Research Scholarship

Organisation/Company Instituto de Telecomunicações Department Instituto de Telecomunicações Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 20 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Reference Number BI/ Nº2026/00090 - ROBUST Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Summary: There is an open call for one (1) Research Scholarship (\"Bolsa de Investigação\") at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of project ROBUST. This work was supported by the HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) ROBUST project, under Grant n. .

Scientific Area: Wireless Communications

Work Objectives: Beamforming metasurfaces for biomedical and telecommunication application Specific tasks include: i) Developing beamforming metasurfaces for biomedical applications, including indoor digital healthcare platforms for monitoring bone fractures. ii) Simulation and performance evaluation of antenna system using simulation tools such as HFSS, or CST studio suite among others. iii) Dissemination in relevant journal publication venue.

Place of work: The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações at University of Aveiro, under the supervision of Prof. Joaquim Manuel Camões Sobral de Bastos.

Duration: 3 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: November 2026 or soon thereafter.

Required Documents:

• Motivation letter explaining the interest in the position;
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts;
• Degree certificate (if applicable);
• Proof of enrollment in a higher education course or declaration of intention to enroll in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course that does not confer an academic degree. *

*NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a study cycle leading to an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree must be made until the contract is signed.

After the notification of the results, candidates have 10 working days if they wish to contest the decision.

• for students enrolled in a degree-conferring course to carry out R&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R&D projects).
• for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units.

Candidates are expected to have a Bachelors/Master's degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, or any other relevant subject. Specific skillsets include competence on simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, and knowledge-based skills on medical microwave imaging and mm-Wave antenna design. Priority would be given to candidates that already possess a track record of research experience on antenna design.

Selection criteria:

Curricular evaluation (100%) - the evaluation of the application will focus on the i) overall merit of the curriculum vitae, ii) knowledge in the field of this project, iii) the candidate’s adequacy, suitability and motivation for the project and iv) fluency in oral and written English. The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.

Jury:

Dr. Mohammed Al-Rawi (substitute)

Communication of the results: The selected candidates will be notified by email.