1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F) in Porto

Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering; Engineering » Electrical engineering; Computer science » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Application Deadline: 11 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Country: Portugal
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for one research grant within the framework of project DiverSea - INTEGRATED OBSERVATION, MONITORING AND PREDICTION ARCHITECTURE FOR FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY OF COASTAL SEAS, with Grant Agreement nº [contact details available in the full listing], financed by the European Unionin the scope of Horizon Europe Framework Programme, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Electrical and Computers Engineering or Computer Science

Admission requirements: Candidate who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant:

Requirement 1: To be a student enrolled in a PhD in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

And

Requirement 2: Hold a Master's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related areas.

If the qualification was granted by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, and any formalities established there must be completed until the moment of hiring.

Activity Outline:

The researcher will be part of the team of Underwater Systems and Technologies Laboratory (Laboratório de Sistemas e Tecnologia Subaquática – LSTS) of FEUP carrying out and developing activities related to secure autonomous robotic systems and their application to integrated marine biodiversity observation and monitoring. The work will contribute to the activities of WP1 of the DiverSea project, particularly to the development and field validation of versatile observation and monitoring approaches in coastal ecosystems and will involve the following activities:

Development of hardware-rooted identity and decentralised authentication mechanisms for autonomous robotic systems operating under intermittent connectivity and resource constraints.
Integration of secure identity, authentication, and trust mechanisms into the LSTS software toolchain and autonomous underwater and surface vehicles.
Development and testing of robotic technologies supporting the collection of environmental and biodiversity-relevant data within the DiverSea integrated observation and monitoring framework.
Participation in field activities and case studies, including mission planning, operation, and assessment of autonomous underwater and surface vehicles.
Validation and dissemination of the developed solutions through laboratory and field experiments, scientific publications, conferences, workshops, demonstrations, and training activities.
Dissemination of results through publications, conferences, workshops, trade fairs, and demonstration and training activities in marine robotics.

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 University of Porto, in force.

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Laboratório de Sistemas e Tecnologia Subaquática - LSTS in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 3 months, with the predicted starting date in November 2026, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

If the recruitment procedures do not allow the grant to last for a minimum of 3 consecutive months, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10º of the Research Grant Regulations of the University of Porto, the scholarship will not be awarded.

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

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The monthly maintenance allowance is 1.359,64€, according to the table of values of the Research Grant Regulations of the University of Porto. The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure: A curriculum assessment, based on the candidates’ merit, and an interview will be conducted according to the following evaluation criteria.

1. Curriculum Assessment – 60%

The curriculum assessment will be carried out on a scale from 0 to 20 points, considering the following factors:

Academic qualifications – maximum of 5 points
- Master’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or Electrical and Computer Engineering – 5 points;
- Master’s degree in a related field – 2 points;
- Master’s degree in other fields – 0 points.
Knowledge of Information Security, demonstrated through certificates or other supporting documents – maximum of 4 points.
Knowledge of Matlab, Python, C, C++ and Java – maximum of 4 points.
Knowledge of Data Management and Information Security – maximum of 4 points.
English language proficiency, assessed through the motivation letter – maximum of 3 points.

2. Interview – 40%

Candidates who obtain a score of 16 points or higher in the curriculum assessment will be invited for an interview.

The interview will be assessed on a scale from 0 to 20 points and will address the following aspects:

work plan;
previous experience;
motivation.

3. Final Classification

Candidates will be ranked in descending order according to their final classification, based on the application of the defined evaluation criteria.

The final classification results from the weighted combination of the curriculum assessment and the interview.

The Selection Committee reserves the right not to select any candidate whose final classification is below 16 points.

Selection Jury:

President: Professor João Tasso Figueiredo Borges de Sousa

Effective member: Doctor Renato Paulo dos Santos Mendes

Effective member: Professor Doutor António Pedro Rodrigues Aguiar

Supplementary member: Prof. Gil Manuel Magalhães de Andrade Gonçalves

Supplementary member: Professor Maria do Rosário Marques Fernandes Teixeira de Pinho

Method of advertising/notifying results: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Application deadline and applications submission:

The call is open from [contact details available in the full listing] a [contact details available in the full listing] (until 23:59 local time).

Applications must be submitted via the online application system available at https://www.apply.up.pt (Ref. LSTS-PhD-DiverSea-BOLS-FEUP-26-69) by 11/11/2026, accompanied by the following documents:

Motivation letter;
Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree;
Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
Other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

Where to apply

Website: https://www.apply.up.pt

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Other
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

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