FEUP - Entry-Level PhD Researcher - Project DreamPEC - INVTERM-FEUP-26-8

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Offer Description: NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN ENTRY-LEVEL PhD RESEARCHER AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO – (Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration) By order dated 06/10/2026, of the subdirector of FEUP, Professor Renato Manuel Natal Jorge, it was decided to open an international selection procedure for one position of Entry-Level PhD Researcher, within the scope of Project DreamPEC – Demonstration for reuse of effluents using abundant materials towards photoelectrochemical hydrogen production”, with nr. 15308, and the operation code at the Funds Platform COMPETE2030-FEDER-00861300, financed by COMPETE 2030 by Portugal 2030, and by the European Union and with financial support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.(FCT) , under an Fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, as required by law, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the RJEC, ex vi Article 18(2) of Decree-Law No. 57/2016 of 29 August, as currently worded, the Labour Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009 of 12 February, as currently worded, Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017 of 29 December, Regulation No. 849/2026 of 07/07 - Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), and other applicable legislation, and shall remain in force only for the period necessary to carry out the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is 6 months, never exceeding the maximum limit of six years. The Entry-Level PhD Researcher shall, in general terms, perform the activities provided for in Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July. Specifically, the Entry-Level PhD Researcher will carry out R&D activities within Project “DreamPEC”, falling within the scientific area of chemical engineering and environmental engineering, contributing to the following project activities provided for in the application: Photoelectrodes fabrication and optimization; Oxidation electrocatalyst development and photoelectrode integration; PEC device design, testing, and upscaling; Technology validation, including life cycle, techno-economic, and social assessment; Project management, communication, dissemination, and exploitation. The researcher to be hired may also provide occasional collaboration in teaching and training activities in the research area. 1. Workplace The workplace is located at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), as well as at any other locations where the duties for which the employee is hired need to be performed, including locations intended for the respective professional training. 2. Remuneration The gross monthly base remuneration is €2,408.11, corresponding to the 1st remuneration position, level 3, under an exclusive dedication regime, of the remuneration table set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation No. 849/2026 of 7 July, plus holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as meal allowance, under the terms and in the amounts applicable to employees holding a public employment relationship. 3. Admission requirements 3.1 General admission requirement: National, foreign and stateless citizens holding a PhD degree* in the scientific area of chemical engineering, environmental engineering, or in related scientific areas, awarded no more than 5 years ago, and holding a scientific and professional curriculum demonstrating a profile suited to the activity to be performed, may apply to this selection procedure. *If the PhD degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the legal framework for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4(2)(e) of Decre

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