Call for Applications for a Research Grant

Organisation/Company Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Department Gabinete de Apoio a Projetos Research Field Educational sciences » Teaching methods Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 26 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 2 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number P Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

A call for applications is open for a Research Grant within the scope of the project “LWP003 - PADEL OLYMPIC LAB”, funded by the Brazilian Olympic Committee - Program Contract No. CP/893/2024, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area:

Sports Sciences

2. Admission Requirements:

i) Student enrolled in a Doctoral Program in Sports Sciences or related areas;

ii) Suitability of the candidate's training and experience to the objectives of the work to be developed;

iii) Experience in data monitoring, biomechanical evaluation and practical intervention in the Padel modality.

3. Work Plan:

i) Develop methodologies and systems for collecting and analyzing kinematic and technical-tactical data;

ii) Plan, operationalize, and monitor the pedagogical intervention in the context of the

Living Lab (Clube Bloko) with students from the School Sports program;

iii) Promote the dissemination and exploration of the results generated in the project.

4. Objectives:

Define the taxonomy of the technical gesture in Padel, implement a training program, test the effectiveness of gamification in the retention of motor learning, and promote the communication and dissemination of the project results through scientific publications.

5. Applicable legislation and regulations:

Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, in its current wording; FCT, I.P. Research Grant Regulations, in force ( ); Regulation No. 522/2020, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 113, of June 12 – Research Grant Regulations of the Polytechnic University of Bragança.

6. Workplace and scientific supervision:

The work will be carried out at the LiveWell research unit / Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, under the scientific supervision of Pedro Miguel Monteiro Rodrigues.

The grant will have an initial duration of 3 months, with a planned start date of 02/11/2026 (with the possibility of renewal up to a maximum of 26 months, including the initial period).

8. Monthly Maintenance Allowance Amount:

The grant amount corresponds to 1,359.64€, according to the table of grant values awarded by FCT, I.P. in the country.

Grant recipients will benefit from personal accident insurance and, if they are not covered by any social protection scheme, they may ensure the exercise of the right to social security by joining the voluntary social security scheme, under the terms provided for in the Code of Contribution Regimes of the Social Security System. The grant amount will be paid monthly by