PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Earth Science in Portugal

This PhD grant is offered within the 4-OCEANS project, Human History of Marine Life: Extraction, Knowledge, Drivers and Consumption of Marine Resources, c. 100 BCE to c. 1860 CE . The project investigates how knowledge about marine living resources was produced, circulated, and used in the modern era, with a particular focus on the Atlantic world. The successful candidate will contribute to research in early-modern history , especially at the intersection of environmental history , marine histor...

This opening is for an Assistant Researcher / PhD Scientific Researcher linked to project 2024.16846.PEX , focused on analysis of synoptic conditions conducive to energy composites in the Portuguese electricity system under current and future climates . The work combines climate science and energy-system analysis, with emphasis on treatment, modelling, and interpretation of climatic and non-climatic data. The successful candidate will contribute to project activities that include preparing and p...

MIT Portugal Scholarships support doctoral study within the MIT Portugal programme at Portuguese universities. The scholarship is designed for PhD students whose research aligns with the programme’s strategic areas and who want to join a research community connected to MIT Portugal’s network and professional-development activities. Successful applicants pursue their PhD at a Portuguese university rather than at MIT, while becoming part of the MIT Portugal Community. The programme’s focus areas i...

One post-doctoral research fellowship is available at CIBIO-InBIO, within Associação BIOPOLIS, to join the RECONCILE project. The project aims to explore how high nature value farmlands and rewilding can be reconciled to strengthen biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and fire prevention in agricultural landscapes. The fellowship is hosted by CIBIO-InBIO and linked to a wider Portuguese and European funding context, with support from national and EU sources. The successful researcher w...

The Mértola Biological Station Association (Associação Estação Biológica de Mértola, EBM) is recruiting for 2 PhD studentships in Portugal, with research activity leading to a doctoral degree in areas such as Biological Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Agronomy, Forestry Engineering, Environment, Social Sciences, Archaeology, or related fields. The studentships are funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) under a collaboration protocol for the multiannual plan for PhD research ...