City / Location Country Area Type of Offer Work Regime International Date Expiry Lisbon Portugal Civil Full-time In-person No Jan 12, 2026 Feb 12, 2026 Employer **National Laboratory for Civil Engineering**Description Full-time Research Grant (BI) (100%) within the project "BIM4DamSafety – BIM in Structural Safety Control of Concrete Dams" 1 \- Title RESEARCH GRANT (BI) 2 – Offer Description Pursuant to the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) Research Grant Regulations (Regulation No. 263/2022, published in the Official Gazette No. 54/2022, Series II, dated March 17, 2022) and the Statute of Scientific Research Fellows, approved by Law No. 40/2004 of August 18, as currently in force, a public call is hereby opened for the award of a full-time Research Grant (BI) (100%) within the project "BIM4DamSafety – BIM in Structural Safety Control of Concrete Dams". 3 – Type of Grant Research Grant (BI) for Master’s degree holders enrolled in non-degree academic programs, as stipulated in Article 9, paragraph 2, of the LNEC Research Grant Regulations. 4 – Funding Sources LNEC’s own revenues 5 – Scientific Area Dams 6 \- Duration The grant shall last for one year. 7 – Work Regime The work shall be carried out on an exclusive dedication basis, as established in the Statute of Scientific Research Fellows, approved by Law No. 40/2004 of August 18, as currently in force, and in the LNEC Research Grant Regulations, available on the LNEC website. 8 – Work Plan and Objectives to Be Achieved The fellow will participate in research and innovation activities within the scientific area covered by the grant, integrated into research projects. Specifically, the fellow will carry out activities in the field of concrete dams, focusing on the implementation of the BIM methodology in structural safety control activities for dams. The tasks to be performed fall under the BIM4DamSafety research project and include: * Review of the state of the art regarding dam monitoring and developments in BIM implementation for critical infrastructure; * Characterization and standardization of concepts, and systematization of processes related to safety control activities; * Application of the scan-to-BIM methodology to concrete dams; * Development of BIM models for integrating outputs from the observation system and visual inspection data. 9 \- Place of Work Host Institution: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P. Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700-066 Lisbon Country: Portugal Website: https://www.lnec.pt Contact email: recrutamento@lnec.pt Activities under this grant will be conducted at the Observation Unit of the Department of Concrete Dams of LNEC, without prejudice to temporary travel within the country. 10 \- Candidate Profile Eligible candidates are Master’s degree holders in Civil Engineering or related fields, enrolled in non-degree academic programs integrated into an educational project of a higher education institution. Candidates must have proficiency in Portuguese and good knowledge of English. 11 – Scientific Supervision Scientific supervision of the activities will be provided by Assistant Researcher Carlos Luís de Oliveira Macedo Serra. 12 \- Monthly Maintenance Allowance The grant includes a monthly maintenance allowance of €1,445.00 and a daily meal allowance of €6.00. The fellow will also benefit from a specific social security regime and personal accident insurance covering all activities carried out under the grant. 13 – Selection Methods and Criteria Applications will be evaluated based on the Candidate’s Merit (MC), applying the following assessment criteria scored on a scale of 0 to 20 points. Candidate’s Merit: * Academic Record (AR) — reflecting grades obtained in academic degrees required by this call, particularly the Master’s degree — 50%; * Professional Curriculum (PC) — reflecting scientific and professional background — 30%; * Selection Interview (SI) — 20%. Whereby: MC = 0.5 × AR + 0.3 × PC + 0.2 × SI The selection panel may decide not to award the grant if candidate quality falls below the required standard. 14 – Selection Panel Composition Chairperson: Laura Maria Melo Saraiva Caldeira, Coordinating Researcher; Effective Members: Eduardo Manuel Cabrita Fortunato, Coordinating Researcher Maria do Rosário da Silva Veiga, Coordinating Researcher 15 – Documents to Submit 1\. At application stage: * Motivation letter (maximum: one A4 page). * Certificate confirming the academic degree held, indicating partial and final grades. * Official document certifying the grade obtained in each course unit of the program currently attended. Foreign certificates shall only be deemed valid if accompanied by their official recognition record or, alternatively, by the official equivalence/recognition document attesting that the foreign qualification corresponds to the equivalent Portuguese qualification. Grades indicated therein may only be used if officially converted to the Portuguese grading scale (by DGES or a Portuguese public higher education institution), even if the foreign grading scale ranges from 0 to 20. * Official document certifying enrollment in the academic program specified in point 10 of this notice. If the candidate cannot obtain this document due to reasons beyond their control, they may substitute it with a sworn statement declaring such enrollment and committing to submit the original document upon contract signing. * Detailed Curriculum Vitae. * Additional documents (optional), such as letters of recommendation and documents certifying internships or complementary courses deemed relevant to the activities envisaged under the grant. 2\. At contract signing stage: * Official document certifying enrollment in the academic program specified in point 10. * Information required to draft the contract. 16 \- Application Submission Period Between January 13 and January 26, 2026 17 \- Application Formalities Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways: * Electronically, via email to recrutamento@lnec.pt, by 24:00 hours on the final day of the deadline; * In person at LNEC, at the Archives and General Registry Section, located at Avenida do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, by 5:30 p.m. on the final day of the deadline; * By registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt, addressed to LNEC, I.P., Avenida do Brasil, No. 101, 1700-066 Lisbon; the date stamped on the registration shall serve as the submission date for deadline compliance purposes. In the latter two cases, applications must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: "Public Call for Award of a Research Grant (BI) for Master’s Degree Holders within the Project BIM4DamSafety – BIM in Structural Safety Control of Concrete Dams". 18 \- Notification of Results Final results for each evaluation phase will be published in ranked order according to final scores, and all candidates will be notified electronically. The same results will also be posted on the Recruitment section of the LNEC website. 19 – Deadline for Objections and Appeals Candidates have ten (10) working days following publication of the results to submit objections, if desired, during a prior hearing, as stipulated in the Administrative Procedure Code. An objection against the final decision may be lodged within fifteen (15) working days, or an appeal may be filed with the LNEC Executive Board within thirty (30) working days, both counted from the date of respective notification. 20 – Information Any additional information may be requested by telephone at 218 443 754 or 218 443 892, or by email to recrutamento@lnec.pt. Non-resident candidates in Portugal may also find useful information on the EURAXESS Portugal portal. 21 – Grant Contract Template Available in the Recruitment section of the LNEC website 22 – Final Report Template to Be Prepared by the Fellow and Supervisor Available in the Recruitment section of the LNEC website Responses to this announcement must be submitted in English