Josh’s Water Jobs – FEUP - 1 Research Grant

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of project RESURGENCE – “INDUSTRIAL WATER CIRCULARITY: REUSE, RESOURCE RECOVERY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR GREENER DIGITISED EU PROCESSES”, with the Grant Agreement number 101138097, funded by the European Union, in the scope of Horizon Europe Framework Programme, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Chemical Engineering.

Admission requirements: Candidates may apply for this grant if they cumulatively meet the following two requirements:

Requirement 1:

– Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Chemical Engineering, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

and

Requirement 2:

– Hold a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related areas.

If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

Activity Outline: The proposed work aims at wastewater treatment by the membrane distillation process combined with advanced oxidation processes.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto.

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Adrián Manuel Tavares da Silva.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 12 months, with the predicted starting date in September 2026, on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 12 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Research Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Research Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.

Stipend: The monthly amount of the grant varies between 1359.64 €, according to the table of values of the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto, and 1650.00 €, depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project area. The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The curriculum of the candidates will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate, and the following factors will be assessed:

a) Academic training with a Master in Chemical Engineering – 5 points; in related areas – 2 points; in other areas – 0 points;

b) Research experience within the area of the activity outline identified above – up to 5 points; in related areas – up to 1 point; outside the area – 0 points;

c) Publications or communications in conferences within the area of the activity outline – up to 5 points; in related areas – up to 1 point; outside the area – 0 points.

The two best-ranked candidates in the curricular evaluation, that have achieved thirteen (13) or more points, will be interviewed (up to 5 additional points). Topics related to the work plan, experience, motivation and candidate’s CV will be discussed during the interview. The final score results from the sum of the curricular evaluation and the interview. The scholarship will not be awarded if none of the candidates achieves a minimum final score of sixteen (16) points.

Selection Jury:

President: Professor Adrián Manuel Tavares da Silva

Effective member: Doctor André Tiago Torres Pinto

Effective member: Doctor Marta Sofia Oliveira Barbosa

Supplementary member: Doctor Ana Rita Lado Teixeira Ribeiro

Supplementary member: Doctor Ana Margarida Gorito Gonçalves

Advertisement of final decision: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates

by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications:

The call is open from 12-08-2026 to 25-08-2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be submitted via the online application system available at https://www.apply.up.pt (BI2026-RES-BOLS-FEUP-26-9) by 25/08/2026, accompanied by the following documents: Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), detailed Curriculum Vitae; and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.