PhD Opportunities in Physics 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...

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...

The SPAC Lab at LIP is inviting expressions of interest for MSc and PhD fellowships in a multidisciplinary, ERC-funded research environment. The group uses data-driven and complex systems approaches to study human and algorithmic biases and their broader implications. The project also examines the risks associated with artificial intelligence and computational social science methods, with an emphasis on developing guidelines for responsible and ethical use. Students joining SPAC will work in a r...

This fellowship is offered by the Centro de Investigação em Astronomia/Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP) at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) in Porto. The selected PhD student will join one of IA’s research groups and participate in the institute’s research programs in astronomy and astrophysics. The position sits within a broad scientific environment spanning several active themes, including the detection and characterization of other Earths, the study of stars, ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...