028/TRI-PhD/2026 - PhD Holder Position

Organisation/Company Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier ITQB NOVA Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 12 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 29 Sep 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 028/TRI-PhD/2026 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Notice

Recruitment and hiring procedure for a PhD

Reference 028/TRI-PhD/2026

It is made public that by order of the Dean of ITQB NOVA, issued on September 9th, the opening of an international selection procedure was authorized under the regime for contracting PhD holders (Decree-Law No. 57/2016, of 29 August, amended by Law No. 57/2017, of 19 July, in its current wording), to fill a position for a PhD holder.

The PhD holder to be hired will carry out research activities within the framework of the project entitled “ COPE: Elicitores imunitários oligoméricos de cutina para melhorar a proteção das plantas ”, funded by the InnOValley Proof of Concept (IOV PoC) fund. The activities to be undertaken will be carried out within the current implementation phase of the project, which is expected to last for 6 months.

Place of work:

The work will be developed at the ITQB NOVA facilities, located at Avenida da República, in Oeiras, without prejudice to any travel and stays inherent to the functions to be performed and activities to be developed.

Academic background:

PhD in Biology, Plant Biology or related areas.

General requirements:

• 1) PhD Biology, Plant Biology or related areas;
• 2) Scientific publications in the field of fungal biology and biopolymer characterization;
• 3 ) Experience in supervising students and/or research fellows;
• 4)Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

National, foreign, and stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the areas mentioned and holders of a scientific and professional curriculum that reveals a profile that is adequate to the activity to be developed, may apply.

Specific requirements:

• Experience in the manipulation of filamentous fungi;
• Experience in Genetic and Molecular Biology techniques;
• Experience in sample preparation and data analysis using analytical chemistry techniques (HPLC, LC-MS, NMR);
• Proficiency in bioinformatics analysis techniques, particularly in transcriptomics;
• Knowledge of the R programming language and familiarity with UNIX environments
• Authorship of at least eight scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals in the field, as well as other scientific valorization outputs, including patents;
• Participation in activities related to science communication and knowledge dissemination, including oral presentations at conferences, the organization of scientific meetings, and scientific cooperation activities.

Documents to be attached to the application:

• Detailed Curriculum vitae ;
• Motivation letter, covering explicitly the general and specific requirements listed above, as well as the characteristics to be valued;
• Two contacts for references;
• Copy of the PhD certificate;
• Selection of two publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals (maximum 100 words explaining the relevance of each article to the current application).

Selection methods and definition of respective weightings:

• Curricular Assessment (CA), through the evaluation of the curriculum vitae and the motivation letter – 90%
• Selection Interview (SI) – 10%

The final classification will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 values, resulting from the application of the following formula: Final classification = 90% * CA + 10% * SI

Candidates will be ranked according to their score in the Curriculum Evaluation. The three highest-ranked candidates, provided they have obtained a score of at least 15 points, will be invited to attend a Selection Interview. Candidates will also be assessed in the Selection Interview on a scale from 0 to 20 points. Should the position remain unfilled, additional candidates may be invited for interview according to the ranking list.

ITQB NOVA reserves the right not to proceed with recruitment if no candidate is considered to have the appropriate profile for the position.

Composition of the Selection Committee:

- Professor Doctor Cristina Silva Pereira, ITQB NOVA (Chair);

Deadlines for applications:

Applications may be submitted within