Organisation/Company Politécnico de Leiria Department GCAI Research Field Biological sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 11 Sep 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Research Fellowship Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 9 May 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The Polytechnic of Leiria is calling for applications for a Research Fellowship (BI) within the scope of the project "NanoFilm – Electrospun Nanofibres for Functional and Customizable Medical Films", co-financed by Centro2030 (CENTRO2030-FEDER-01469100), under the following conditions:
SCIENTIFIC AREA:Marine Biotechnology or related areas.
TARGET GROUP Students with a master's degree in Marine Biotechnology or related areas, enrolled in a PhD or in non-degree courses.
DURATION: The fellowship will have a duration of 12 months, eventually renewable until the end date of the project or up to the maximum duration of this type of fellowship (whichever occurs first), starting on 11/2025.
WORK PLAN: Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles through marine fungal filtrates, optimization of synthesis reactions, physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles and evaluation of the antimicrobial capabilities of synthesized nanoparticles.
WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at MARE de Peniche (ESTM-IPLeiria), under the scientific supervision of Dr. Sara Calçada Novais.
GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance allowance, in the amount of €1,309.64, according to the FCT, I.P. ( https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.pdf) table of values. To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Research Grant Holder Statute. The scholarship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the course of the scholarship.
PAYMENT: The amount of the scholarship will be processed monthly, by bank transfer, to the account identified by the scholarship holder.
ACTIVITY REGIME: Exclusivity, in accordance with the applicable regulations.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: From August 29 to September 11, 2025
SELECTION METHODS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA:The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis, and will focus on the merit of the candidate, where they will be considered and weighted according to the following:
. Adequacy of the area and average of the final classification of the bachelor's and master's degree (CF),
. Specific knowledge (EC),
applying the following formula to calculate the final grade: NF = [CF*0.5 + EC*0.3 + CM*0.2]. Candidates who, at the end of the evaluation, obtain a classification lower than 9.5 will be excluded from the competition.
Note: If the candidate(s) holding a foreign qualification(s) does not present the document(s) proving, at the application stage, the recognition of the foreign degree or diploma and the conversion of the classification to the Portuguese classification scale, the jury establishes the conversion, only for the purposes of the competition, based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when impossible, it applies the minimum classification of 10 points.
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY:Without prejudice to the provisions of the rules applicable to each type of scholarship, the following are eligible for scholarships:
a) Nationals or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;
(b) third-country nationals;
(c) Stateless persons;
d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:Applications must be addressed to the president of the jury and sent by e-mail to the sara.novais@ipleira.pt address, by sending the application form accompanied by the following documents:
- Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree and/or diploma(s) required in the competition, preferably indicating the final average and the grades obtained per curricular unit. Candidates holding foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August. These documents can be waived, at the application stage, through the declaration under oath contained in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred on a date prior to the application, and this condition is only verified at the stage of contracting the grant;
- (optional at the application stage) Document proving registration and enrollment in a cycle of studies or course that does not confer an academic degree indicated in the application notice;
- Updated curriculum vitae of the candidate;
- Supporting document(s) and other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the application notice;
- Other certifications and/or other documents deemed relevant by the candidate
RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINT:The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of minutes resulting from the evaluation process) up to 90 working days after the deadline for submission of applications. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to manifest themselves, if they wish, in a specific form available on the Institution's website and under the terms of the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the prior hearing of the interested parties, and a complaint may be submitted within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the scholarship award procedure, if the final classification list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates greater than the number of scholarships to be occupied, an internal recruitment reserve is always constituted, which may be used when there is a need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the projects
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS:Research Grant Holder Statute, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended therein; Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Regulation No. 152/2021, of 22 February, published in Series II of the Official Gazette No. 36.
Leiria, August 28, 2025
The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,
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