1 Research Scientific Fellowship (BI-180247) - Master

Organisation/Company

Politécnico de Leiria

Department

GCAI

Research Field

Technology » Biotechnology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Master Positions

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Other

Type of Contract Extra Information

Scientific Research Fellowship

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

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

NOTICE OF THE OPENING OF A CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANTS 

The Polytechnic of Leiria opens a call for the award of 1 Research Scientific Fellowship (BI-180247) - Master, within the scope of MARE - IPLeiria, project "Packaging of the Future - PPS09", reference C644931699-00000042-PPS9, funded by PRR - Within the scope of the Reinforcement of Financing of Packaging of the Future, under the following conditions: 

Scientific area: Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Food Engineering or related areas.

Target audience: Students with a master's degree in Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Food Engineering or related areas, enrolled in a PhD or master's degree enrolled in non-degree courses.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have a duration of 6 months, eventually renewable until the end date of the project or up to the maximum duration limit of this type of fellowship (whichever occurs first), scheduled to start in 2025-12.

Work plan: 1) Development and physical and chemical characterization of food coatings for application in packaging.

2) Evaluation of antifungal properties of food coatings

Host entity and scientific supervision: The work will be developed at MARE - IPLeiria, under the scientific supervision of the professor(s) Doctor(s):

• Maria Jorge Geraldes Campos

Financial components of the Fellowship: Monthly maintenance allowance, in the amount of €1309.64, according to the FCT, I.P. (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p… ) table of values. To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to the Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Research Grant Holder Statute. The Fellowship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the course of the Fellowship.

Payment: The Fellowship amount will be processed monthly, by bank transfer, to the account identified by the Fellowship holder. 

Activity regime: Exclusivity, in accordance with the applicable regulations 

Evaluation panel: Maria Jorge Geraldes Campos (chair), Sara Calçada Novais (member), Susana Filipa de Jesus Silva (member), (member), (member), Marco Filipe Loureiro Lemos (alternate), Maria da Luz Jeremias Cardinha do Maio Calado (alternate) 

. Application deadline: 06-01-2026 to 19-01-2026

Selection methods and evaluation criteria: The evaluation will be made through curriculum analysis, merit of the candidate and motivation letter according to the following:
Criterion A (50%) - Adequacy of the area (A1) (40%) and average of the final master's grade (A2) (60%). Criterion B (30%) - Specific experience/knowledge in the field. Criterion C (20%) - Motivation Letter.
Applying the following formula to calculate the final grade: NF (MC) = [CA*0.5 + CB*0.3 + CC* 0.2]

Note: If the candidate(s) holding a foreign qualification(s) does not present the document(s) proving, in the application phase, 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. We emphasize that academic degrees obtained in foreign countries need to be registered by a Portuguese Institution in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25. The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for the signing of the contract. More information can be obtained at:  https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Eligibility of candidates: Without prejudice to the provisions of the rules applicable to each type of Fellowship, the following are eligible for Fellowships:  

a) National citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union; 

(b) third-country nationals; 

(c) Stateless persons; 

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status. 

. Application | Formalization of documentary elements: 

Applications should be addressed to the president of the jury and submitted at the link 1 Bolsa de investigação (BI-180247) - Mestre - Embalagem do Futuro - PPS09 | Politécnico de Leiria  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, in the application phase, by the declaration of honour 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; Document proving enrollment and enrollment in a cycle of studies or course not conferring an academic degree; Updated curriculum vitae of the candidate; Document(s) proving another 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 the 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 comment, if they wish, in a specific form available on the Institutional page 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, from which a complaint may be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the procedure for the award of the grant, if the final ranking list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates greater than the number of grants 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 grantee, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during project eligibility.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of the Research Grant Holder, approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended; Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Regulation No. 152/2021, of 22 February. 

Leiria, January 5, 2026.

The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria,

Pedro António Amado de Assunção

Website

https://recrutamento.ipleiria.pt/processos-ativos/bolseiros/concurso?recruitmen…

Research Field

Technology » Biotechnology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Country

Portugal

City

Leiria

Geofield

State/Province

Leiria

City

Leiria

Website

https://www.ipleiria.pt/

Street

Leiria

E-Mail

raquel.roda@ipleiria.pt

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