A research position for one Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação“) is open at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in the scope of the Project UID/50008/2025 – Instituto de Telecomunicações, Comissão de Gestão Lx. This project is funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., and, when eligible, co\-funded by EU funds under project/support UID/50008/2025 – Instituto de Telecomunicações. The work is in the area of assistive devices development, multimodal physiological signal acquisition and processing, and additive manufacturing, with special emphasis on orthoprosthetics and bionic limbs. **Scientific Area:** Information and Data Sciences **Group:** Pattern and Image Analysis – Lx **Admission Requirements:** Research grants are intended: - for students enrolled in a degree\-conferring course to carry out R\&D activities with the aim to consolidate their scientific training through the development of research work leading to the attainment of the respective academic degree or completion of the course (integrated or not in R\&D projects). - for students enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree but which are integrated in an educational project of a higher education institution and are developed in association or cooperation with one or several R\&D units. In what concerns the admission requirements for this research grant in particular: - Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering or related areas; - Knowledge in 3D modelling and additive manufacturing; - Knowledge in biosignal acquisition and recording and signal processing methodologies; - Good programming skills preferably in Python; - Knowledge in numerical simulation methods (e.g. finite element analysis); - Knowledge in electromyography, force, and motion data processing; - Demonstrated ability to integrate multi\-disciplinary teams; - Good English writing skills; \- Self\- motivation for scientific research. **Work Objectives:** The general objective of this research is to work in the area of assistive devices, mainly orthoprosthetic and bionic limbs, using additive manufacturing techniques; Computational and experimental evaluation, both in static and dynamic conditions, is expected; Special emphasis will be given on physiological signal acquisition, physiological signal processing, and statistical analysis of the collected data; Development of supporting software tools and hardware prototypes; Laboratory and real\-world benchmarking data acquisition; Systematic analysis and reporting of the main findings. **Applicable legislation:** A fellowship will be celebrated according to “Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação”, Law no. 40/2004, dated on 18th of August (Status of Scientific Research Fellow \- https://dre.pt/dre/legislacao\-consolidada/lei/2004\-58216179\), in its actual redaction, by Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105\.pdf), according to Reg. 950/2019, dated on 16th of December, and also by “Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações’ fellowships”. **Place of work:** The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações – Lisboa, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Hugo Silva. **Duration:** 12 months, with the possibility of renewal (according to the regulations defined by FCT). Start date: January 1st, 2026 or soon thereafter. **Monthly salary:** 1309,64€ according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp\-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela\_valores\_SMM\_2025\.pdf). The payment will be made by bank transfer. **Selection criteria:** * C1 (40%) Curriculum vitae/Academic evaluation * C2 (50%) Suitability of the candidates’ profile to the project based on the relevant work experience in the tasks described in the work plan * C3 (10%) Fluency in oral and written English Each criteria, and the final classification F will be evaluated in a scale (0\-20\). The candidates will be ordered according to: F \= C1 x 40% \+ C2 x 50% \+ C3 x 10% In case of a tie, the tied candidates will be ordered according to C1, then C2\... The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position. **Jury:** * Prof. Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa (President of the jury) * Prof. André Filipe Torres Martins, Instituto Superior Técnico * Prof. Mario Alexandre Teles de Figueiredo, Instituto Superior Técnico * Prof. Paulo Luis Serras Lobato Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico (Substitute) **Communication of the results:** Results will be published at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Lisboa. The selected candidate will be notified by email. After the notification of the results, candidates have 10 working days if they wish to contest the decision. **Required Documents:** - Cover letter explaining the interest in the position and relevant background; - Detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, - Copy of the relevant certificates (Copy of the Degree Certificate(s), if applicable); - Proof of enrollment (or proof of acceptance) in a higher education course or declaration of honour confirming that complies with the conditions to enroll in the required/preferable higher education course. NOTE: The proof of enrollment in a higher education course must be made until the contract is signed. Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form https://www.it.pt/Positions/OtherResearchPosition/8264 E\-mail submissions will not be considered. (The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform) All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal. No actions outside this platform are valid. **Application Period:** 27\-11\-2025 to 12\-12\-2025 **Assistance:** Send Email **Published on:** 26\-11\-2025