The call is open from June 22nd, 2021 to 23h59 (Lisbon time), of August 15th, 2021.

The applications, and all the supporting documents (please check supported documents) and the application form described in this Call for tender must be submitted via e-mail to biosysapply@fc.ul.pt .

Application Form

Application’s Admissibility Requirements:

It is mandatory, under penalty of non-admissibility to the Call, to enclose the following documents to the application:

• Elements of identity card/citizen card/passport;

• Applicant’s Curriculum vitae (CV), should provide the CV through the CIÊNCIAVITAE system ;

• Application form;

• Certificates of academic degrees held by the applicant, compulsorily specifying the final classification and, if possible, the classifications obtained in all subjects taken, or, in alternative, applicant’s declaration of honor, confirming that the bachelor’s or master’s degree was  completed by the end of the application deadline;

• Record of recognition of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and record of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale, or, alternatively, the applicant’s declaration of honor that he obtained recognition of the foreign degree equivalent to that of graduate or master by the end of the application period;

• Motivation letter (1 A4 page maximum);

• Recomendation letter (2);

• To submit the application and all related documents, including motivation and recommendation letters in English.

PhD fellowships are aimed to applicants enrolled or that comply with the requirements to enroll in the Doctoral Programme indicated in this call and who wish to carry out research towards the attainment of the Doctor degree at BioISI, or in host institutions associated with it.

Moreover to apply for the PhD Research Fellowship, it is necessary:

• To hold a Degree or Master’s degree in the areas of Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Computational Biology or related areas;

• To be a citizen permanently and usually living in Portugal, in case the work plan associated to the fellowship proceeds, entirely or partially, in foreign institutions (in case of both in Portugal and abroad fellowships); this requirement is applicable to both national and foreign citizens.

• Not to have benefited from a PhD or a PhD in industry fellowship directly funded by FCT, regardless of its duration.

• Not to hold a PhD degree.