Offer Description
A competition is open for the award of a master’s scholarship, within the scope of the H2OEfficient Water Efficiency in Agriculture – phase 2 project, funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, under the following conditions:
Scientific Area: Environmental Engineering and Agronomy
Work Plan: The H2OEfficient project aims to transfer good practices in water management in agriculture, specifically 1) promoting efficient water use on farms of different sizes and with different degrees of technological maturity; 2) demonstrating good practices in integrated resource management; 3) providing technological training to farmers in the efficient use of water and other resources; 4) Communicating and disseminating the results on a large scale to promote the adoption of good resource management practices. The project is aligned with the olive and almond sectors, addressing innovative technologies for efficient water management in olive and almond groves, as well as new water sources.
Tasks of the scholarship holder within the scope of the Project, in the olive and almond groves and new water sources:
1 – Installation of monitoring technology;
2- Crop monitoring: collection and analysis of data throughout the crop cycle to support training activities;
3 – Organization of field days with mentor farmers and trainee farmers;
4 – Organization of discussion and training workshops.
Place of work: The work will be carried out at the Santarém Higher Agricultural School, part of the Santarém Polytechnic Institute, and at the premises of the companies and partners involved in the project, under the scientific guidance of Professor Maria Margarida da Costa Ferreira Correia de Oliveira.
Duration of Scholarship: The Research fellowship will last for 12 months, starting on December 15, 2025, and may be renewable until the end of the project.
Where to apply
E-mail: direcao@esa.ipsantarem.pt
Skills/Qualifications
Preferred factors:
– Proven competence in water management in agriculture;
– Proven experience of participation in R&D projects;
– Competence in producing technical and scientific reports;
– Sense of responsibility, organizational skills, dynamism, interpersonal skills for teamwork, ability to travel within the country and work in different environments;
– Autonomous use of spoken and written English;
Specific Requirements
Hold a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Agricultural Engineering. Be enrolled in a doctoral program. Candidates who have obtained their degree abroad must have their degree recognized in Portugal, under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16.
Additional Information
Benefits
The scholarship amount is €1,309.64, according to the table of scholarship values awarded by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores).
The scholarship recipient will have personal accident insurance and, if they are not covered by any social protection scheme, they can ensure their right to social security by joining the voluntary social insurance scheme, under the terms of Decree-Law No. 40/89 of February 1. The scholarship is paid monthly.
Eligibility criteria
The Research Grant will be awarded through the signing of a contract between the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém and the grant recipient, under the terms of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT) and the Scientific Research Grant Holder Statute (Law No. 40/2004 of August 18, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019 of August 28) https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf.
Selection process
In the first phase, CVs will be evaluated, and candidates will be selected based on their fulfillment of the admission requirements. Candidates admitted to the competition will be ranked according to their level of experience in the requirements and preferred admission factors. If necessary, interviews will be conducted with the candidates ranked in the top three places on the list. In this case, the percentage weighting of the methods used in the selection will be: Curriculum evaluation = 50%; Interview = 50%. The candidate ranked first on the list of candidates will be selected.
Additional comments
Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application, with reference to the competition, accompanied by the following documents: dated and signed Curriculum Vitae, qualifications certificate, and other supporting documents considered relevant. Applications must be submitted by the deadline, in person, during office hours, between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the office of the Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém, or sent by mail or email to:
Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém
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Prof. Coordenadora Margarida Oliveira
Quinta do Galinheiro – S. Pedro
2001-904 Santarém
e-mail: direcao@esa.ipsantarem.pt
