Research Grant (BI) within the NatureLab Project

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Job Summary: The National Laboratory for Civil Engineering offers a Research Grant for web and WebGIS application development within the NatureLab project, funded by the European Union. Key Highlights: 1. Focus on web and WebGIS application development. 2. Opportunity for research in Geographic Information Systems. 3. Work in multidisciplinary teams. City / Location Country Area Type of Position Work Regime International Date Expiry Date Lisbon Portugal Computer Science Full-Time On-Site No 22 Jan 2026 22 Feb 2026 Employer **National Laboratory for Civil Engineering**Description 1 \- Title RESEARCH GRANT (BI) 2 – Position Description In accordance with the FCT Research Grant Regulations and the Statute of Scientific Research Fellows, approved by Law No. 40/2004 of 18 August, as currently in force, a call is open for the award of a Research Grant (BI) within the NatureLab project, funded by the European Commission, European Union, under Grant Agreement No. 101083857. 3 – Funding Sources 100% European Union 4 – Scientific Area Information Systems, sub-area Geographic Information Systems or related fields 5 \- Duration The grant will last for 12 months. 6– Work Regime Work will be carried out on a full-time, exclusive dedication basis, as stipulated in the Statute of Scientific Research Fellows, approved by Law No. 40/2004 of 18 August, as currently in force, and in the LNEC Research Grant Regulations available on the LNEC website. 7 – Work Plan and Objectives Development of web and WebGIS applications supporting project activities. 8 \- Place of Work Host Institution: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P. Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700\-066 Lisboa Country: Portugal Website: https://www.lnec.pt Contact Email: recrutamento@lnec.pt Activities under this grant will be conducted at the Centre for Scientific Instrumentation’s Information Technologies and IT Infrastructure Unit (NTIII/CIC) of LNEC, without prejudice to temporary travel within the country. 9 \- Candidate Profile Eligible applicants include students enrolled in Master’s or Integrated Master’s programmes in Geographic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Remote Sensing and GIS, Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Statistics and Information Management, or Geographic Information Science and Systems. Candidates must demonstrate ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, motivation, and experience in research activities in the areas outlined in point 4; preference will be given to candidates with experience in GIS and data science. 10 – Scientific Supervision Scientific supervision of activities will be provided by Coordinator Researcher Anabela Oliveira and Principal Researcher Gonçalo Jesus from NTIII/CIC of LNEC. 11 \- Monthly Maintenance Allowance The grant includes a monthly maintenance allowance of €1\.040,98\. Grantees will also benefit from a specific social security regime and personal accident insurance covering activities performed under the grant. 12 – Selection Methods and Criteria Applications will be evaluated based on Candidate Merit (MC), applying the following evaluation criteria on a scale of 0 to 20 points. Candidate Merit: * Academic Record (AR) \- reflecting grades obtained in academic degrees required for this call, notably Bachelor’s (or equivalent) or Master’s degrees – 50%; * Professional Curriculum (PC) \- reflecting scientific and professional background – 30%; * Selection Interview (SI) – 20%. Where: MC \= (0,5 \* AR) \+ (0,3 \* PC) \+ (0,2 \* SI) The jury may decide not to award the grant if candidate quality falls below the required standard. 13 – Selection Jury Composition Chairperson Anabela Oliveira, Coordinator Researcher. Full Members: Gonçalo de Jesus, Principal Researcher João Nuno Fernandes, Assistant Researcher Alternate Member: António Antunes, Assistant Researcher 14 – Required Documents 1\. At time of application: * Motivation letter (maximum: one A4 page). * Certificate confirming the academic degree held, indicating partial and final grades. * Official document certifying grades obtained in each course unit of the current programme. Foreign certificates are only valid if accompanied by official recognition registration or, alternatively, by an official equivalence document recognizing foreign qualifications as equivalent to Portuguese ones. Grades may only be used if officially converted to the Portuguese grading scale (by DGES or a public higher education institution), even if the foreign scale ranges from 0 to 20. * Official document confirming enrolment in the degree specified in point 10 of this announcement. If the candidate cannot obtain this document due to reasons beyond their control, they may substitute it with a sworn statement attesting enrolment and committing to submit the document by the contract signing date. * Detailed Curriculum Vitae. * Additional documents (optional), such as recommendation letters and certificates verifying internships or complementary courses deemed relevant to the activities foreseen under the grant. 2\. At time of contract formalisation: * Official document confirming enrolment in the degree specified in point 10. * Information required for contract preparation. 15 \- Application Submission Period Between 23 January and 5 February 2026 16 \- Formalisation of Applications Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways: * Electronically to recrutamento@lnec.pt, by 24:00 hours on the last day of the deadline; * In person at LNEC, in the Archive and General Correspondence Section, located at Avenida do Brasil, 101, 1700\-066 Lisboa; * By registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, addressed to LNEC, I.P., Avenida do Brasil, nº101, 1700\-066 Lisboa; the postmark date shall serve as the submission date for deadline compliance purposes. In the latter two cases, applications must be enclosed in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Call for the award of a FCT Research Grant (BI) within the NatureLab project, Grant Agreement No. 101083857". 17 \- Notification of Results Final results of each evaluation phase will be published in ranked order by final score; all candidates will be notified electronically. The same results will also be posted on the Recruitment section of the LNEC website. 18 – Complaint and Appeal Deadline Candidates have 10 working days following publication of results to express opinions, if desired, during a prior hearing, as stipulated in the Administrative Procedure Code. A final decision will be issued after reviewing arguments presented by candidates during the preliminary hearing. A complaint may be filed against the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal submitted to the LNEC Executive Council within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification date. 19 – Information Additional information may be requested via telephone at 218 443 892 or 218 443 216, or by email to the address indicated in point 17. Non-resident candidates in Portugal may also find useful information on the EURAXESS Portugal portal. 20 – Grant Contract Template Available in the Recruitment section of the LNEC website 21 – Final Report Template (to be completed by the grantee and supervisor) Available in the Recruitment section of the LNEC website Responses to this announcement must be submitted in English