First Stage Researcher (R1)

Workplace: The work will be developed at NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics, Computer Science Department – NOVA FCT, under the supervision of Professors Rui Nóbrega and Rui Neves Madeira.

Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, eventually renewed within the duration of the project.

Application deadline and form of application submission: this call is open from 19/10/2026 to 30/10/2026. The application must include the following documents: CV, motivation letter, copy of academic records/certificates* and proof of enrollment in a Doctoral program (or, if not registered in a doctoral program on the date of application, a declaration on honor by the candidate that he or she meets the requirements to enroll in a doctoral program). Applications should be sent by e-mail to Professor Rui Nóbrega (rui.nobrega@fct.unl.pt) and CC to nova lincs.sec@fct.unl.pt with the subject #NOVAID-B543

Documents that are of mandatory submission, for purposes of the studentship contracting: proof of enrollment in a PhD program.

* In case of foreign academic degrees, and to guarantee the application of the principle of equal treatment to applicants with national and foreign academic degrees, it is mandatory to submit the recognition of such degrees and the conversion of the respective final grade to the Portuguese grading scale.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of August 27 (Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow) and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of October 29, by Law No. 12/2013 of 29 January, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July and Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT; Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. in force (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt);

Where to apply

E-mail: rui.nobrega@fct.unl.pt

Requirements

Research Field: Computer science

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Recipients profile/category

Mandatory Requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer Science
• Enrolment in a PhD program in Computer Science. The documents proving this situation must be presented, at the latest, up to the stage of contracting the scholarship, and before that, they may be replaced by a declaration of honor.

Preferred Factors: Experience with Unity3D, Meta Quest, EEGs, and devices for signals acquisition of EEG and ECG in XR context. Development for AR, VR, Games, and Serious Games for Industry, Healthcare, and Children with special needs. Experience as researcher in funded projects focused on using AR/VR.

Additional Information

Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to €1359.64 euros.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:

For all candidates who meet the minimum requirements, a classification will be made, on a scale of 0 to 20, taking into account the weighting of the following selection methods:

• Motivation Letter (20%)
• Curriculum Vitae (40%)
• Previous Experience Relevant to the Project Execution (40%)

Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury:

• President: Professor Rui Neves Madeira
• Effective members: Professor Rui Nóbrega, Professor Pedro Albuquerque Santos
• Substitute members: Professor David Semedo, Professor Fernando Birra

Form of advertising/notification of results: The evaluation results proposed by the juri will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, of the results proposed by the jury, with access to the minutes and the final ranking list. After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision (prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure). The final decision will be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for the notification), or a hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.ID.FCT's Board through the address coord1@novaidfct.pt.

Additional comments

Drafts: The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT website.

Website for additional job details: https://www.novaidfct.pt/content/NOVAID.B543.EDI.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics

Country: Portugal

City: Caparica

Postal Code: 2829-516

Street: Campus de Caparica

Contact

City: Caparica

Website: http://www.novaid.fct.unl.pt/

Street: Campus de Caparica

Postal Code: 2829-516 Caparica

E-Mail: coord1@novaidfct.pt