Call for Research Grant Assignment_L1224623

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Other Agricultural sciences Agricultural sciences › Agronomics Agricultural sciences › Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 8 Oct 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? Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with 1 position(s), under the project VALERECO , title VALERECO - Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services .

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with 1 position, under the project VALERECO , title VALERECO - Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services .

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.

Master’s degree holders, in the scientific area of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, Agroecology, or a related scientific field, enrolled 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.

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

II - Grant location: Departament of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra

IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achieved: The fellowship aims to support the implementation and monitoring of research activities conducted within the VALERECO project, particularly those related to legume-based cropping systems, agroecological practices, crop performance, and the assessment of associated ecosystem services.

The work will be carried out at the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra and in the experimental areas of the Living Lab, encompassing field activities, data processing and interpretation, and support for the project’s participatory activities. The research fellow will contribute to the establishment, monitoring, and evaluation of trials involving chickpea and other crops included in the experimental systems, including intercropping systems and cover crops. Activities will include monitoring crop development, characterising weed vegetation, and collecting agronomic, ecological, and soil‘21 plant interaction indicators. The work will also include organising and analysing the data collected, integrating information generated through different project activities, and contributing to the preparation of databases, technical documents, and reports. The research fellow will also support Living Lab activities, including demonstration actions, co-creation processes, and interaction with farmers and other stakeholders, as well as the preparation of communication and dissemination materials.

V.I - Renewal Possibility: Non-renewable

VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grant

VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by