Call for Applications for a Research Grant

Organisation/Company Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Department Gabinete de Apoio a Projetos Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 19 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 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 “Compete 2030 - FEDER - - CEM 4.0”, funded by the “European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Portugal 2030”, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area:

2. Admission Requirements:

• i) Student enrolled in a Doctoral Program in Intelligent Systems Engineering or related fields;
• ii) Suitability of the candidate's training and experience to the objectives of the work to be developed;
• iii) Experience in data monitoring in the context of intelligent systems

3. Work Plan:

• i) Develop mathematical modeling systems for data analysis problems;
• iii) Promote the dissemination and exploitation of the results generated in the project.

4. Objectives:

• Develop mathematical models. Promote the communication and dissemination of project results.
• Develop data management and data exploration techniques.

5. Applicable legislation and regulations:

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 L2I - CeDRI, under the scientific supervision of Ana I. Pereira.

The grant will have an initial duration of 3 months, with a planned start date of 01/12/2026 (with the possibility of renewal up to a maximum of 36 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