research initiation fellowship (RIF) in the scope of the devel-opment of project ARTEMIS.

Organisation/Company

LNEC, I.P.

Department

Human Resources and Facilities Services

Research Field

Engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Undergraduate Positions

Application Deadline

19 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe (other)

Reference Number

Project no. 101188009, Topic - HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01-04

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

1 - Title

RESEARCH INITITATION FELLOWSHIP (RIF)

2 - Offer description

As per the terms laid down in Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da FCT  (FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships), approved by Law no. 40/2004 , 18 August, as it stands, we announce the launching of a call for awarding a research initiation fellowship (RIF) in the scope of the development of project ARTEMIS.

3 – Financing source

The grant will be funded within the scope of the research project “ARTEMIS” (Project no. 101188009, Topic - HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01-04), by the European Commission.

4 – Scientific area

Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or related areas

5 - Duration

The Grant shall be awarded for a 6 month period

6 – Activity Regime

All the work shall be developed on an exclusive dedication regime, as per the provisions laid down in the Statute of the Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, 18 August, as it stands, and in LNEC Regulation for Fellowships, available on LNEC website.

7 - Work plan and objectives

The grant aims to support collaboration on the development of the DB-HERITAGE system, designed to manage data related to built heritage. It focuses on integrating advanced 3D modelling, simulation, and visualization functionalities, as planned in the European project ARTEMIS - Applying Reactive Twins to Enhance Monument Information Systems.

Activities may include designing and implementing data services; developing intuitive and interactive graphical interfaces; integrating 3D visualization tools with a focus on emerging technologies such as AR and VR; applying machine learning-based AI for data processing and simulation; and creating specific functionalities related to the analysis and management of heritage data.

The development will take place in a collaborative environment utilizing modern programming tools and languages tailored to the project's requirements (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Django, among others). The activities may also include testing and validation on both simulated and real-world scenarios.

8  - Location

Workplace: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P.

Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700-066 Lisboa

Country: Portugal

Website:  https://www.lnec.pt

Email: recrutamento@lnec.pt

The above activities shall be conducted in a hybrid format, including in-person sessions at the Information Technologies and Computer Infrastructures Unit of the Scientific Instrumentation Center (NTIII/CIC) of LNEC, without prejudice to the possibility of performing temporary missions in Portugal.

9 - Qualifications

Students enrolled in undergraduate, master's, or integrated master's programs in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related scientific fields are eligible to apply.

Candidates should have the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, motivation, and experience in research activities in the fields mentioned in section 4, with preference given to candidates with experience in programming and data science applications.

10 – Scientific supervision

The activities will be supervised by the assistant researchers from LNEC, Ms. Maria João Correia from NMOM and Mr. António Lorvão Antunes from NTIII/CIC.

11 - Monthly allowance

The Grant shall include a monthly allowance in the amount of € 651.12. The Grant fellow shall also be entitled to a specific social security system and to insurance against personal accidents at work.

12 - Selection methods and criteria

The evaluation of the applications shall be based on the Applicant’s Merits (MC), and the following evaluation criteria shall be scored on a 0 to 20 scale. 

Applicant’s merits:

• Academic Background (PA) – scores of the academic degrees required by this call, namely degree (or equivalent) or MSc – 50%
• Professional Résumé (CP) – scientific and professional career – 30%
• Interview with the selection jury (ES) – 20%

Hence:

MC = (0.5* PA) + (0.3 * CP) + (0.2 * ES).

The jury is entitled to decide not to award the Grant if the quality of the applicants is deemed below par.

13 - Selection jury

President: 

Gonçalo de Jesus, Senior Researcher.

Members

Maria João Correia, Assistant Researcher;

António Lorvão Antunes, Assistant Researcher.

Alternate:

António Santos Silva, Senior Researcher.

14 - Application documents

• Letter of motivation (maximum: one A4 page).
• Degree certificate, with indication of the partial scores and final classification.
• Document stating the score obtained in each curricular unit of the course the applicant is attending.

Foreign certificates shall be valid only if they are dully endorsed by an issuing entity, or if a recognition/equivalence document is produced stating that the foreign qualifications correspond to the same Portuguese qualifications.   The respective scores can only be used if they are officially converted to the Portuguese scoring scale (by DGES – Direção Geral do Ensino Superior or by a public higher education institution), even if the foreign classification corresponds to a 0 to 20 scale.

• Official document of enrollment in the degree course defined in paragraph 10 of the present notice.

  Should the candidate be unable to produce such document, without any fault on his/her part, he/she may replace it by a sworn declaration stating that he/she has been enrolled in the said degree course and committing to deliver it at the time of signature of the contract.

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• Other documents (optional), such as letters of reference and supporting documents of internships or complementary courses considered as relevant for the purposes of this Grant

• Official document stating that the applicant is enrolled in the degree course defined in 10.
• Necessary information for preparing the contract.

15 – Deadline for applications

Between 06 to 19 February 2026

16 - Formalization of applications

The applications shall be formalized by one of the following means:

• Electronic mail addressed to recrutamento@lnec.pt ., until 24h00 of the last day of the stipulated time limit
• directly to the Setor de Arquivo e Expediente Geral of LNEC, at Avenida do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisboa.
• registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to LNEC, I.P., Avenida do Brasil, nº101, 1700-066 Lisboa; the date of delivery considered for the purpose of compliance with the stipulated time limit being the date of registration

In the last two cases, the applications shall be delivered in a sealed envelope, bearing the following information on the outside: “Concurso para atribuição de uma bolsa de iniciação à investigação (BII) - ARTEMIS”.

17 - Notification of results

The final score of each evaluation stage shall be advertised in a list sorted by the final score obtained, all applicants being notified by electronic mail. The results shall also be published on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

18 - Deadlines and procedures for preliminary hearing, claims and appeals

Once the provisional ranked list of the evaluation results has been communicated, applicants who have an unfavourable provisional decision may use their right to dispute it during the preliminary hearing phase (if requested), which takes place within 10 working days, according to the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA). 

The final decision shall be disclosed after the analysis of applicants’ arguments presented in the preliminary hearing. Final decision can be claimed within 15 working days or, alternatively, appealed to the Board of Directors, within 30 working days, after the communication of the final results, respectively.

19 - Further information

Additional information can be obtained by phone: +351 218 443 892 or +351 218 443 216 or by electronic mail to the address referred to in 17. The applicants living outside of Portugal can also refer to the portal EURAXESS Portugal .

20 - Standard fellowship contract

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

21 - Model of the final report to be prepared by the research fellow and supervisor

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

E-mail

recrutamento@lnec.pt

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

Undergraduate

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1700-066 Lisboa

Street

Avenida do Brasil, 101

Geofield

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Website

http://www.lnec.pt/pt/

Street

Av. do Brasil, 101

Postal Code

1700-066

E-Mail

recrutamento@lnec.pt

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