FEUP - Entry-Level PhD Researcher - Project InnovAntiBiofilm - INVTERM-FEUP-26-10

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Engineering » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 5 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN ENTRY-LEVEL PhD RESEARCHER AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO –

(Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration)

By order dated , of the subdirector of FEUP, Professor Renato Manuel Natal Jorge, it was decided to open an international selection procedure for one position of Entry-Level PhD Researcher, within the scope of ProjectInnovAntiBiofilm – “Boosting Sustainable Innovation in Developing New Antibiotic Adjuvants to Control Biofilm Resistance”, with the Grant Agreement number , funded byEuropean Commission, in the scope of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, under an Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, as required by law, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the RJEC, ex vi Article 18(2) of Decree-Law No. 57/2016 of 29 August, as currently worded, the Labour Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009 of 12 February, as currently worded, Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017 of 29 December, Regulation No. 849/2026 of 07/07 - Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), and other applicable legislation, and shall remain in force only for the period necessary to carry out the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is 6 months, never exceeding the maximum limit of six years.

The Entry-Level PhD Researcher shall, in general terms, perform the activities provided for in Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July. Specifically, the Entry-Level PhD Researcher will carry out R&D activities within ProjectInnovAntiBiofilm, falling within the scientific area of Chemical and Biological Engineering, contributing to the following project activities provided for in the application:

-Study of the physicochemical changes resulting from the exposure of bacteria and their biofilms to shikimic acid and its derivatives.

-Active collaboration in scientific training activities.

The researcher to be hired may also provide occasional collaboration in teaching and training activities in the research area.

The workplace is located at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), as well as at any other locations where the duties for which the employee is hired need to be performed, including locations intended for the respective professional training.

The gross monthly base remuneration is €2,408.11, corresponding to the 1st remuneration position, level 3, under an exclusive dedication regime, of the remuneration table set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as meal allowance, under the terms and in the amounts applicable to employees holding a public employment relationship.

3.1 General admission requirement:

National, foreign and stateless citizens holding a PhD degree* in the scientific area of Chemical and Biological Engineering (or in scientific areas related to that for which the selection procedure is opened), and holding a scientific and professional curriculum demonstrating a profile suited to the activity to be performed, may apply to this selection procedure.

*(If the PhD degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4(2)(e) of Decree-Law No. 60/2018 of 3 August, with any formalities established therein having to be completed by the date on which the employment contract is entered into.

3.2. Specific admission requirements

For the purposes of determining the profile suited to the activity to be performed, the following are specific requirements:

a) Demonstrate consolidated and relevant experience in the project area, documented by lead authorship of scientific articles published in English in international journals indexed in Scopus, reporting on physicochemical characterization of materials.

b) Be the