PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering in Portugal

ITQB NOVA , part of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, is recruiting a postdoctoral PhD holder to work in Oeiras, Portugal, on the project “Advanced cellular models to reshape the innate immune response to gene therapy vectors.” The research is situated at the intersection of biology, biotechnology and neuroscience. The researcher will develop and apply advanced mammalian and human neuronal cellular models to investigate neuroprotection, neuronal survival and neurodegeneration in translational context...

The Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S) is seeking a Junior Researcher for the Neuroengineering and Computational Neuroscience research group in Porto, Portugal. The position contributes to LOCALISE , a project developing loco-radiolysed multimodal treatment strategies for glioblastoma, self-enhanced chemotherapy, and targeted RNA delivery. The researcher will perform advanced microscopy to investigate therapeutic effects in cell cultures. The work includ...

PhD-holder researcher position in Neuroscience and Neuroengineering at the Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S) in Porto, Portugal. The project, LOCALISE (Loco-radiolysed multi-modal treatment for glioblastoma self-enhanced chemotherapy and targeted RNA delivery), sits at the intersection of neural science, imaging, and translational bioengineering. The selected researcher will join the Neuroengineering and Computational Neuroscience group at i3S and contr...

This post-doctoral research grant is hosted by the University of Évora, within the School of Science and Technology and the MED — Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development. The project, OptiGenPIG , focuses on an artificial-intelligence-based genomic optimisation algorithm for precision animal breeding of the Alentejano pig, and the grant supports the in vitro experimental validation of the project’s biological proof of concept. The selected researcher will work on the...

Project context: This postdoctoral research grant is part of the ASTRID – Astronomical Structures Vibration Digital Twin project, focused on developing methods and models for vibration analysis and structural monitoring. The work is based at FEUP within the CENTRA – Centre for Astrophysics and Gravitation, FEUP node, bringing together engineering and applied research in a research unit environment. Research focus: The grant holder will contribute to the state of the art in vibration sensing, mod...

GIMM – Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join the MCastanho Laboratory coordinated by Miguel Castanho . The position is part of the EvaMobs project, which develops evolvable and rapidly adaptable monobodies as a broad-spectrum antiviral platform. The successful researcher will contribute to the experimental evaluation of antiviral biopharmaceuticals, with a specific focus on Zika virus . The work is set within GIMM’s transdisciplinary research...

This opening is for a PhD Scientific Researcher in the Initial Stage Researcher category within the project Beating4aleft-heart: Ions and cilia motility regulation at the base of heart sidedness (Ref. LCF/PR/HR26/53000026). The project focuses on how ionic regulation and cilia motility contribute to the mechanisms that establish heart sidedness and left-right body asymmetry. The successful researcher will contribute to a work plan centred on two linked aims. First, the project examines a flow ho...

iBET – Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica is recruiting a PhD holder to join an IC&TD project focused on the development and production of complex biopharmaceuticals . The work is framed within collaborative R&D projects with biopharma companies and is aimed at advancing research activities in a biotechnology environment. The position is based at iBET in Oeiras, Portugal, within the department identified as Projet Manager. The successful candidate will contribute to research on com...

This PhD-level research fellowship is based at the Católica Biomedical Research Centre of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Oeiras, Portugal, working in the Nina Schmolka Lab on developmental haematopoiesis . The project focuses on unraveling the molecular control of embryonic blood development , an area where the mechanisms governing early blood commitment are still poorly understood. The successful candidate will join a project that studies how transcriptional and chromatin-based mechani...