Job Information
- Organisation/Company: FEUP
- Department: Human Resources Division
- Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering; Engineering » Computer engineering; Engineering » Other
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: Undergraduate Positions
- Application Deadline: 10 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
- Country: Portugal
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
1 Research Initiation Grant (M/F)
Call open for applications for a Research Initiation Grant within the framework of project PEX_Armis.01.2026 (CCO PP0002), financed by ARMIS (FEUP Prime Programme), under the following conditions:
Scientific Area: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science
Admission requirements:
- Be a student enrolled in a higher technical professional course, a bachelor's degree, in an integrated master's degree or in a master, in the area of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or related areas, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.
Or
- Be a holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-degree-granting course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.
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.
Note: The Research Initiation Grant cannot be awarded to those who have already benefited from a research scholarship awarded under the terms of the EBI, according to no. 3 of article 9º of the Research Grants from University of Porto - Regulation No. 582/2026, of 19 May.
Activity Outline: The work is part of the development of a prototype video analysis system to support refereeing in football matches, which combines the footage of multiple cameras (15 or more) spread across the stadium to automatically identify fouls and penalties. The grant holder will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Review of the state of the art in football video analysis (detection and tracking of players and ball, camera calibration and foul recognition) and of existing public datasets, such as SoccerNet;
- Preparation of the multi-camera videos provided by the partner company, including the synchronisation between cameras and the annotation of a small set of plays for evaluation;
- Detection and tracking of players and ball in each camera, building on existing models;
- Estimation of the calibration of the cameras (static and moving) with respect to the pitch, in order to relate the same play seen from different angles;
- Identification of fouls and penalties from the combined information of the multiple cameras, assigning a confidence level to each detected event;
- Evaluation of the prototype in terms of accuracy and processing time, and writing of a final report with the results obtained.
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.
Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Informatics Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Ricardo Cruz and co-supervision of Professor Luís Filipe Teixeira.
Grant duration: Initial duration of 8 months, with the predicted starting date of November 2026, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.
If the contracting procedures do not allow the scholarship to have the minimum duration of 1 consecutive month, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 9 of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, the grant will not be awarded.
Stipend: The monthly stipend amounts to €701.12 according to the table of values of the Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto.
The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Selection procedure:
Curricular evaluation (60%), scored from 0 to 20 points, which will focus on the merit of the candidate and the following criteria will be valued:
- Academic training in the area of Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence or Data Science – 6 points; Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Automation – 4 points; other areas – 0 points.
- Knowledge of computer vision and deep learning, demonstrated, for instance, through projects or scientific publications – up to 8 points;
- Course average (0–20 scale) of 16 or higher – 6 points; 14 or higher – 4 points; below 14 – 0 points.
The four best ranked candidates, according to the above criteria, will be called for an interview (40%). This will be scored from 0 to 20 points, and the following criteria will be valued:
- Technical knowledge of computer vision and deep learning – up to 12 points;
- Motivation and suitability for the work plan – up to 4 points;
- Communication skills – up to 4 points.
The final score is given by: 0.60 × curricular evaluation + 0.40 × interview. If the minimum final score of 10 points is not reached by any of the candidates, the scholarship may not be awarded.
Selection Jury:
President: Ricardo Cruz (DEI, FEUP)
Effective member: Luís Filipe Teixeira (DEI, FEUP)
Effective member: Carla Gonçalves (DEI, FEUP)
Supplementary member: Jaime dos Santos Cardoso (DEEC, FEUP)
Supplementary member: Tânia Lopes (DEI, FEUP)
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 28/10/2026 to 10/11/2026 (until 23h59m, GMT time).
Applications must be submitted through the online application system available at https://www.apply.up.pt, by 10/11/2026, ref Projeto PEX_Armis.01.2026 _ BOLS-FEUP-26-65 including the following documents: Motivation letter, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (or equivalent document, stating the course average – of each cycle or integrated cycle – and the grades of the course units), detailed Curriculum Vitae (including, if available, a link to a project portfolio, e.g. GitHub), Declaration on honor that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in the no. 3 of article 9 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the University of Porto (model below) and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.
Declaration on honour
I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. __________, valid until __________, declare under honour to be in the conditions of no. 3 of article 9 of the Research Grants from University of Porto - Regulation No. 184/2021, of 03 March.
Oporto, __/__/__
Signature
____________________
(scholarship holder)
Where to apply
Website: https://www.apply.up.pt
Requirements
- Research Field: Engineering » Computer engineering — Education Level: Undergraduate
- Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering — Education Level: Undergraduate
- Research Field: Engineering » Other — Education Level: Undergraduate
Additional Information
Benefits: €701.12
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: FEUP
- Country: Portugal
Contact
- City: Porto
- Website: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt
- Street: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
- Postal Code: 4200-465
- E-Mail: [contact details available in the full listing]
- Phone: [contact details available in the full listing]
