RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR BACHELOR DEGREE HOLDER

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Organisation/Company Universidade do Minho Department CMEMS Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Biological sciences » Biological engineering Engineering » Materials engineering Biological sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 15 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number ILuminAAT – 15287 – BI-02/2026-CMEMS (1) Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
TITLE: RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR BACHELOR DEGREE HOLDER - ILuminAAT; (1)

VACANCY REFERENCE: ILuminAAT – 15287 – BI-02/2026-CMEMS (1)
A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one (1) Research Fellowship for Bachelor degree holder, within the scope of the R&D project ILuminAAT - Desenvolvimento de dispositivos dentários anti-envelhecimento inteligentes com base na terapia de luz, reference COMPETE2030-FEDER- - 15287, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology | FCT, through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program | Compete 2030, Competition for R&D Projects in All Scientific Domains, under the following conditions::
Scientific Area: Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biology or related fields.
Recipient category: Students enrolled in Master's programs or graduates enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units.
Identify the type(s) of scholarship to be awarded:
a) Degree courses: Research grants (BI) are intended for I&D activities by students enrolled in an integrated doctoral's degree.
b) Non-conferring degrees courses: They may also be intended for I&D activities by graduates or masters enrolled in non-academic degree courses.
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 (star 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) Applicants must hold, at the time of application, a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biology or related fields. Evidence of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline is required at the contracting stage, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes.
b) Applicants enrolled in a non-degree course: Candidates who, with the signing of the fellowship contract in question (including the renewals provided for in the call), exceed a total accumulated period of two years in this type of fellowship—whether consecutive or intermittent—are not eligible.
c) Candidates must submit, at the contracting stage, proof of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes.
d) Preferential factors: previous experience in the analysis and characterization of materials for biomedical applications, their biological validation through in vitro assays with bacteria or cells, and knowledge of 3D modelling.
Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan consists of understanding the effects of phototherapy on cells and bacteria, with a view to its future application in an oral device; 3D modelling and the production of specimens and prototypes of oral mouthguards made of biocompatible polymer, integrating an LED-based electronic system; and the optical, mechanical, physical, and biological characterization of the developed prototypes.
Note: The work plan should aim at consolidating the scientific training of the research fellow in the framework of the course conferring a degree or academic diploma.
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