Feup - Phd Researcher (Equivalent To Assistant Researcher) - Project Innovpolymer - Invterm-Feup-26-

Organisation/Company FEUP Department Human Resources Division Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov ***:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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
Offer Description NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A PhD RESEARCHER (EQUIVALENT TO ASSISTANT RESEARCHER)
AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO –
(Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration)
By order dated 20/10/2026, of the Dean of FEUP, Professor Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, it was decided to open an international selection procedure for one position of PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher), within the scope of Project INNOVPOLYMER – Process technologies for the new advanced material based on in situ polymerisation, with nr.*and operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos) COMPETE-FEDER-**, co-financed by the European Union through the COMPETE ** Programme, of Portugal , under an Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, as required by law, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the RJEC, ex vi Article 18(2) of Decree-Law No. * of 29 August, as currently worded, the Labour Code, approved by Law No. ** of 12 February, as currently worded, Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/** of 29 December, Regulation No. ** of * - Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), and other applicable legislation, and shall remain in force only for the period necessary to carry out the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is 6 months, never exceeding the maximum limit of six years.
The PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher) shall, in general terms, perform the activities provided for in Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation No. ** of 7 July. Specifically, the PhD Researcher (Equivalent to Assistant Researcher) will carry out R&D activities within Project INNOVPOLYMER , falling within the scientific area of Chemical Engineering, contributing to the following project activities:
Activity 1 - Material characterisation- Activity 2 - Mixing process design
Activity 3 - RIM machine development - Activity 4 - Tool development
Activity 5 - Implementation of the case study
Activity 6 - Project management, dissemination and exploitation
The researcher to be hired may also provide occasional collaboration in teaching and training activities in the research area.
1. Workplace
The workplace is located at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), as well as at any other locations where the duties for which the employee is hired need to be performed, including locations intended for the respective professional training.
2. Remuneration
The gross monthly base remuneration is €*,56, corresponding to the 1st remuneration position, level 7, under an exclusive dedication regime, of the remuneration table set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation No. ** of 7 July, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as meal allowance, under the terms and in the amounts applicable to employees holding a public employment relationship.
3. Admission requirements
3.1 General admission requirement:
National, foreign and stateless citizens holding a PhD degree* in the scientific area of Chemical Engineering (or in scientific areas related to that for which the selection procedure is opened), and and with relevant experience in the scientific field for which they are applying.
*If the PhD degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to Article 25 of Decree-Law No. * of 16 August, which approves the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4(2)(e) of Decree-Law No. * of 3 August, with any formalities established therein having to be completed by the date on which the employment contract is entered into.
3.2. Specific admission requirements
For the purposes of determining the profile suited to the activity to be performed, the following are specific requirements:
Relevant experience in the scientific field for which they are applying.
b) Demonstrate consolidated and relevant experience in the project area, documented by lead authorship of at least 10 scientific articles published in English in international journals indexed in Scopus,