Full Professor/Professor Catedrático Edital/Notice no 960/2026

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior Técnico Department Direção de Recursos Humanos Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile Leading Researcher (R4) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 4 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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

Offer Description

Duties:

• Carry out, develop, conduct, and lead cutting-edge scientific research projects, and be active in acquisition of external research funding;
• Teach courses at undergraduate (Bsc), graduate (Msc) and post-graduate (Phd) levels, and inspire students through teaching and supervision;
• Be responsible for activities related to the university representation, scientific divulgation and knowledge transfer to society;
• Carry out top faculty managing activities as well as other high responsible activities as a senior faculty member.

Focus candidate: Senior academic staff with consolidated high quality research activity, with proven experience in leading scientific research projects that intend to play a leading role in a research unit.

Applicants should have the following qualifications:

• PhD degree in Engineering or a related area with interest in the scientific field of this competition and the title "Agregação" awarded by the Portuguese Universities;
• Strong and top quality publication record;
• Strong record of awarded grants;
• Ability to provide inspiring teaching (in English and/or Portuguese);
• Ability to deal with scientific/engineering challenges in contact with industrial partners;
• Ability to set up, manage and lead either European or international research networks in cutting-edge scientific areas related to this competition;
• Ability to motivate and coach research teams;
• Ability to embrace top managing duties within the faculty.

Specific Requirements

Level: PhD degree for more than 5 years and the title "Agregação" awarded by the Portuguese Universities

Duration of contract: Tenure track position with evaluation after 1 year

Salary: € 73 181,92 to € 84 736,96 gross salary per year, plus health coverage and other benefits. Other salary supplements are linked to participation in R&D projects

Selection process

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) is the top ranked Engineering, Science and Technology school in Portugal and one of the top ranked in Europe. IST provides an inspiring world-class learning environment, while performing leading research with global impact. IST outstanding achievements, unique institution profile, privileged location in Lisbon, coupled with the high quality of its students, alumni, faculty and staff make it truly a school for the world.