Call for Research Grant Assignment

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 30 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 19 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Call for Research Grant Assignment

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with one position(s), under the project Program ERC-PT A-Projects - AngioArchitects, title Endothelial‑microglia communication as a sculptor of brain capillary network architecture.

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI‑FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

Procedure Reference: IT137 -26-440

I.I - Grant Recipients: Master’s degree holders, in the scientific area of Neurosciences, Physiology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine or Life Sciences rolled in a non-degree-granting course.

I.II - The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant. Non-degree-granting courses are defined as those referred to in subparagraph e) of paragraph 3 of Article 4 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006, in its current wording, provided that, under subparagraph e) of Article 3 of RBI‑FCT, they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units.

I.III - Ineligible candidates: Candidates enrolled in non-degree-granting courses who have already benefited from a grant contract and who, with this grant assignment, including possible renewals, exceed a total accumulated period of two consecutive or non-consecutive years in this type of grant(JB6.1).

I.IV - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements: a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States b) Nationals of third countries c) Stateless persons d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status. When the work plan takes place, in whole or in part, in foreign institutions, only candidates who can prove permanent and habitual residence in Portugal at the start of the grant are eligible.

FMUC/ICNAS

The candidate will join a project focused on the study of immune‑vascular interactions during the development of the cerebral capillary network, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (ERC‑PT). The project aims to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating angiogenesis in the neonatal brain, with particular emphasis on the impact of biological sex on this process. The work will involve the isolation and characterisation of endothelial cells for proteomic analysis, using transgenic animal models that enable cell‑type‑specific labelling and genetic manipulation, together with high‑resolution imaging approaches to characterise the dynamics and organisation of the developing cerebral vasculature.

V.I - Renewal Possibility: Possibily renewable

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