FMUP | 1 Entry-Level PhD Researcher | Project MitOConexão | INVTERM-FMUP-26-13

Organisation/Company Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Department HR - Human Resources Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 2 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time 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

By order of the Deputy Director of FMUP, Professor Filipa Abreu Gomes de Carvalho, dated 9 October 2026, issued in the exercise of the powers delegated under sub-paragraph (iii) of point 1.1 of Order no. 9857/2026, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 2nd Series, no. 150, of 5 August 2026, public notice is hereby given that this international competitive selection procedure is open for a period of 10 (ten) working days, counting from the working day following the publication of this Notice in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), pursuant to the Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto under Private Law, Regulation no. 849/2026, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da Republic ), 2nd Series, no. 129, of 7 July 2026 (hereinafter the \"Regulation\"), with a view to the recruitment of one Entry-Level PhD Researcher under an individual fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, to carry out research activities in the scientific area of Biomedical Sciences, within the scope of the project MitOConexão: Investigating the Mitochondrial Nexus in Onco-Cardiology (Ref. NORTE2030-FEDER- ) , co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the North Regional Programme (NORTE 2030), under Portugal 2030, being carried out at FMUP.

Biomedical Sciences.

The competition and the resulting recruitment are governed by the provisions of the following main legislation:

• Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of 29 August, approving the regime for the recruitment of PhD holders aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 1st Series, no. 165/2016, as currently in force, hereinafter the RJEC;
• Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto under Private Law, Regulation no. 849/2026, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 2nd Series, no. 129, of 7 July 2026, as currently in force, hereinafter the Regulation;
• Decree-Law no. 63/2019, of 16 May, approving the Legal Framework for Institutions Engaged in Scientific Research and Development, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 1st Series, no. 94, of 16 May 2019;
• Regulatory Decree no. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, defining the remuneration levels provided for in the regime for the recruitment of PhD holders approved by Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of 29 August;
• Order no. GR 12/06/2021 of the Rector of the University of Porto, of 25 June 2021, issuing guidance on the general and specific admission requirements for international competitive selection procedures for the recruitment of PhD Researchers under individual fixed-term employment contracts, under the Labour Code;
• Disciplinary and scientific areas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, republished by Order no. 7793/2022, of 1 June, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 2nd Series, no. 121, of 24 June 2022, as rectified by Rectification Statement no. 450/2023, published in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), 2nd Series, no. 117, of 19 June 2023;
• Law no. 73-A/2025, of 30 December, approving the State Budget for 2026;

and by the following subsidiary legislation:

• Labour Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of 12 February, as amended, hereinafter the CT;
• Code of Administrative Procedure, approved by Decree-Law no. 4/2015, of 7 January, as amended, hereinafter the CPA;
• Law no. 26/2019, of 28 March, establishing the regime of balanced representation between men and women in senior management staff and in the bodies of the Public Administration;
• Order defining the regime of balanced representation in the appointment of the non-elected collegial bodies of FMUP, of 2 August 2023.

The competition is open to national, foreign and stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences or related areas, with a scientific and professional curriculum in the scientific areas of this competition, who demonstrate a profile suited to the activities to be carried out, in accordance with point 8 of this Notice.