FEUP - Research Assistant - Project GREENSHIP_E - INVTERM-FEUP-26-3

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 30 Oct 2026
- 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO
- (Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration)

By order dated 30-09-2026, of the Dean of FEUP, Professor Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, it was decided to open an international selection procedure for one Research Assistant position, within the scope of Project GREENSHIP_E: Electrification of Ships Using Green Fuels and Advanced Technologies, funded by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , under anFixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, pursuant to the Labour Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009 of 12 February, as currently worded, Regulation No. 849/2026 of 07/07
- Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), and other applicable legislation. The contract shall remain in force only for the period required to carry out the project tasks defined and identified below, with an expected duration of 12 months, and shall never exceed the maximum limit of two years.

The Research Assistant shall participate in, develop and carry out research and development projects under the supervision of a researcher who is a doctoral candidate or holds a doctoral degree, as provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 17 of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July. The Research Assistant will join the team of project GREENSHIP_E: Electrification of Ships Using Green Fuels and Advanced Technologies , carrying out and developing the activities of Work Package WP5: An Integrated Approach for Performing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) , in accordance with the guidelines of the project Dissemination Plan, within the scientific area of Chemical Engineering.

In particular, the Research Assistant will contribute to the following project activities, as set out in the application:

- Carrying out activities under WP5: An Integrated Approach for Performing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) .

The researcher to be recruited may also, where applicable, collaborate in teaching and training activities in the research area.

1. Workplace

The workplace is located at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), as well as at any other locations where the performance of the duties for which the employee is recruited may be required, including locations intended for the employee’s professional training.

2. Remuneration

The gross monthly base remuneration is €1,974.41, corresponding to the 1st remuneration position, level 1, on a full-time basis, of the remuneration table set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as the meal allowance, under the terms and in the amounts applicable to employees with a public employment relationship.

3. Admission requirements

3.1 General admission requirement

National, foreign and stateless citizens holding a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree
* in the scientific area of Chemical Engineering (or in scientific areas related to that for which the selection procedure is opened) may apply to this selection procedure.

*If the Master’s or Bachelor’s degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution under Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4(2)(e) of Decree-Law No. 60/2018 of 3 August. Any formalities established therein must be completed by the date of recruitment.

3.2. Special admission requirements

For the purpose of determining the profile suited to the activity to be performed, the following are special

requirements:

a) candidates must have skills and prior experience in: (i) carrying out techno-economic analyses of processes and life-cycle assessments; (ii) developing Python-based computational tools; (iii) advanced knowledge of non-linear optimisation tools.

4. Selection methods

Pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July and Article 5 of the RJEC, the following