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

PhD opportunity at CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, in Lisbon, Portugal. The project is part of H2030 TIES — Transforming Hydropower: Integrating Flexibility, Ecosystem Health, and Societal Needs — and focuses on the ecological impacts of flexible hydropower operation on freshwater ecosystems. The selected PhD student will combine field monitoring, laboratory experiments, and predictive modelling to study how hydropeaking affects fish populations and critical habitats, ...

Funded PhD opportunity in Geology with a specialisation in Volcanology at the University of the Azores / IVAR – Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment . The project is centered on the geomorphological analysis of submarine volcanic features and their relationship to eruptive processes and styles . The work will use spatial analysis tools and statistical methods , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in earth-surface processes, volcanic systems, and quantitative geosci...

FCiências.ID is recruiting a PhD Scientific Researcher (Initial Stage Researcher) for the AquaPLAN project, titled Aquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: management of impacts on biodiversity . The position is based at the cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes in Lisbon, Portugal, and is funded through the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101135471. This is a full-time temporary research contract, ex...

PhD Researcher position at the University of Porto (FEUP) The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is recruiting one Entry-Level PhD Researcher for the SmarTuBending project, a research and innovation initiative focused on smart, efficient, and connected bending machines. The position is based at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. Research focus The successful candidate will strengthen the environmental integration and Life Cycle Assessme...

Scientific Research Fellowship (BIPD) 107/2026 at the University of Algarve offers a postdoctoral research opportunity within the LIT4WATER project (ALGARVE-FEDER-03714100), focused on water literacy and participatory water governance. The fellowship is hosted at CENSE, the Center for Environment and Sustainability Research of Universidade do Algarve, in Faro, Portugal. The work centers on assessing and analyzing water literacy across different target audiences and socioterritorial contexts; co-...

FEUP, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, is recruiting an Entry-Level PhD Researcher for the DreamPEC project: Demonstration for reuse of effluents using abundant materials towards photoelectrochemical hydrogen production . The position is based in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in Porto, Portugal, and is offered as a fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, with an expected project duration of 6 months. The research role is highly focused ...

FEUP, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, is recruiting an Entry-Level PhD Researcher for the SHIPSUSTAIR project ( Shipping sustainable growth – Monitoring and forecasting air emissions towards climate, ecosystems and health impacts mitigation ). The position is based in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and focuses on Environmental Engineering , ship emissions , air quality , greenhouse gas emissions , dispersion modelling , ecosystem impacts , and human ...

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher – Advanced Materials and Thin-Film Technologies (Ref. 31.26.436) for the Salomé Research Group. This is a full-time, 24-month appointment starting in December 2026. The successful candidate will work on the MI3S project , which aims to advance research and technological development in innovative materials, functional thin films, and their integration into advanced devices and syst...

FEUP is advertising 1 PhD Researcher position for the project FP4-Rail4EARTH2 - INVTERM_FEUP_26.6 . The notice is hosted on Euraxess and refers to a doctoral research opportunity at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) , Portugal. The available information indicates a research opening at PhD level, but the posting excerpt provided here does not include the detailed research topic, supervisor details, stipend/funding notes, eligibility criteria, deadline, or application in...