FEUP - Research Grant - NAM-FISH

FEUP, Portugal

Updated: 2 days ago

Job Type: FullTime

Deadline: 06 Feb 2026

23 Jan 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Application Deadline: 6 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?: Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework Funding UID/00511/2025 of the Research Unit LEPABE - Laboratory for Process, Environmental, Biotechnology and Energy Engineering - funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. /MECI through the national funds, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Chemical and Biological Engineering

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, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

- Holder of an academic degree 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.

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 Biochemistry 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 candidate will be responsible for optimizing and implementing a multiplex NAM-FISH methodology to detect microorganisms within the gastric microbiota. The selected candidate will have the following tasks: 1) Optimization of FISH protocols using nucleic acid mimics for the specific detection of target microorganisms; 3) Implementation of spectral imaging analysis using confocal microscopy to enable multiplex detection; 3) Application of the developed method to analyze the composition and spatial organization of the gastric microbiota in biopsies.

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 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Nuno Filipe Ribeiro Pinto de Oliveira Azevedo.

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

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.

Stipend: The grant stipend amounts to 1.309,64 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country. 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 the following factors will be weighted:

a) Academic training (Master in Biochemistry – 10 points; Others Masters – 2 points)

b) Publications in the area of FISH in peer-reviewed scientific journals and participation in international conferences – 5 points, Publications in other areas – 2 points

c) Research Experience in the project area, namely expertise in optimizing FISH methods and confocal microscopy – 5 points; in related areas – 3 points; Other areas – 1 point

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated in a 1-20 points scale. Candidates with less than 13 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview.

In the interview (40%) topics related with the work plan, experience and the candidate’s CV will be discussed with the invited candidates.

If none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of 15 points, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Jury:

President: Professor Nuno Filipe Ribeiro Pinto de Oliveira Azevedo

Effective member: Doctor Andreia Sofia Mateus Azevedo

Effective member: Doctor Laura Isabel Macieira Cerqueira

Supplementary member: Doctor Joana Isabel Gonçalves Vilas Boas

Supplementary member: Doctor Nuno Miguel da Rocha Guimarães

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 26-01-2026 to 06-02-2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by email to asazevedo@fe.up.pt and to recursoshumanos@fe.up.pt , clearly stating the reference FEUP-NAM-FISH and including the following pdf documents: Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), detailed 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, for student 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) 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.

Oporto, __/__/__

Signature

_________________

(scholarship holder)

Where to apply

E-mail: recursoshumanos@fe.up.pt

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications