FCUP | One Research Grant – Master’s Degree

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Organisation/Company Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto Research Field Biological sciences › Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 29 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number CAMP&Valor Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description Call open for applications for 1 research grant (Master’s Degree), enrolled in PhD degree or courses that do not confer academic degree , within the framework of project CAMP&VALOR (B2) with the reference COMPETE2030-FEDER- , financed by European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through the Operational Program—Innovation and Digital Transition Program , under the following conditions:

Scientific Area:

Biology, Biochemistry, Agronomy

Admission requirements :

To have a Master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Agronomy or Microbiology ; To be enrolled in PhD in Biology, Agrarian Sciences, Biochemistry or related area or courses that do not confer academic degree .

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until thefellowship is contractualised. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.

Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree, the research grant can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the signing of the research grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in this type of grant, consecutive or interpolated.

Preferences Requirements:

Preference for candidates with knowledge and competencies on: 1) Plant physiology; 2) Molecular approaches;3) Metabarcoding.

Hiring Requirements:

If the qualification has been granted by a foreign higher education institution, it will have to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August, which approves the regime legal recognition of academic degrees and diplomas in Higher Education, arising from foreign higher education institutions, and paragraph e) of paragraph 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law No. 60/2018, of August 3, all of which the formalities must be fulfilled there until the contracting act.

Activity Outline : 1) Support the biochar production through pyrolysis process from waste agro-industrial material; 2) Application of biochar to enhance plant production and stress resilience (e.g., lettuce, tomato); 3) Physiological evaluation of the crop performance and quality (e.g., IRGA, HPLC); 4) Microbial assessment of the soil, root and plant’s aerial part through Metabarcoding approach for the biochar application and stress conditions. 5) Data analysis, fellowship report, and support communication activities;

Legislation and regulations : Law no. 40/2004, updated by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of28August (Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder);Regulation no. 950/2019 of 16December (Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology), in itscurrentwording;Research Studentship Regulation of the University of Porto — approved by Regulation 582/2026, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 96,of 19 May and Decree-Law no.66/2018 of 16 August (Legal Regime of Recognition of academic degrees and diplomas ofHigherEducation awardedby Foreign Higher Education Institutions).

Work place : The work will be developed in the Department of Biology , Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), under the guidance of PhD Researcher Nuno André Mariz da Ponte (REQUIMTE).

Grant duration: Initial duration of 12 months months, with beginning on 01/12/2026 , eventually renewable up, but not exceeding the end date of the project. (30/04/2028)

Maintenance allowance amount:

The grant stipend amounts to 1359,64€

according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country ( ). The