Research fellowship (RF) in the scope of the Project Management Division

Organisation/Company

LNEC, I.P.

Department

Human Resources and Facilities Services

Research Field

Economics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Other Positions

Application Deadline

13 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

1 - Title

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (RF)

2 - Offer description

As per the terms laid down in Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação do LNEC (LNEC Regulation for Research Fellowships), approved by Law no. 40/2004 , 18 August, as it stands, we announce the launching of a call for awarding a research fellowship (RF) in the scope of the Project Management Division.

3 – Financing source

LNEC own revenue

4 – Scientific area

Economics / Management

5 - Duration

The Grant shall be awarded for a 1-year period, renewable up to 2-years (in case the scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a Master's program) or 4-years (in case the scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a PhD).

6 – Activity Regime

All the work shall be developed on an exclusive dedication regime, as per the provisions laid down in the Statute of the Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, 18 August, as it stands, and in LNEC Regulation for Fellowships, available on LNEC website.

7 - Work plan and objectives

The research fellow will participate in activities to support financial management of science, technology and innovation programs, intended to consolidate the scientific background through the development of work leading to obtaining the respective academic degree or further training.

8  - Location

Workplace: LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, I.P.

Avenida do Brasil, 101 – 1700-066 Lisboa

País: Portugal

Website:  https://www.lnec.pt

Email: recrutamento@lnec.pt

The above activities shall be conducted at the Project Planning and Management Division of LNEC, without prejudice to the possibility of performing temporary missions in Portugal.

9 - Qualifications

Eligible applicants can be holders of a degree enrolled in an MSc course in Economics / Management or similar fields or holders of an MSc enrolled in a PhD course in the field of Economics / Management. As an alternative to enrolment in a master's or doctorate course, they may be enrolled in a course that does not award an academic degree integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units.

Due to the nature of the tasks to be accomplished, the candidates must be fluent in written and spoken Portuguese and possess a good command of written and spoken English.

10 – Scientific supervision

The Head of the Project Planning and Management Division, Ms. Margarida Isabel Ramalho Espada, shall be responsible for supervising the scientific activities.

11 - Monthly allowance

The Grant shall include a monthly allowance in the amount of €1,168.00 (for graduates), €1.445,00 (for masters) and €1.815,00 (for PhD students), and a daily food allowance of €6.00. The Fellow shall also be entitled to a specific social security system and to insurance against personal accidents at work.

12 - Selection methods and criteria

The evaluation of the applications shall be based on the Applicant’s Merits (MC), and the following evaluation criteria shall be scored on a 0 to 20 scale. 

Applicant’s merits:

• Academic Background (PA) – scores of the academic degrees required by this call, namely in the degree (or equivalent) or in the MSc – 50%
• Professional Résumé (CP) – scientific and professional career – 30%
• Interview with the selection jury (ES) – 20%

Hence:

MC = (0.5 * PA) + (0.3 * CP) + (0.2 * ES).

The jury is entitled to decide not to award the Grant if the quality of the applicants is deemed below par.

13 - Selection jury

President: 

Laura Maria Mello Saraiva Caldeira, Principal Researcher, President of the Board of Directors;

Members:

Margarida Isabel Ramalho Espada, Senior Officer, Head of Project Planning and Management Division;

Pedro Filipe Puga da Fonseca Velo, Senior Officer of the Staff Management. 

Alternates:

Rui Martins, Senior Officer of the Staff Management Division;

Nuno Filipe Madeira Alves, Senior Officer of the Project Management Division.

14 - Application documents

• Letter of motivation (maximum: one A4 page).
• Degree certificate, with indication of the partial scores and final classification.
• Document stating the score obtained in each curricular unit of the course the applicant is attending.

Foreign certificates shall be valid only if they are dully endorsed by an issuing entity, or if a recognition/equivalence document is produced stating that the foreign qualifications correspond to the same Portuguese qualifications.   The respective scores can only be used if they are officially converted to the Portuguese scoring scale (by DGES – Direção Geral do Ensino Superior or by a public higher education institution), even if the foreign classification corresponds to a 0 to 20 scale.

• Official document of enrollment in the degree course defined in paragraph 9 of the present notice.

  Should the candidate be unable to produce such document, without any fault on his/her part, he/she may replace it by a sworn declaration stating that he/she has been enrolled in the said degree course.

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• Other documents (optional), such as letters of reference and supporting documents of internships or complementary courses considered as relevant for the purposes of this Grant

• Official document stating that the applicant is enrolled in the degree course defined in 9.
• Necessary information for preparing the contract.

15 – Deadline for applications

Between 2 and 13 February 2026

16 - Formalization of applications

The applications shall be formalized by one of the following means:

• Electronic mail addressed to recrutamento@lnec.pt ., until 24h00 of the last day of the stipulated time limit
• directly to the Setor de Arquivo e Expediente Geral of LNEC, at Avenida do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisboa.
• registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to LNEC, I.P., Avenida do Brasil, nº101, 1700-066 Lisboa; the date of delivery considered for the purpose of compliance with the stipulated time limit being the date of registration

In the last two cases, the applications shall be delivered in a sealed envelope, bearing the following information on the outside: “Concurso para atribuição de uma bolsa de investigação (BI), no âmbito da gestão de projetos do LNEC”.

17 - Notification of results

The final score of each evaluation stage shall be advertised in a list sorted by the final score obtained, all applicants being notified by electronic mail. The results shall also be published on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

18 - Deadlines and procedures for preliminary hearing, claims and appeals

Once the provisional ranked list of the evaluation results has been communicated, applicants who have an unfavourable provisional decision may use their right to dispute it during the preliminary hearing phase (if requested), which takes place within10 working days, according to the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA). The final decision shall be disclosed after the analysis of applicants’ arguments presented in the preliminary hearing. Final decision can be claimed within 15 working days or, alternatively, appealed to the Board of Directors, within 30 working days, after the communication of the final results, respectively.

19 - Further information

Additional information can be obtained by phone: +351 218 443 892 or +351 218 443 216 or by electronic mail to the address referred to in 17. The applicants living outside Portugal can also refer to the portal EURAXESS Portugal .

20 - Standard fellowship contract

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

21 - Model of the final report to be prepared by the research fellow and supervisor

Available on the Recruitment page of LNEC’s website.

E-mail

recrutamento@lnec.pt

Research Field

Economics

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Economics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1700-066 Lisboa

Street

Avenida do Brasil, 101

Geofield

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Website

http://www.lnec.pt/pt/

Street

Av. do Brasil, 101

Postal Code

1700-066

E-Mail

recrutamento@lnec.pt

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