Call For Research Fellowship | Lugus 1239863 | Additive4life

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 9 Nov 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 Call for Research Grant Assignment The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with one position(s), under the project ADDITIVE4 LIFE
- Fabrico aditivo para a saúde. The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation. Students enrolled in a doctoral degree, in the scientific area of Biomedical Engineering OR Master's degree holders, in the scientific area of Biomedical Engineering, enrolled in a nondegree-granting course. Knowledge in soft matter electronics, polymers, and additive manufacturing will be valued. I. II
- The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant. Nondegree-granting courses are defined as those referred to in subparagraph e) of paragraph 3 of Article 4 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006, in its current wording, provided that, under subparagraph e) of Article 3 of RBIFCT, they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units. I. III
- Ineligible candidates: Candidates enrolled in non-degree-granting courses who have already benefited from a grant contract and who, with this grant assignment, including possible renewals, exceed a total accumulated period of two consecutive or non-consecutive years in this type of grant. I. IV
- Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the

requirements:
a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States b) Nationals of third countries c) Stateless persons d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status II
- Grant

location:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Coimbra.i III
- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant: Mahmoud Tavakoli. IV
- Work Plan / Goals to be achieved: Develop materials and methods for large area wearable devices through additive manufacturing of electronics and sensors for applications in health and sport. V. I
- Renewal Possibility: Possibily renewable VI
- Funding and financial conditions of the grant VI. I
- Monthly grant amount (paid by bank transfer at the end of each month):1359,64€ VI. II
- In addition to the above amounts, voluntary social security (SSV) is included when the grant has a duration of six months or more, corresponding to the first level, if the candidate opts for it, as well as mandatory personal accident insurance. VI. III
- Funding: The grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program (COMPETE 2030) of Portugal 2030| reference of operation no. 26587, operation COMPETE2030-FEDER-03428500 on Balcão dos Fundos. VI. IV
- Information and publicity about the funding: All R&D activities directly or indirectly financed by the grant, namely all communications, publications and scientific creations, as well as theses, carried out with the support provided by the grant, must mention the financial support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program (COMPETE 2030) of Portugal 2030. VII
- Selection Methods: Evaluation of the academic record (100%). VII. I
- AR
- In the evaluation of the academic record, the candidates' academic performance will be assessed according to the following weights and criteria:
- Criterion 1: Absolute merit of the curriculum vitae – 25%;
- Criterion 3: Adequacy of the candidate's profile to the work plan to be developed – 50%. VII. III
- The evaluation of the criteria and the final classification will be based on a scale from 0 to 100, with scores rounded to the nearest hundredth, applying the following formulas:
- AR: criterion 1
* (25%) + criterion 2
* (25%) + criterion 3
* (50%) = X
- Final Classification (FC): AR
* (100%) = X VII. IV
- All candidates who meet the admission requirements are subject to the academic record evaluation, carried out according to the criteria and weights defined in VII. I. VII. V
- Candidates who score below 50 in any selection method will be excluded, and subsequent methods, if any, will not apply to them. Candidates who are duly notified but f