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Job Opportunities

i3S Association is an integrative institute that follows a synergic human resources strategy, which is essential for the institute's sustainable growth. Regardless of the position to which you may be applying, you will find i3S to be a rich and dynamic institution that offers you every condition to thrive professionally and personally, and to be an integral part of a global effort to advance knowledge and fight disease.

Besides observing and enforcing a comprehensive Code of Conduct in the Workplace (PT | EN), i3S is committed to the HR Excellence in Research and to the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
Every recruiting process is conducted following the Portuguese labor code, and selection criteria that prioritize merit and transparency, as well as a non-discrimination and equal access policy. Research fellowships tender admissions follow the procedures described in the i3S Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (PT | EN).
The FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships applies to all fellowships directly or indirectly financed by FCT.

Find a list of the most frequently asked questions (FAQS) by candidates applying for job opportunities with the responses.

 

For more information about our funding sources, please refer to the Funding & Sponsoring page.

Open Positions

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Junior Researcher
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Nanomedicine
Salary Range: € 2.351,53
Reference: Researcher/LACAIXA_FCT/i3S/0512/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Submission Open: 2025.12.05
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.05
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Health Sciences
Salary Range: 1309.64€
Length of employment: 9 months
Reference: IBMC_BI_ImmunoHub_1012_2025
Institution: Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: N2030-ERAChair-Scale ImmunoHUB-ACarmo
Submission Open: 2025.12.12
Submission Deadline: 2025.12.29
BOLSA DE DOUTORAMENTO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Neurobiology
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/Proj2025/i3S/12122612/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Tripartite synapses in neurodevelopmental disorders
Submission Open: 2025.12.12
Submission Deadline: 2025.12.26
Técnico de Comunicação
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Communication sciences
Salary Range: € 1.565, 37
Reference: Comunicação/FCT_PLURIANUAL/i3S/1212/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde
Submission Open: 2025.12.12
Submission Deadline: 2025.12.26
Research Technician
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Oncobiologia
Salary Range: €1.565,37
Reference: Technician/FCT/i3S/1512/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Alternative polyadenylation mRNA signatures in smoking-related cancers: mechanistic insight, function and therapeutic approaches
Submission Open: 2025.12.15
Submission Deadline: 2025.12.29
Research Technician
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Bioengineering
Salary Range: €1565,37
Reference: Technician/EIC/i3S/1512/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Blood as energy source to power smart cardiac devices
Submission Open: 2025.12.15
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.04
Junior Researcher
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Physical Engineering
Salary Range: € 2.351,53
Reference: Researcher/EIC/i3S/1512/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Blood as energy source to power smart cardiac devices
Submission Open: 2025.12.15
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.04
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Health Sciences
Salary Range: 1309,64€
Length of employment: 11 months
Reference: IBMC_BI_ImmunoHub_1712_2025
Institution: Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-951921- ImmunoHUB
Submission Open: 2025.12.18
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.05
BOLSA DE DOUTORAMENTO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biological sciences
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2022/i3S/18120201/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Submission Open: 2025.12.18
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.02
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biomédicas
Salary Range: 1040,98
Reference: Fellow_BI/FCT2025/i3S/18120201/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Biomarkers of Early and Late Pathology Stages and Progression in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Submission Open: 2025.12.18
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.02
Science Manager
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Not available
Salary Range: € 1.745,83 a € 3.249,20
Reference: BusinessManager/EIC/i3S/2212/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Blood as energy source to power smart cardiac devices
Submission Open: 2025.12.22
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.06
Research Technician
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Biological sciences
Salary Range: € 1.565,37
Reference: Technician/Horizon_IGNITION/i3S/2212/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Improving GreeN Innovation for the blue revoluTION: new tools and opportunities for a more sustainable animal farming
Submission Open: 2025.12.22
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.09
Bolsa Investigação / Research Grant
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Neurosciences
Salary Range: 1309.64€
Length of employment: 3 months
Reference: IBMC_BI_NCbio_1912_2025
Institution: Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: N2030- ERAChair-NCBIO-DCastro
Submission Open: 2025.12.22
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.06
Junior Researcher
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Oncobiologia
Salary Range: € 2.351,53
Reference: Researcher/FCT/i3S/2312/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: PSGL-1 immune checkpoint protein antibody blockade as a strategy to treat lymphoma
Submission Open: 2025.12.23
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.07
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Bioengineering
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2022/i3S/23120701/2026
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Submission Open: 2025.12.23
Submission Deadline: 2026.01.07

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