NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF A DOCTORAL RESEARCHER FOR THE VAX-ACTION: TACKLING EFFECTIVELY VACCINE HESITANCY IN EUROPE PROJECT (REFERENCE 101133273) OF THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF P

Institute of Public Health University of Porto, Portugal

Updated: about 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 18 Dec 2025

4 Dec 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Institute of Public Health University of Porto
Department

ISPUP
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Leading Researcher (R4)
Positions

PhD Positions
Country

Portugal
Application Deadline

18 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Other EU programme
Reference Number

101133273
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF A DOCTORAL RESEARCHER FOR THE  VAX-ACTION: TACKLING EFFECTIVELY VACCINE HESITANCY IN EUROPE PROJECT (REFERENCE  101133273) OF THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO

The Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP) opens an international selection procedure for hiring a Doctoral Researcher to carry out research activities in the scientific areas of Public Health, in the context of an individual employment contract with an uncertain resolution, under the Labour Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of 12 February, as amended. These research activities are carried out under the “VAX-ACTION: tackling effectively vaccine hesitancy in Europe” project, reference 101133273, funded by European Union and European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA).

Application deadline: December 04th to 18th, 2025

 

1. Scientific area(s)

The scientific areas of this contest are Public Health Sciences

 

2. Applicable legislation

 The employment contract will be governed by the applicable legislation in the Labor Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of February 12, in its current wording.

 

3. Admission requirements

The competition may be opposed national, foreign and stateless candidates who hold the degree of doctor in Public Health or related field and holders of a scientific and professional curriculum that reveals experience and a profile appropriate to the activity to be developed. 

The candidate must have:

a) PHD in Public Health, or related fields, obtained 5 years ago or less;

b) Previous experience in conducting research projects in the area of ​​Public Health.

Suppose the doctorate has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution. In that case, it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution following the provisions of Article 25 of Decree-Law / no. 66/2018, of 16 August, which approves the legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education awarded by foreign higher education institutions and point e) of paragraph 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018 of 3 of August, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the act of contracting.

 

4. Preferred conditions

a) Publications in peer-reviewed journals in the field of public health or epidemiology, preferably in the area of ​​vaccination or infectious diseases;

b) Knowledge of data analysis and proficiency in the use of statistical software such as SPSS, R or STATA;

c) Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese and English;

d) Availability to work outside the workplace, particularly for the implementation of interventions.

 

5. Functions 

The functions to be performed include planning and executing various activities related to:

a) Monitoring the activities of the different Work Packages of the project, and coordinating the activities under the responsibility of the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto;

b) Implementing the protocols of project’s Work Packages 4 and 5 with regard to the target region in Portugal;

c) Participating in project meetings;

d) Managing, analysing, and interpreting quantitative data;

e) Writing and reviewing reports (specific to each country and for internal communication);

f) Preparing abstracts for conferences and manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals, as well as collaborating in all efforts to disseminate the project results.

 

6. Workplace

The workplace is located at Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, under the supervision of Doctor Paula Meireles.

 

7. Contracting regime

The PhDs will be hired under an uncertain fixed-term employment contract by legal imperative, of the admissibility of fixed-term employment contracts provided for in the Labour Code, Article 140, and will only be employed for the period necessary to carry out the tasks defined in the project and identified in the following paragraph.

 

8.Duration

The uncertain fixed-term contract not exceeding the project completion date (31/07/2026).

 

9.Remuneration

The basic monthly remuneration is € 2351.53 (two thousand three hundred and fifty-one euros and fifty-three cents), equivalent to the Junior Research level, at the first remunerative position of the initial level, corresponding to level 33 the single pay scale, approved by Decree-Law n.º 84-F/2022, of december 16. The basic remuneration is subject to legally mandated deductions, plus a meal allowance of €6.00 ​​(six euros) and holiday and Christmas allowance.

 

10. Selection methods

The following selection methods will be used:

  • Evaluation (curricular) of the scientific and curricular path of the candidates (90%);
  • Interview, if the jury deems it necessary, to perform a maximum of 3 candidates among the best positioned in the curricular evaluation (10%);
  • If applicable, the successful candidate must score at least 10 points (half of the total score) in the curricular evaluation and the interview;
  • If no interview is conducted, the final score will be the same as the CE score.
  • If none of the candidates demonstrates having the profile indicated for carrying out the work plan, the Selection Committee reserves the right not to allocate the vacancy in the competition.

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    11. Evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Course of the candidates (0 to 20 points)

    The evaluation of the scientific and curricular path, considering the profile appropriate to the requirements of the functions corresponding to the category to which this competition relates, focuses on the relevance, quality and timeliness of the following aspects:

  • Academic path (0 to 3 points);
  • Participation and integration in scientific research teams in the field of epidemiology or public health (0 to 5 points);
  • Publication of scientific articles and communications in conferences considering their quality and relevance to the recruitment area (0 to 5 points);
  • Experience in dataset management and quantitative data analysis of epidemiological studies (using SPSS, R or STATA) (0 to 5 points);
  • Proficiency in Portuguese and English, written and spoken (0 to 2 points).

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    12. Interview Evaluation (0 to 20 points)

    If the interview takes place, up to a maximum of 3 candidates with the best classification in the evaluation of the scientific and curricular course will be admitted, and the jury will evaluate aspects related to:

  • Knowledge and experience to conduct the work plan (0 to 9 points);
  • Motivation to participate in the research project (0 to 4 points);
  • Interpersonal communication skills (0 to 3 points);
  • Professional atitude (0 to 4 points).

    • The failure of the candidates to appear at the eventual interview phase of the selection process is equivalent to the withdrawal from the competition, and the candidates are excluded from the procedure.

     

    13. Valuation of selection methods

    a) Each jury member evaluates the candidates' scientific and curricular path on a scale of 0 to 20 points. The classification is obtained through the weighting defined in the evaluation criteria.

    b) The evaluation of the second selection method is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 points, and the classification is obtained through the weighting defined in the criteria to be evaluated.

     

    14. Composition of the jury

    President – Paula Meireles

    1st Effective member – Joana Pinto da Costa

    2nd Effective member – Sara Soares

    1st Alternate member – Ana Rute Costa

    2nd Alternate member – Henrique Barros

     

    15. Formalization of applications

    15.1 Applications are formalised, mandatorily, through email to the address candidaturas@ispup.up.pt , with the ref. "PhD Researcher_VAX-Action" in the subject, accompanied by the documents proving the conditions provided for in points 3, 4 and 11 of this competition, namely:

  • Letter of motivation, in which the candidate must, in addition to the references indicated in the minimum requirements, explain the reasons that motivate him or her to carry out scientific research, to apply for this competition and how his/her academic profile and previous experience are suitable for this project;
  • Curriculum Vitae, with the indication of full name and contact;

  • Copy of the supporting documents of all the degrees obtained by the candidate (including doctorate), with the final classification obtained and the respective academic degree recognition by a Portuguese higher education institution (if applicable).

    The degree recognition must be duly proven until the act of hiring. If the recognition of the degree is under review, should be send proof of the request;

  • Other documents that the applicant justifies are relevant for the examination of his/her application (if applicable).

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    15.2 Applications must be submitted by December 18th, 2025.

    15.3 Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application set, failure to submit or submit the documents referred to in point 15.1 (a) after the application submission deadline. The exclusion decision is notified to the candidates in the final minutes by e-mail to hold the hearing of the interested parties. 

    15.4 The jury may, whenever it deems it necessary, request the candidates to submit documents complementary to the facts in the curriculum submitted, determining a deadline for this purpose.

    15.5 False statements made by candidates will be punished following the law.

     

    16. Form of advertising/notification of results

    a) The minutes(s) regarding the phase(s) of evaluation of the applications will be sent via email to the address provided by the candidates in their Curriculum Vitae.

    b) Prior hearing and deadline for the final decision: under Article 121 of the Code of Administrative Procedure, after being notified, candidates have ten working days to comment. 

     

    17. In case of withdrawal of the candidate ranked first, the highest body of the Institute reserves the right to call the next candidate and so on until the vacancy is filled.

     

    18. Non-discrimination and equal access policy

    ISPUP actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty due to, in particular, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition,  genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, the territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.

     

    19. Privacy and data protection policy

    ISPUP is committed to complying with personal data protection legislation to protect the data and privacy of employees, students, and partners. As the controller, ISPUP undertakes to process all data collected in the application process following the procedures defined in the data protection legislation and per the stipulations of the Privacy Policy.


    Where to apply
    E-mail

    candidaturas@ispup.up.pt

    Requirements
    Research Field
    Other
    Education Level
    PhD or equivalent

    Additional Information
    Work Location(s)
    Number of offers available
    1
    Company/Institute
    Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto
    Country
    Portugal
    State/Province
    Porto
    City
    Porto
    Postal Code
    4050 600
    Street
    Rua das Taipas 135
    Geofield


    Contact
    City

    Porto
    Website

    http://ispup.up.pt
    Street

    Rua das Taipas nº135
    Postal Code

    4050-600
    Phone

    912371276

    STATUS: EXPIRED

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