PhD Opportunities in Chemical Engineering in Portugal

The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto is recruiting one PhD researcher for the project iDEALeather-COMPETE2030-FEDER-02214500 , a multidisciplinary R&D initiative focused on the study, development, characterisation, and optimisation of materials, products, and processes for the automotive sector. The selected researcher will work on seamless responsive structures for automotive interiors , contributing to the conceptual design of seamless sensors, integrated systems, and seamless ac...

NOVA.id.FCT is recruiting a PhD Researcher for the EU-funded LEAF project, “SeLf-powered self-rEshaping Autarkic skin For wireless motes.” The research will be conducted at the CENIMAT|i3N laboratories at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon on the Caparica campus in Portugal. The project focuses on sustainable printed electronics and self-powered wireless mote technologies. The researcher will develop sustainable inks based on metal oxide nanostructures and optimize ...

LEAF – “SeLf-powered self-rEshaping Autarkic skin For wireless motes” is a Horizon Europe project hosted by NOVA.id.FCT at CENIMAT|i3N , located at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in Caparica. The hired researcher will join a materials-focused environment that brings together Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics and Nanotechnology in a project centered on sustainable inks based on metal oxide nanostructures and their use in printed electronic devices . The ...

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...

LightSound4Bio is a project at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) focused on innovative synergistic stimuli for microalgal cultivation and biomass valorisation, integrating light, acoustics, and AI-driven process optimisation. The recruited researcher will join R&D work in environmental engineering and contribute to several project activities, including the study of how light spectra and acoustic frequencies affect growth kinetics and biomass composition, the applicatio...

This competition opens one entry-level PhD researcher position at the Polytechnic University of Bragança , with work based at the Mountain Research Centre . The appointee will contribute to scientific research in Food Technology or related areas within the scope of the REGENSMART + project. The position is framed as a research-oriented appointment within the university’s scientific environment, combining research activity with the wider applied and innovation-focused mission of the project. The ...

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...

PhD opportunity in Living Bioelectronic Interfaces with Large Motile Diatoms at the University of Coimbra , Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People & the Planet, in collaboration with CNRS / LEMAR (Brest, France) . This project sits at the intersection of marine biology , biochemistry , biophysics , bioengineering , bioelectronics , and environmental sensing . The research asks whether the size, gliding motility, and biofilm dynamics of large diatoms such as Pleurosigma strigosum can ...