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1 (one) Research Fellowship under Special Regime (BI-RE) for PhD Student
Ref.: 1489.2 – 1 BI ED-RE CancerScan

1 Research Fellowship(s) under Special Regime (BI-RE) is (are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, for the Project “CancerScan: Smart pathology slide scanner for diagnosis and patient-specific treatment recommendation in oncology”, “Ref. HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01-101186829”, financed by European Union under Horizon Europe – the EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation, through Grant Agreement No. 101186829, under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Computer Science
   
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3. Admission requirements: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering or related area.
   
4. Additional optional skills and qualifications: Proven track record in ontology alignment, machine learning with biomedical data, and knowledge graphs (KGs).
   
5. Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas, if applicable. Enrollment in a PhD degree program.
   
6. Work plan: The fellowship holder will support WP2 of the project, specifically in the development of the project’s knowledge graph (KG) on the influence of the tumour microenvironment on therapeutic efficacy.
   
7. Legislation framework: Research Fellowship Holder Statute, in accordance with Law 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current version and the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, in its current version (Reg. 950/2019 published in DR on 16th December: https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968, or at the FCT website: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt), and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 12th May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID).
   
8. Place of work: The work will be developed at the LASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon under the scientific supervision of Professor Cátia Pesquita.
   
9. Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 3 months and due to start in April 2026. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for until the end of the project, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation.
   
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11. Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to €1500, according to table values of the FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
    The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
    
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13. Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by a) Curriculum evaluation (70%) and b) motivation letter (30%). If necessary, an interview will be conducted with the 3 (three) best candidates. If an interview takes place, the sum of the evaluations obtained in evaluation criteria a) and b) will correspond to 80% of the final classification, and the interview to 20%.
    Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 70 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
    
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15. Selection Committee:

• • President – Sara Silva;
• • 1st Effective member – Márcia Barros;
• • 2nd Effective member – Ana Filipa Rodrigues;
• • 1st Alternate member – Sara Madeira;
• • 2nd Alternate member – Nuno Garcia.
  
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1. Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.
   
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3. Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 10/03/2026 to 18/03/2026 .
   
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5. Application: Applications should be sent via e-mail to lasige-candidaturas@listas.di.ciencias.ulisboa.pt, indicating - otherwise they will not be considered eligible – in “Subject”: Ref.: 1489.2 – 1 BI ED-RE CancerScan, by attaching the following documents:
   a) Curriculum vitae;
   b) Certificate of completion of previous degree Note 1, 2;
   c) Motivation letter
   
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7. Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.
   The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
   Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.
   You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e-mail address: dpo@fciencias-id.pt. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
   For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/.
   
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9. Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID (fciencias.id@fciencias-id.pt) within 15 business days after the notification date.

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant (Minuta PT, Minute EN). Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Note 2: Please note that - higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions need to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.