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Fully funded 14 Nov 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE for 2 junior PhD research positions at INESC MN - Portugal (Reference: Project MSCA DN SPARK)

INESC MN

  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Engineering
  • Prof. Marco Piccardo

PUBLIC NOTICE for 2 junior PhD research positions at INESC MN - Portugal (Reference: Project MSCA DN SPARK) INESC MN ( www.inesc-mn.pt ) is opening two (2) PhD research positions (uncertain term employment contracts) within the scope of the project SPARK ( https://spark-doctoral.eu/ ), funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC MN) is a private, non-profit Research and Development Institute whose mission is leading edge research and development in strategic technological areas of micro- and nanotechnologies and the application of these t

Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS (BI) WITHIN THE R&D PROJECT Optimizing Home Health Care 1.0 (2024.17418.PEX)

CEMAPRE · CEMAPRE

  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Mathematics » Applied mathematics

A call for applications is open for the award of three (3) research scholarships for Master’s students within the scope of the R&D project Optimizing Home Health Care 1.0 (2024.17418.PEX) , hosted by ISEG Research/CEMAPRE/ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management, with financial support from FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, under the following conditions. Scientific Field: Mathematics and Compute

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

Call for Expressions of Interest under the CMU Portugal Visiting Students Program (project refª CMU-P Gestão 2026) Application submission from September 15th - November 15th 2026

NOVA School of Science and Technology

  • Caparica, Portugal
  • Engineering

The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal) through Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa – as host institution “Entidade de Enquadramento” - and with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) is announcing a Call for Expressions of Interest under the Visiting Students Program , for visits to Carnegie Mellon University in 2027 . This Program is one of the key educational initiatives of the CMU Portugal partnership, under which individuals holding a doctoral degree and affiliated with Portuguese Higher Education Institutions or Research Labs,

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

EBM-FCT-2026-02 - PhD Studentships in, in the areas of Biological Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Agronomy, Forestry Engineering, Environment, Social Sciences, Archaeology, or in related areas

Associação Estação Biológica de Mértola

  • Mértola, Portugal
  • Biological sciences

The Mértola Biological Station Association (EBM) is opening a Call for 2 (two) research grants , hereinafter referred to as PhD Studentships, in the areas of Biological Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Agronomy, Forestry Engineering, Environment, Social Sciences, Archaeology, or in related areas, complying with the provisions of the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) and the Research Fellowship Holder Statute (EBI). The scholarship will be funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) under the Collaboration Protocol for Financing the Multiannual Plan for Resear

Funding not stated 17 Nov 2026

TRB/2026/00057 - OPEN NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MSC HIRING, UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT CISGUARD. THIS WORK IS SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (FEDER)

Instituto de Telecomunicações · Instituto de Telecomunicações

  • Aveiro, Portugal
  • Engineering » Other

Note: This is a free translation of the original announcement written in Portuguese, provided only for convenience of non-Portuguese speakers. Only the Portuguese version has official value. By order issued by the Director General of the Telecommunications Institute on October 19, 2026, it was approved to open an international call to select 1 researcher with a master’s degree in the scientific the scope of the appr

Funding not stated 25 Nov 2026

Notice No. 1298/2026 - Documentary competition for the recruitment of an adjunct professor in the DG of Education and Teacher Training, DA of ​​Geology, Sp. Geoconservation.

Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo (UNIPVC)

  • VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal
  • Educational sciences » Other

It is hereby made public that, by order issued on April 16, 2026, by the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Carlos Manuel da Silva Rodrigues, in the exercise of his own powers, pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph d) of paragraph 1 of Article 92 of Law No. 62/2007, of September 10, in its current wording and subparagraph f) of paragraph 2 of Article 30 of the Statutes of the Poly

Funding not stated 25 Nov 2026

Notice 1299/2026 - Documentary competition for the recruitment of an assistant professor for the DG of Sports Sciences, Tourism and Leisure, in the DA of ​​S. Sciences, Sp Specialty of Nature Sports.

Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo (UNIPVC)

  • VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal
  • Other

It is hereby made public that, by order issued on April 24, 2026, by the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Carlos Manuel da Silva Rodrigues, in the exercise of his own powers, pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph d), of paragraph 1, of article 92 of Law No. 62/2007, of September 10, and subparagraph f) of paragraph 2 of article 30 of the Statutes of the Polytechnic Institute of

Funding not stated 26 Nov 2026

Announcement of an internal promotion selection process based on supporting documents for appointment to the post of Principal Coordinating Professor in the subject area of Product Development, within

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave

  • Barcelos, Portugal
  • Arts » Other

Announcement of an internal promotion selection process based on supporting documents for appointment to the post of Principal Coordinating Professor in the subject area of Product Development, within the Department of Industrial and Product Design at the UPCA School of Design.

Funding not stated 30 Nov 2026

International Tender - 1 (one) position for Associate Professor - Health Sciences, sub-areas of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Biostatistics and Data Science - FMUC

Universidade de Coimbra · SGRH - DRGC

  • Portugal
  • Medical sciences » Other

Public Notice (Associate Professor) Notice is hereby given that, by order of mine, issued on the date of signature of this notice, the following is open for a period of 30 (thirty) working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic], international call for tenders to fill 1 (one) position in the university teaching career, in the category o

Funding not stated 30 Nov 2026

International Tender - 1 (one) position for Associate Professor - Health Sciences, Medicine, disciplinary subarea of Pharmacology - FMUC

Universidade de Coimbra · SGRH - DRGC

  • Portugal
  • Medical sciences » Other

Public Notice (Associate Professor) Notice is hereby given that, by order of mine, issued on the date of signature of this notice, the following is open for a period of 30 (thirty) working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic], international call for tenders to fill 1 (one) position in the university teaching career, in the category o

Funding not stated 30 Nov 2026

International Tender - 1 (one) position for Associate Professor - Dentistry - FMUC

Universidade de Coimbra · SGRH - DRGC

  • Portugal
  • Medical sciences » Other

Public Notice (Associate Professor) Notice is hereby given that, by order of mine, issued on the date of signature of this notice, the following is open for a period of 30 (thirty) working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic], international call for tenders to fill 1 (one) position in the university teaching career, in the category o

Funding not stated 12 Dec 2026

BSC in Information Systems and Engineering BI/25_049_ProdutechDIH_EPMQ

Centro de Computação Grafica

  • Guimarães, Portugal
  • Engineering

A position is now open for the attribution of 1 Research Grant (BI) for the PRODUTECH DIH, Work Plan: The work consists of developing, implementing, and testing Cybersecurity services within the scope of the PRODUTECH Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), in order to validate solutions before a possible investment, with the following activities: ·Development of Cybersecurity service prototypes ·Testing and validation of prototypes ·Documentation of results Scholarship Duration: this scholarship will last for 6 months, from January to the end of the project. Application Formalization: c andidates must

Fully funded 16 Dec 2026

CMU Portugal Program: Open call for up to 12 Dual Degree Ph.D. Scholarships

CMU Portugal Program - FCT

  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Other

The CMU Portugal Program (CMU Portugal) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) opens a call to award up to twelve (12) Ph.D. scholarships (Bolsas de Investigação para Doutoramento, BD). FCT funding is subject to the respective higher authorization from the Portuguese Government. The Ph.D. will take place in Portugal and at Carnegie Mellon University, complying with the provisions of the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) and the Research Fellowship Holder (EBI) under the scope of the CMU Portugal Dual Degree Ph.D. Programs in the following fields: • Cognitive Neuro

Fully funded 19 Dec 2026

Announcement of an international call for Researcher holding a PhD Reference:2025_098_IJ_X-IAS

CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research - Uporto · N.A.

  • Matosinhos, Portugal
  • Environmental science

A competition is open for the attribution of 1 employment contract for a Junior Researcher as part of the project “X-IAS - Investigating the Cumulative Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Estuarine Ecosystems ”, with reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-00798600 (nº 16802 ) , financed by funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER) through COMPETE 2030 – Innovation and Digital Transition Programme , to be developed at CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research ) , under the following terms and conditions: • Scientific Area: Environmental sciences • Admis

Funding not stated 13 Oct 2027

Research Scholarship For Bachelor Degree - FAR4

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA · Algoritmi – VISTALab

  • Évora, Portugal
  • Computer science

CENTRO Algoritmi – VISTALab Research Scholarship For Bachelor Degree - 1 Vacancy 21 of September of 2026 A call for tenders is open for one Scholarship for a Bachelor Degree within the scope of the project FAR4 – Fio de Alta Resistência (COMPETE2030-FEDER-02238400), financed by national funds through co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through COMPETE, under the following conditions: Scientific area : Informatics Admission requirements : Bachelor’s degree in Informatcs/Computer Engineering obtained in Portugal or, if obtained in a foreign country, officially recognized in

Funding not stated No deadline given

call for the award of 1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD - 196680)_Bioplastec

Politécnico de Leiria · Cria

  • Portugal

NOTICE OF THE OPENING OF A CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANTS The University of Leiria and Oeste opens a call for the award of 1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD - 196680), within the scope of ciTechCare, project "New Sustainable and Digital Technologies for the Processing of Bio-Based Polymers"...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Scientific Initiation Studentships - (BL145/2026-IST-ID)

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID · DRH

  • Portugal

Applications are open for 1 Scientific Initiation Studentship, within the framework of project AHEAD (AI-Informed Holistic Evs Integration Approaches For Distribution Grids), co-financed by the European Commission (GA 101160665Workplan: The AHEAD project will create a simulation environment capable...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Research Scholarship of Research for students registered in a Doctoral Programme for the scientific area of Mathematics - IST/2026/BL198

Instituto Superior Técnico · Direção de Recursos Humanos

  • Portugal

Scientific Advisor: Maria do Rosário De Oliveira Silva (ist12954)Co-advisor(s): Maria do Rosário De Oliveira Silva (ist12954), CEMAT e Departamento de Matemática, Instituto SuperiorTécnico, Universidade de Lisboa; Jorge Filipe Duarte Tiago (ist90590), CEMAT e Departamento de Matemática...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Research Grant-R&D activities to be carried out by students enrolled in an integrated master's, master's, doctoral or non-academic degree course, Art. 6, Reg. 950/2019 of the FCT BII/UTAD/7/2026(1)

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · Research Support Office

  • Portugal

Research Grant — R&D activities to be carried out by students enrolled in an integrated master's, master's, doctoral or non-academic degree course, Article 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of the FCT BII/UTAD/7/2026 (1 position) Offer description:The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD)...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Research Grant — R&D activities to be carried out by students enrolled in an integrated master's, master's, doctoral or non-academic degree course, Article 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of the FCT BI/UTA

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · Research Support Office

  • Portugal

Research Grant — R&D activities to be carried out by students enrolled in an integrated master's, master's, doctoral or non-academic degree course, Article 6, Regulation No. 950/2019 of the FCTBI/UTAD/58/2026 (1 position) Offer description:The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) opens...

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