1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F) Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of Sustainable Urban Transitions, financed by CCO 541636, pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, under the following conditions: Scientific Area: Spatial Planning, Sustainable Mobility, Urban Transitions Admission requirements: Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant: Requirement 1: - Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in Spatial Planning, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.
or - To be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.
and Requirement 2: • Hold a master’s degree in Spatial Planning or related field.
If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.
Activity Outline:The researcher will carry out research support tasks in the field of sustainable urban transition, specifically regarding the role of social movements in the transition to sustainable mobility.
These tasks include: a) preparing project applications, b) writing, reviewing and submitting scientific articles, c) conducting a review of the state of the art and current practice in the use of new technologies in spatial planning (teaching, research and practice).
Legislation and regulations: Law Nº.
40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.
Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Cecília Silva.
Grant duration: Initial duration of 4 months, with the predicted starting date in November 2026, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.
If the contracting procedures do not allow the scholarship to have a minimum duration of 3 consecutive months, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Research Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, the grant will not be awarded.
The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 10 of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.
Stipend:The grant stipend amounts to 1.359,64€ according to the table of values of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.
The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Selection procedure: The curriculum of the candidates (100%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate, and the following factors will be assessed: a) Academic qualifications: Master’s degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Project – 5 points;
other Master’s degrees in related fields – 3 points;
other Master’s degrees in unrelated fields – 1 point;
b) Publications: in the field of the project – 5 points;
in related fields – 3 points;
in other fields – 1 point;
no publications – 0 points.
c) Research experience: in the field of the project – 5 points;
in related fields – 3 points;
in other fields – 1 point;
no research experience – 0 points.
d) Experience in drafting proposals for European or national projects: in the field of the project – 5 points;
in related fields – 3 points;
in other fields – 1 point;
no experience – 0 points.
The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated in a 1-20 points scale.
If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 15 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.
Selection Jury:President: Cecília Silva Effective member: Catarina Cadima Effective member: Kim von Schöenfeld Supplementary member: Vinícius Netto Supplementary member: António Ferreira Advertisement of final decision: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates by email to the email address indicated in the application process.
Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications: The call is open from 02/11/2026 to 13/11/2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).
Applications must be submitted via the online application system available at by reference
FEUP BOLS-FEUP-26-72 until the day 13/11/2026, accompanied by the following documents : • Motivation letter, • Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), • detailed Curriculum Vitae;
and • other documents considered relevant by the applicant.
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