ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Organisation/Company Universidade do Minho Department Escola de Ciências Research Field Physics Chemistry Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 6 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 22 Sep 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Title: Research Fellowship; 1 vacancy

Reference of the Appliation:33/ECUM/CFUM/2026 - NemoRehab

Scientific Area : Physics or Physical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or related fields

Recipient category: Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Physics or Physical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or related fields.

The grant is intended for the performance of R&D activities by master’s degree holders who are enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.

Requirement for granting the fellowship:

• The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
• Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship,issued by a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).

Applicants’ eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of , of FCT I.P. are eligible.

Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.

Candidate eligibility requirements:

a) Holders of a Master’s degree, with experience in the deposition of thin films or other materials applied to biomedical devices, namely in the acquisition and modeling of biosignals;

b) Preferential factors: experience with the magnetron sputtering physical vapor deposition technique.

Workplan and objectives to be achieved :

The work plan aims at the development of a biosignal sensor/actuator array, based on nanostructured thin films, to be integrated into a wearable device intended for posture correction in children and young people.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law nº. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation nº 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, 2019, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order nº 4998/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, nº 81, of April 28, 2025Amended and republished through amendment statement no. 634/2025/2, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision : The workplan will be carried out at the Center of Physics of the Universities of Minho and Porto – School of Sciences of the University of Minho, located at the Campus of Azurém, under the scientific supervision of Professor Filipe Vaz, Associate Professor with Habilitation, of the Department of Physics of the School of Sciences of the University of Minho, and Doctor Cláudia Lopes, Assistant Researcher at the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation of the University of Aveiro, under the coordination of Professor António Onofre Gonçalves, Director of the Centre of Physics of the Universities of Minho and Porto.

Fellowship duration : The grant will take place for a period of 9 months, with a provisional starting date on November of 2026. The fellowship grant is non-renewable.