ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD OF ONE RESEARCH GRANT FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE HOLDER REF.a ESS/TBIO/CHS-CARE/016014

Organisation/Company ESS - Escola Superior de Saúde Department Serviços de Apoio à Presidência Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 9 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 27 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number NORTE2030-FEDER-01601400 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? Yes

Offer Description A call is open for applications for one Research Grant under the CHS-CARE project: : Integrated Platform for the Provision of Health and Social Care in the Community, at the Center for Research in Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology (TBIO), RISE-HEALTH Management Unit of the School of Health (ESS - Escola Superior de Saúde) of the Technical University of Porto (UTP), financial support from ProgramaRegional do Norte (NORTE 2030), under Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER), with the reference NORTE2030 -FEDER-01601400, under the following conditions:

SCIENTIFIC AREA

Health Sciences and Neurosciences

2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 2.1 – General admission requirements for applying for a research scholarship:

a) National citizen or citizen of another European Union Member State;

b) Citizen of a third country;

c) Stateless person or beneficiary of political refugee status;

d) Must meet one of the following academic conditions:

1) Be enrolled in a doctoral programme, aiming to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the award of the respective academic degree, whether or not integrated into R&D projects.

2 ) Be a master's degree holder enrolled in non-degree-awarding courses integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units.

e) For cases referred to in point 1), candidates who have obtained their degree abroad must have it recognised in Portugal, with the conversion of the final grade to the Portuguese grading scale, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August.

2.2 – Specific Requirements: a) Academic background: Master's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related scientific field;

b) Not to have benefited from a non-degree-awarding research scholarship for an accumulated period of 2 years, consecutive or non-consecutive.

2.3 – Preferred Factors: Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate experience and skills in:

a) Knowledge of and experience in the use of qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies, demonstrable, for example, through co-authorship of publications or reports, to be documented;

b) Experience in research work using qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies, including the collection and analysis of empirical material, with explicit description of the research tasks in which the candidate was involved (submission of a copy of the Master's thesis and/or a statement from the project supervisor);

c) (Co-)authorship of scientific publications (to be documented);

d) Proficiency in English (for candidates whose native language is not English, to be assessed during the interview);

e) Digital skills, proven in the curriculum;

f) Proficiency in Portuguese (for candidates whose native language is not Portuguese, to be assessed during the interview);

g) Immediate availability (to be indicated in the motivation letter).

3. WORK PLAN The aim of the work is to contribute to the development of a platform for monitoring the elderly population through daily routines. The tasks to be carried out at the Center for Research in Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology (TBIO), RISE-HEALTH Management Unit are:

a) Study routine biometrics as a potential biomarker of dementia;

b) Support the organization of focus groups with older adults and caregivers to identify requirements for the platform's development;

c) Support the recruitment of participants for the study;

d) Participate in the cognitive assessment of the study participants;

e) Collaborate in data analysis;

f) Collaborate in the writing of scientific articles;

g) Ensure compliance with quality standards, as well as applicable ethical and legal requirements.

4. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, amended by Decree-Law No. 202/2012, of 27 August, Decree-Law No. 233/2012, of 29 October, Law No. 12/2013, of 29 January, Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July, Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August, and Decree-Law No. 65/2024, of 1 October. Article 37 of Decree-Law No. 63/2019, of 16 May. FCT Research Scholarship Regulations, I.P., No. 950/2019, of 16 December,