진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

A Post-doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD) (Reference REQUIMTE 2026-07) on the MARECIRCULARIS - “Biorefinaria de resíduos marinhos: plataformas bioativas para uma indústria cosmética circular”, with reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-00814400, operation no. 16862, funded by FEDER funds (COMPETE 2030) and national funds by FCT/MECI, is available at REQUIMTE.

Main research field: Chemistry

Admission requirements:

The candidates must hold a PhD in Chemistry Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or similar scientific areas, obtained in the previous three years to the date of submission of the application, and have proven experience in biorefinery, catalytic processes and bio-derived materials.

The host institution where the research work was developed that led to the attribution of the candidate's doctoral degree must be different from Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos.

In case the doctorate degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 341/2007 of October 12th, and all formalities established therein must be complied until the signature of the contract.

Workplan: In the framework of the MareCircularis project, the work plan aims to develop a biorefinery process to recover value-added products from marine waste, combining chemical (catalytic)/enzymatic/mechanical processes.

Development of processes for the extraction and conversion of chitin into N-derivatives; characterisation of the products obtained using advanced techniques (UV-Vis, HPLC, 1H and 13C NMR, SEM, FTIR, XRD, etc.).

Applicable Legislation:

The grant is awarded under the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law nº 40/2004, of August 18th, and updated by Law decree 123/2019, of August 28th, and the Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,I.P.: (https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf).

Work Place: The work will be conducted at Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, under the supervision of Andreia Filipa Ribeiro de Oliveira Peixoto

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have duration of 12 months, potentially renewable for an additional period of 6 months, up to 18 months, expected to start on 1st March of 2026.

Monthly stipend:

Monthly stipend is €1.851 according to the stipends established by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p…). Payment will be made by bank transfer on a monthly basis. The successful candidate will also be entitled to the reimbursement of Social Security payments (Seguro Social Voluntário) and work insurance.

Selection criteria: The selection methods will be:

1. Curriculum Vitae assessment - 65%

1.1. PhD in Chemistry - 10%

1.2. Quality of scientific production and internationalisation in the field of recruitment, including experience in: Chemical (catalytic)/enzymatic/mechanical extraction processes. Chemical (catalytic) modification of biopolymers. Biorefinery. Characterisation of materials – 45%

1.3. Complementary activities: Training in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Other cross-cutting skills – 10%

2. Previous experience in research and/or innovation projects (publications, participation in national and international projects, patents, etc.) - 25%

Publications in the project area – 10%

Participation in R&D projects – 10%

Other indicators proving experience in R&D - 5%.

3. Motivation letter - 10%

Clarity, objectivity and alignment of motivation with the objectives of the MareCircularis project.

Interview: In the case of admitted candidates whose evaluation does not differ more than 10% from that obtained by the best positioned candidate, the jury will interview these candidates. In this situation, the value of the interview is 30%.

The jury will not award the current scholarship to candidates with a final classification lower than 50%.

Jury composition:

Andreia Filipa Ribeiro de Oliveira Peixoto (President), Assistant Researcher, LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto.

Duarte Nuno Toubarro Tiago (vowel), Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores, investigador do Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores.

Teresa Mata (vowel), Principal Researcher at the Energy and Environment Unit of INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Diana Mónica Mesquita Sousa Fernandes (substitute vowel), Assistant Researcher, LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto.

Publicity and communication of results: The ranking of applications will be published at a visible and public area of REQUIMTE facilities, and all candidates will be informed by email about the result of their application.

Application:

The call for applications is open between 16/01/2026 and 29/01/2026.

The applications are formalized at the electronic address bolsas@iceta.up.pt, containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying (Reference REQUIMTE 2026-07) with following mandatory documents in a digital form, in PDF format and will include Curriculum vitae, Motivation letter, Qualifications Certificate, and other non-mandatory documents deemed relevant.

More information: https://www.requimte.com/