研究资助公告 FEUP-Waves-Mestre_RISK_6_BOLS-FEUP-26-77

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F) Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of project “WAVES - Seawater & Wastewater: Turning Challenges into Resources”, with operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos), NORTE2030-FEDER-, co-financed by European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Program, of Portugal 2030, under the following conditions: Scientific Area: Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering 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 the area of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Environmental Engineering and related areas, 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.

Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

and Requirement 2: • Hold a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering or related area.

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.

The candidate will be involved in developing, optimizing, and validating advanced analytical methodologies, applying them to analyze environmental samples, processing and interpreting data using statistical methods, and assessing the associated environmental risks.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº.

40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Work place: The work will be developed at the Research Unit LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Vera Maria Ferreira da Cruz Homem and Doctor Nuno Miguel Ratola Neto.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 6 months, with the predicted starting date in December 2026, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the end of the project.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 6 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

in Portugal.

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The curriculum of the candidates (60%) will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and will focus the following factors: a) Academic training (Master in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering - 5 points;

grade less than 14 points - 1 point.

c) Publications in the specific areas of the project (development of analytical methods, emerging pollutants, risk assessment) – up to 5 points;

Publications in other fields of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering or related areas – up to 3 points;

Publications in other areas than those mentioned above – 0 points.

d) Experience in analytical methods for the determination of emerging contaminants, namely by GC-MS and/or LC-MS and in environmental risk assessment – 5 points;

Experience in other areas (outside the project scope) – 0 points.

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated on a 1-20 points scale.

The three highest ranked candidates, who score more than 8 points in the Curriculum evaluation will be invited for the interview (40%).

In the interview, topics related to the work plan, experience and the candidate’s CV can be discussed with the invited candidates.

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 12 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications: The call is open from 06/11/2026 a 19/11/2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be submitted through the online application system available at www.apply.up.pt (reference FEUP-WAVES_MESTRE_RISK_6 _BOLS-FEUP-26-77), and including the following pdf documents:Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree),Curriculum Vitae;

Declaration on honor that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

(model below) and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

In order to assure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Declaration on honour I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of no. 5 of article 6º of the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.

Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related areas, duly proven at the time of signing the contract; OR