Research Scholarship

Organisation/Company Instituto de Telecomunicações Department Instituto de Telecomunicações Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 27 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Reference Number BI/ Nº2026/00091 - SOVEREIGN Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Summary: There is an open call for one (1) Research Scholarship (“Bolsa de Investigação”) at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of project SOVEREIGN. This project has received funding from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No ).

Scientific Area: Wireless Communications

Work Objectives: Designing, implementing and experimentally evaluating a lightweight credential gateway that allows constrained IoT devices to use DLT-backed credentials without carrying the full computation and communication burden on-device. Specific tasks include: The applicant is expected to deliver the following research outcomes: i) Lightweight DLT-backed credential gateway architecture for constrained IoT devices ii) Prototype implementation based on existing SSI and DLT components iii) Scalable evaluation environment and a complete experimental evidence base covering latency, throughput, scalability, resource consumption, and robustness across realistic scenarios.

Place of work: The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações at University of Aveiro, under the supervision of Prof. Jonathan Rodriguez Gonzalez.

Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: November 2026 or soon thereafter.

Required Documents:

• Motivation letter explaining the interest in the position;
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts;
• Degree certificate (if applicable);
• Proof of enrollment in a higher education course or declaration of intention to enroll in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course that does not confer an academic degree. *

*NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree must be made until the contract is signed.

• for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).
• for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.

Candidates are expected to have a master’s degree in electronic and electrical engineering, Computer Science, or any other relevant subject. Specific skillsets include programming skills such as C and Matlab, and experience with Amazon Cloud. Priority would be given to candidates that possess relevant industry experience. Strong self-motivation for scientific research, excellent proficiency in spoken and written English, and proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Selection process

Selection criteria:

Curricular evaluation (100%) - the evaluation of the application will focus on the i) overall merit of the curriculum vitae, ii) knowledge in the field of this project, iii) the candidate’s adequacy, suitability and motivation for the project and iv) fluency in oral and written English. The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.

Jury:

Dr. Jonathan Rodriguez

Communication of the results: The selected candidates will be notified by email.