FFUP| 1 Bolsa de Investigação| Projeto CHARLIE|BOLS-FFUP-26-22

Organisation/Company University of Porto Department Human Resources Department Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 16 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35H Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 1 (ONE) RESEARCH GRANT (BI), AS PART OF THE “CHARLIE” PROJECT—CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLADDER CANCER (REF. . PEX), CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT THE UNIT OF APPLIED BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCES/SCHOOL OF PHARMACY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO (UCIBIO/FFUP) - BOLS-FFUP-26-22.

By order of the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Porto (FFUP), Professor Dr. Susana Isabel Pereira Casal Vicente, dated October 2, 2026, it is hereby announced that this call for applications is now open for the award of 1 (one) Research Fellowship (BI) to a student enrolled in a doctoral program or a master’s student enrolled in a non‑degree‑granting program, to carry out R&D activities within the scope of the “CHARLIE—Carcinogenic potential of heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the development of bladder cancer” project (Ref. . PEX), funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, currently underway in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto.

Applicable Legislation and Regulations

The selection process and the awarding of the fellowship are governed by the provisions set forth in the Research Fellowship Statute (EBI), approved by Law No. 40/2004 of August 18, as currently in force, published by Decree-Law No. 65/2024 of October 1; the University of Porto Research Fellowship Regulations, approved by Regulation No. 184/2021, of March 3, amended and republished by Regulation No. 582/2026, of May 19 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”); Regulations on Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., approved by Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16, in its current version (applied subsidiarily); Legal Framework for the Recognition of Academic Degrees and Higher Education Diplomas Awarded by Foreign Higher Education Institutions, approved by Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16; Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), approved by Decree-Law No. 4/2015, of January 7; and other applicable regulations.

I – Description and Conditions of the Fellowship

• 1. Scientific Field(s): Biomedical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Toxicology.
• 2. Host Institution and Location for Carrying Out the Work Plan: The work plan will be carried out at the UCIBIO-Porto Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, and/or other locations necessary for its execution.
• 3. Amount of the Monthly Living Allowance:
  • 3.1. The amount of the monthly living allowance for the fellowship is €1,359.64, as specified in Annex I of the Regulations.
  • 3.2.