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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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Senior Molecular Geneticist
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Genética
Reference: SeniorMolecularGeneticist/CGPP/IBMC/1505/2025
Institution: Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology
Submission Open: 2025.05.16
Submission Deadline: 2025.08.15
BOLSA DE DOUTORAMENTO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biological sciences
Salary Range: € 1,309.64
Reference: Fellow_BID/ERC/i3S/18060407/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: How dividing cells adapt to karyotypic evolution
Submission Open: 2025.06.18
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.04
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biological sciences
Salary Range: €1.309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2024/i3S/20060707/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Unveiling the fate of polar misaligned chromosomes and their consequences for aneuploidy and chromosome instability
Submission Open: 2025.06.20
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.07
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biological sciences
Salary Range: € 1,309.64
Reference: Fellow_BID/ ERCUnic/i3S/23060807/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: How dividing cells adapt to karyotypic evolution
Submission Open: 2025.06.23
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.08
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Bioengineering
Salary Range: € 1309,64
Reference: 2Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2022/i3S/27061007/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: 3D models of skin fibrosis
Submission Open: 2025.06.27
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.10
Técnico de Diagnóstico Laboratorial
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Medical sciences
Salary Range: €1.324,77
Reference: Technician/FCT_MetAGNOSTICS/i3S/2706/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Direct metagenomics for agnostic diagnosis of neonatal infectious diseases
Submission Open: 2025.06.27
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.10
Research Technician
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Bioengineering
Salary Range: €1.565,37
Reference: Technician/FCT_HuMoIR/i3S/2706/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Human Models to determine the Immune Response to Biomaterials
Submission Open: 2025.06.27
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.15
Research Technician
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Oncobiologia
Salary Range: €1.565,37
Reference: Technician/FCT_MINNESOTA/i3S/3006/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Matrix stiffness as a master regulator of protein recycling, invasion and clinical response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Submission Open: 2025.06.30
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.18
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Biomedicine
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/COM_Proj2025/i3S/30061107/2025
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: 2025.06.30
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.11
Junior Researcher
Contrato a termo certo/Fixed-term contract
Area: Health Sciences
Salary Range: € 2.351,53
Reference: Researcher/FCT_Proj2023/i3S/3007/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Molecular glues as new fungicides against Candida albicans
Submission Open: 2025.06.30
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.21
BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Microbiology
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BI/FCT2025/i3S/30061107/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Mechanisms of Action in Gram-Posi: New mechanisms of actions of antimicrobials in gram-positive pathogens
Submission Open: 2025.06.30
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.11
Investigador Auxiliar
Contrato a termo incerto /Contract for unspecified duration
Area: Bioengineering
Salary Range: € 3.501,28
Reference: Researcher/FCT_MiDISC/i3S/0307/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Macrophage individualized therapy for lumbar disc herniation
Submission Open: 2025.07.03
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.16
BOLSA DE DOUTORAMENTO
Bolseiro/Fellow
Area: Synthetic Biology
Salary Range: 1309,64
Reference: Fellow_BID/HEU/i3S/04071707/2025
Institution: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Project: Photosynthetic electron focusing technology for direct efficient biohydrogen production from solar energy
Submission Open: 2025.07.04
Submission Deadline: 2025.07.17

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