진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) hereby opens this call for applications for one (1) research studentship, for a student enrolled in a master, to carry out R&D activities within the project MitOConexão: Investigating the Mitochondrial Nexus in Onco-Cardiology (NORTE2030-FEDER-02713500), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through Programa Operacional NORTE2030, ongoing at the Research Institute in Art, Design and Society (i2ADS) under the following conditions:

1. Research Area(s): Art and Design.

2. Admission requirements:

To apply for the research studentship, applicants must comply with the following requirements, for which documentary evidence must be provided:

1. Degree in Communication Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design or Multimedia[1].
2. To be a student enrolled in a master’s in the area of Illustration, Edition and Printing - this requirement must be proven at the time of contracting2.
3. Experience in illustration for a graphic novel or comics (this requirement must be proven).

3 Preferred requirements:

1. Professional experience in illustration for graphic novels or comics.
2. Availability to begin the work from January 2026, mentioning it in the motivation letter.

4. Work Plan:

The purpose of this contract is to perform the following tasks:

1. • Participation in interdisciplinary meetings.
2. • Collection of interviews with testimonies of cancer patients (breast cancer).
3. • Design and development of a graphic novel associated with the project MitOConexão.
4. • Layout and production of the editorial artefact (picturebook).

5. • Presentation of the artifact in an exhibition context.

   
   

5. Applicable Legislation and Regulations:

The call for applications and the respective award of the studentship are governed by the provisions of the University of Porto's Research Studentship Regulation - approved by Regulation no. 184/2021, published in Diário da República, 2.ª Série, n. 43, 03rd March, hereinafter referred to as the Regulations no. 43, of 03rd March; the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions; the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), approved by Decree-Law no. 4/2015, of 7th January; the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law no. 40/2004, of 18th August, in the current wording published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of 28th August and; other applicable rules.

6. Workplace:

The work plan will be developed at the i2ADS — Research Institute in Art, Design and Society of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, under the scientific supervision of Júlio Dolbeth (Assistant Professor Auxiliar at FBAUP, collaborating member of the i2ADS).

7. Duration:

The studentship will have a duration of 12 months, on an exclusive dedication basis, without the possibility of renewal.

8. Monthly maintenance allowance amount:

8.1 The monthly maintenance allowance for the studentship is 1.040,98 €, in accordance with Annex I of the University of Porto's Research Studentship Regulation, updated by the Rector's Order No. GR 11/02/2025, of 19 February, which changes the value of research grants at the University of Porto for the current year.

8.2. Payment will be made by FBAUP by bank transfer. In addition to this allowance, the studentship holder will be covered by personal accident insurance.

8.3. The studentship holder can join the Voluntary Social Insurance Scheme (valid for a studentship contract of six months or more), which is optional (not compulsory) and the reimbursement corresponds to the 1st step of the contribution base.

9. Evaluation methods:

9.1. The selection methods are as follows: curricular assessment (AC – abbreviation in Portuguese) with a weighting of 60% and, optionally, complemented by an interview (ENT – abbreviation in Portuguese) with a weighting of 40%, which will only take place when the Jury considers that the AC does not allow it to clarify, in the intended manner, the real competences of the candidates or to distinguish which candidate is best suited to the position and functions to be performed. If this is the case, the interview will be carried out with the 3 (three) candidates best classified in the AC.

9.2. Each member of the Jury will assess the selection methods on a scale of 0 to 100 points.

9.3. The criteria and weighting factors for the curricular assessment (AC) are:

a) Final classification of the degree course in Communication Design, Graphic Design or Digital and/or Multimedia Design (from 0 to 40 points):

• • Grades from 10 to 12 values – 10 points.
• • Grades from 13 to 14 values – 20 points.
• • Grades from 15 to 17 values – 30 points.
• • Grades from 18 to 20 values – 50 points.

If the candidate holds two degrees in the mentioned areas, the higher score will be attributed to only one of them.

b)Demonstration of experience in illustration in the graphic novel or comics component, presented in portfolio and curriculum (from 0 to 50 points):

• • Not very relevant – 5 points.
• • Sufficient – 10 points.
• • Good – 15 points.
• • Very good – 30 points.
• • Excellent – 45 points.

1. Letter of motivation including a brief description referring to the conditions of preference in the field of illustration in graphic novel or comics, and mentioning immediate availability (from 0 to 10 points).

   
   

9.4. The interview (ENT), should it be held, is based on a presentation made by the candidate about their work, lasting a maximum of 10 minutes, clarifying aspects related to their academic and professional background. The interview assessment criteria are explained below, and will be weighted as indicated (0 to 100 points):

E1. Aspects related to the work carried out (up to 60 points):

1. • The ability to describe the work carried out, in training and/or professionally, evaluates the ability to express oneself and discursive fluency (up to 30 points).
2. • Demonstration of involvement in other teams or work groups evaluates the candidate's behaviour in terms of relationship and spirit of collaboration (up to 30 points).

E2. Other relevant aspects for the development of the activity (up to 40 points):

1. • The motivation for developing communication and dissemination activities is evaluated based on professional awareness and ambition (up to 20 points).
2. • The motivation for involvement in research activities in the field of design evaluates the impact of the grant on the applicant's future work (up to 20 points).

9.5. The candidates may ask the President of the Jury to authorise their interview to be conducted by videoconference, stating the reasons for this.

9.6. Failure to attend the interview stage of the selection process is equivalent to withdrawing from the competition, and applicants will be excluded from the competition.

9.7. The Final Classification (CF - abbreviation in Portuguese) will be obtained by applying the following formula: CF = (0,6×AC) + (0,4×ENT). If there is no interview, CF = AC.

9.8. This competition is intended exclusively to fill the vacancy indicated. In the event that no candidate demonstrates that they have the profile required to fulfil the work plan described above within the scope of this project, the Jury reserves the right not to award the position.

10. Selection panel:

Chair – Sílvia Simões (Associate Professor, integrated researcher of i2ADS).

1st effective member – Júlio Dolbeth (Assistant Professor, i2ADS collaborating member).

2nd effective member – Cristina Maria da Silva Pinto Ferreira Fonseca (Assistant Professor, i2ADS integrated member).

1st substitute member – Margarida Dourado Dias (Assistant Researcher, i2ADS integrated member).

2nd substitute member – Fabrício Mário Maia Fava (Assistant Researcher, i2ADS integrated member).

11. Submission of applications:

11.1. The candidates must be submitted by 29th of January 2026 (local time - Lisbon).

11.2. Applications must be submitted via the online application system available on the APPLY website: https://www.apply.up.pt/ (BOLS-FBAUP-25-2).

11.3. The application must be accompanied by documents proving the conditions set out in this Notice, namely:

1. • Curriculum vitae, with full name, address indication and email.
2. • Copy of the certificate(s) of the required qualifications and recognition of the degree if it has been obtained in a Foreign Higher Education Institution, with indication of the final classification (this recognition can be delivered until the act of hiring) to prove compliance with the minimum admission requirement indicated in paragraph a) of point 2 of this notice.
3. • Proof of enrollment in a master's degree in the area of Illustration, Editing and Printing (requirement to be duly proven at the time of hiring).
4. • Motivation Letter, referring to the preferred conditions indicated in paragraph b) of point 3 of this Notice.
5. • Portfolio that proves practice in illustration and graphic novel.
6. • Declaration of eligibility (attached).

11.4. The candidates may also attach any other documents they feel are relevant to assessing their merit.

11.5. Failure to comply with the application submission deadline, failure to submit or late submission of the documents referred to in points a) to d) of paragraph 11.3. will result in the application being excluded.

11.6. The documents can be attached to folders in a compressed format (zip, rar, 7z), but you must take into account the system's limit for uploading, which is set at a maximum of 720MB per compressed file or folder. Each application may submit several compressed files or folders, each with a limit of 720 MB, and the total number of compressed files/folders submitted is not limited.

11.7. For the purposes of evaluating applications, no documents whose access is provided through links will be considered, with the exception of those that refer to publications with DOI.

11.8. The documents referred to in point 11.3. should be submitted, preferably, in a non-editable format.

11.9. The Jury may, whenever it deems necessary, request the candidates to submit complementary documents of the facts referred to in the curriculum presented, determining a deadline for this purpose, in the following terms:

1. • The documentation referred to is not intended for the presentation of elements not referenced in the curriculum vitae, nor for the addition of missing documents required in this Notice.
2. • All tenderers are informed that additional documentation has been requested.

Failure to submit, by the application deadline, the proof of recognition of the foreign degree or diploma (if applicable) mentioned in point 12.2 b) of this Notice, if the application is considered admissible, will imply that the jury will consider at the curricular assessment stage that the candidate has the minimum classification required to obtain the degree in Portugal, in accordance with the provisions of article 16.2 of Regulation no. 184/2021 of the University of Porto.

12. False declarations:

False statements made by candidates will be penalised in accordance with the law.

13. Notification of results:

13.1. All notifications under this procedure will be made by email, via the APPLY platform.

13.2. Notifications shall be made by email, in accordance with Articles 112(1)(c) and 113(5) of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

13.3. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 121 et seq. of the Administrative Procedure Code, after being notified, candidates have 10 working days to respond in writing.

14. Reserve list:

A reserve list will be compiled based on the final ranking list, which can be used if the first-placed applicant withdraws. The Faculty's highest authority reserves the right to call the next applicant, and so on, until the vacancy is filled. This reserve list may be used for a maximum period of 6 (six) months from the date of the publication of this Notice.

15. Policy of non-discrimination and equal access:

The University of Porto actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no applicant may be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the grounds of ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.