진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

Important note: This is a summarized English version of the full original announcement written in Portuguese. An English version the full original announcement is available here The content in English is provided for the convenience of non-Portuguese speakers. However, only the full Portuguese version has official value for the evaluation and selection process.

Employer
Instituto de Telecomunicações (www.it.pt)

Location
Lisboa (IST)

Experience
Mid

Skills and Qualifications
PhD in Bioengineering or PhD in Radiation Biology and Biophysics

Degree
PhD

Employment Type

Full Time

Funding reference number

LA/P/0109/2020 - DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0109/2020

About the position

By decision of the Board of Directors of the Instituto de Telecomunicações, taken at its meeting on March 31, 2025, the opening of an international selection competition for a PhD position was approved to strengthen the competencies of the Organic Electronics Group of the Instituto de Telecomunicações – Lisboa Pole, within the scope of the Laboratório Associado, com a ref.ª LA/P/0109/2020 - DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0109/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0109/2020) under an open-ended employ-ment contract under the Portuguese Labor Code, aiming at the performance of scientific research functions. The role is to foster the development of the interfacial area between organic (opto)electronics and biology aiming for medical applications: tissue engineering, sensors, drug delivery and electrical, photonic and magnetic stimulation of cells and tissues, by mastering the materials development and their interaction with human cells, tissues and fluids.

Check a sample of our published research in this field

• 3-oxetanylmethanol as additive to PEDOT:PSS for improved conductivity and water-resistance and applications in ink-jet printed electrochemical transistors
• Concurrent Enhancement of Conductivity and Stability in Water of Poly(3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(Styrenesulfonate) Films Using an Oxetane Additive
• Synergy between 3D-extruded electroconductive scaffolds and electrical stimulation to improve bone tissue engineering strategies
• Neural stem cells differentiation by electrical stimulation using a cross-linked PEDOT substrate: expanding the use of biocompatible conjugated conductive polymers for neural tissue engineering

Your required profile

The candidate must have a strong background in electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials; biocompatible and or bioresorbable materials for stem cell stimulation; cells culture and characterization; conducting materials and bioresorbable devices, namely light-emitting diodes.

Your current track record of scientific publications, and or project involvement, and student supervision complies with the Productivity Criteria in force at Instituto de Telecomunicações, verifiable from your provided CV.

We are offering

We offer a challenging position with the possibility of expanding your career in an inclusive environment, with excellent working conditions, advanced lab facilities, and access to prototyping services. You have the team’s support to publish in high impact Journals and Conferences, you have the possibility to participate in ongoing projects and have access to the team’s network of national and international contacts.

For first time contracts with IT, researchers are entitled to an integration fund to pay for the first year of a PhD student grant. Productive researchers at IT are entitled to additional research funds for each publication in Q1 and Q2 journals.

About Instituto de Telecomunicações

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) www.it.pt, established in 1992, is one the reference institutions in Portugal, working in Communications and Information Technologies (ICT). With 200+ integrated researchers holding a PhD degree and hosting the research work of 200+ PhD students and 200+ master students, IT has a solid multidisciplinary team, addressing cutting edge topics in ICT, from fundamental to applied research in Wireless Technologies, Optical Technologies, Information and Data Science, Networks and Services, and Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies.

Research activities are supported by advanced laboratories and are carried out in collaboration with more than 250 international Labs and Institutions. IT is evaluated regularly by an International Panel appointed by the Portuguese Science Foundation and earned the statute of State Laboratory in 1992.

More information at https://www.it.pt/Positions/WhyWorkAtIT

About the Organic Electronics – Lx Group

Find detailed information about this research Group at https://www.it.pt/OE-Lx

Summary of Position Authorization

This announcement was approved by the selection panel on 25-06-2025 and was published on 30-06-2025

Place of Work

The workplace shall be at Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Torre Norte, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa or at any other facilities of Instituto deTelecomunicações namely in Aveiro, Coimbra, Porto, Covilhã, Leiria or others, in accordance withthe requirements and needs of research projects., Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies, Organic Electronics – Lx

Candidate’s Evaluation

• Selection will be based on the candidate’s scientific and curricular evaluation.

  The scientific and curricular career evaluation is based on the relevance, quality, and up-to-datedness:

  • of scientific, technological production in the past five years, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
  • of research activities, applied or based on practical work, developed in the last five years, deemed most impactful by the candidate;
  • of knowledge extension and dissemination activities developed in the last five years, namely under the scope of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
  • of the supervision of graduate and post-graduate students;
  • of the demonstrated experience of raising research funds, namely, through successful proposals and management of research and development projects;
  • of the activities of management of science, technology, and innovation programmes, in Portugal or abroad.
  • of the knowledge transfer
  • of the Scientific Project
• The five-year period mentioned above may be extended by the panel, if requested by the candidate, whenever the suspension of scientific activities is justified on socially protected grounds like paternity leave, long-term serious illness, and other legal situations of unavailability to work.

• The evaluation of the scientific and curricular career has two components, namely:

  1. The assessment of the curriculum vitae and other presented documentation, with relevance to the contributions considered most relevant by the candidate in the past five years. This component of the evaluation is expressed in a scale of 0 to 20, taking into consideration:
     1. The scientific production of the candidate, namely articles in peer-reviewed journals (indexed in Journal Citation Report of Clarivate’s Web of Science) ) and proceedings of international conferences. The jury will assess the scientific production taking into consideration the quality of the submitted items and their relevance to the field of the present call;
     2. Depth of knowledge in the field, and scientific and technical expertise to carry out the functions described in the position description above:
  2. Interview of the candidate:

  Candidates with a classification below 14 in the curricular evaluation are eliminated.

  For those with 14 or higher in the previous component, shall make a public presentation of the results of their scientific activity and future perspectives. Subsequently, members of the evaluation panel shall stimulate an open debate with the candidate.

  The evaluation of the presentation is expressed in a scale of 0 to 20 and should consider the candidate’s scientific knowledge in the area of the contest, capacity of communication, and answers to questions placed by the members of the evaluation panel.

  In case a candidate grossly fails to demonstrate a match between the interview and the skills declared in the curricular documents, including fluency in the English language, the candidate will be eliminated independently of the grade obtained in the curricular analysis.

  Each panel member's score is obtained by assigning a weighing factor to the following criteria:

  C1 (90%)

  Curriculum vitae/Academic evaluation and suitability of the candidates’ profile to the project based on admission requirements and relevant work experience in the tasks described in the work plan.

  C2 (10%)

  Interview

  Candidates may be interviewed for clarification of any aspect related to the above criteria.

  Each criterion, and the final classification F will be evaluated in a scale (0-20). Candidates will be ordered according to:

  F = C1 x 90% + C2 x 10%

  In case of a tie, the tied candidates will be ordered according to C1, then C2...

• The candidates' final classification shall be given based on a numerical scale from 0 to 20.
• The panel shall deliberate by roll-call vote, justified under the above selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed.
• After applying the selection criteria, the panel will prepare a sorted list of approved candidates with their classification. The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.
• Minutes of panel meetings shall be written and shall include a summary of all occurrences, all votes cast by the members and respective reasoning, and shall be provided to candidates whenever required.

• The panel’s final decision shall be validated by the leader of the institution, who is also in charge of deciding about hiring.

  
  

  Formalisation of the application

  Requested documents:

• Motivation letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Degree certificates.
• Other required supporting documents.

• Scientific Project

  Candidates shall submit all the required application files and supporting documentation on-line through the IT Job Applications Portal, following the "Apply now" link in this webpage or at the link http://www.it.pt//Positions/PostDoc/789?Page=2.

  Candidates who formalize their applications in an improper way or fail to prove the requirements set forward by this tender are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request any candidate to present further documentation supporting their statements.

  False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law.