Research scholarship for master student (1 opening) - #NOVAID-B468

27 Mar 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT

Department

Nova-Lincs

Research Field

Computer science » Informatics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Bachelor Positions

Application Deadline

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

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

30 Mar 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

#NOVAID-B468

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

No

Offer Description

Work Plan

• Survey of the state of the art in predictive and analytical models applied to sports, ranging from statistical and linear approaches to deep neural networks. 

• Establishment of the evaluation setup, including collection and preparation of sports datasets (results, game statistics, athlete data) and definition of benchmarks and metrics appropriate to the target tasks. 

• Processing and structuring of sports data from diverse sources, including performance time series, game data, and statistical records.

 • Investigation of progressive modelling strategies, moving from linear models (regression, mixed models) towards neural network architectures, with comparative analysis of performance gains and interpretability. 

• Integration of the developed contributions into a functional prototype for sports analysis and prediction. 

• Coordination of activities with the remaining project partners. 

• Production of reports and scientific articles. 

Workplace: The work will be developed at NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics / Departamento de Informática / Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, under the supervision of Professor David Semedo and Professor Nuno Correia. 6. Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, eventually renewable during the duration of the project.

Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 6 months, eventually renewable during the duration of the project.

Application deadline and form of application submission: this call is open from 30/03/2026 to 13/04/2026. The application must include the following documents: CV, copy of academic records/certificates* and proof of enrollment in a master program in Computer Science (At the time of the application, the proof of enrollment may be replaced by a Declaration of honour attesting to the commitment to enroll in a master's degree if selected for the scholarship and accept it). Applications should be sent by e-mail to Professors David Semedo and Nuno Correia, to the address df.semedo@fct.unl.pt and nmc@fct.unl.pt , and CC to nova lincs.sec@fct.unl.pt with the subject #NOVAID-B468. 

* In case of foreign academic degrees, and to guarantee the application of the principle of equal treatment to applicants with national and foreign academic degrees, it is mandatory to submit the recognition of such degrees and the conversion of the respective final grade to the Portuguese grading scale. 

Documents that are of mandatory submission, for purposes of the studentship contracting: proof of enrollment in a master program.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of August 27 (Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow) and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of October 29, by Law No. 12 /2013 of 29 January, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July and Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT; Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ); in force.

Where to apply

E-mail

df.semedo@fct.unl.pt

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Informatics

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Recipients profile/category

 Mandatory requirements: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. Enrolment in a master programme in Computer Engineering. The documents proving the enrolment in a master programme in Computer Engineering must be presented, at the latest, up to the stage of contracting the scholarship, and before that, they may be replaced by a declaration of honor. 

Preferential factors:

 • Expertise in Machine Learning; 

• Experience in developing machine learning models for the sports domain; 

• Experience in Python programming; 

• Knowledge of Data Science.

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to €1.040,98.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria: A classification will be made, on a scale of 0 to 20, taking into account the weighting of the following selection methods: a) curricular assessment (50%) and b) prior knowledge of the concepts and technologies relevant to the execution of the project (50%). The scholarship may not be awarded if applications are not suitable.

Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury: 

President: Professor Nuno Correia 

Effective members: Professor David Semedo, Professor Rui Nóbrega. 

Substitute members: Professor Fernando Birra, Professora Teresa Romão.

 Form of advertising/notification of results: The evaluation results proposed by the jury will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, of the results proposed by the jury, with access to the minutes and the final ranking list. After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision (prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure). The final decision will be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for the notification), or a hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.ID.FCT's Board through the address coord1@novaidfct.pt .

Additional comments

Drafts: The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT website.

Website for additional job details

https://www.novaidfct.pt/content/NOVAID.B468.EDI.0.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics

Country

Portugal

City

Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516

Street

Campus de Caparica

Geofield

Contact

City

Caparica

Website

http://www.novaid.fct.unl.pt/

Street

Campus de Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

E-Mail

coord1@novaidfct.pt

STATUS: EXPIRED

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