed at both academic and non-academic audiences.

Skills

Fieldwork experience

Temperature data collection

Lab experiments

Stress in marine invertebrates

English communication

Science communication

Education

Master’s degree in Biology or related fields

Job description

Organisation/Company ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 21 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number Biopolis 2026-48 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

BIOPOLIS Association opens an international call for the recruitment of one Research Technician under the project “Across-Scale Ecological and Evolutionary Responses of Major Upwelling Ecosystems to Climate Change” — RGP027/2026 — funded by the Human Frontier Science Program, to carry out research activities under an unfixed-term employment contract, with an expected duration of 12 months, on a full-time basis.

This call is intended to fill one vacancy, reference BIOPOLIS 2026-48, for the development of activities related to the study of climate change responses in the four major coastal upwelling regions.

General requirements:Applications may be submitted by any national, foreign or stateless candidate who holds a Master’s degree in Biology or related fields and has a scientific and professional background compatible with the work plan.

Candidates holding academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions must provide proof of recognition, equivalence or registration of the degree, under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August, by the date of signature of the employment contract.

Specific Requirements

Specific requirements:

• Experience in fieldwork on rocky shores under adverse conditions;
• Experience in collecting temperature data, following current best practices;
• Experience in setting up and maintaining experiments in a marine laboratory;
• Experience in measuring physiological stress in marine invertebrates;
• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written;
• Experience in science communication, aimed at both academic and non-academic audiences.