Postdoctoral research scholarship (DAN/PARC/2026/01): food toxicology and chemical risk assessment

Portugal EUR 1,901 per month (FCT grant table) Fellowship On-site

Portugal's National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Food and Nutrition Department, offers one research scholarship for a PhD holder in the Horizon Europe PARC partnership on chemical risk assessment (reference DAN/PARC/2026/01). The scholar works on innovation in regulatory risk assessment with a food toxicology focus, under Dr Ricardo Assunção in Lisbon.

Country: PT
Experience: Experience not specified
Salary / stipend: EUR 1,901 per month (FCT grant table)
Apply by: 10 Nov 2026
Job type: Fellowship
Work mode: On-site
Function: Research
Openings: 1
Shift: Full-time, 35 hours per week

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Who can apply

PhD in health sciences

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What you’ll do

Take part in team and project meetings for PARC tasks involving the department
Collect and analyse data for risk assessment of priority chemical compounds
Help draft deliverables, reports and scientific articles
Present project results at scientific meetings
Support departmental R&D: funding applications, supervision, technical events, food and nutrition surveillance monitoring and science outreach

What the employer asks for

Pre-Bologna degree or integrated Master's in Health Sciences
PhD in Health Sciences
Proven experience in toxicology, preferably food toxicology, and chemical risk assessment
Peer-reviewed publications in toxicology (preferably food toxicology) or public health
Participation in scientific projects, preferably externally funded
Knowledge of molecular biology and epidemiology
Experience in multidisciplinary teams
Excellent written and spoken English and Portuguese
Available to start immediately

Selection process

Curricular assessment on a 0-20 scale (40%)
Interview (60%)
Committee may ask for extra supporting documents

Documents to keep ready

Detailed CV (training, experience, publications, projects)
Copies of qualification certificates
Copies of professional training certificates
Motivation letter in English (max. one page)
At least one professor or researcher as a reference
Call reference DAN/PARC/2026/01 on the application

Pay, benefits and perks

Monthly grant of EUR 1,901 (FCT table)
Personal accident insurance
6-month grant from 14 December 2026, renewable until the project ends

How to apply

Apply by email to ricardo.assuncao@insa.min-saude.pt.

Closes 10 Nov 2026; immediate start expected.

Skills for this role

What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice

Food toxicology
Chemical risk assessment
Molecular biology
Epidemiology
PhD
Postdoctoral
Publications
Junior Research Fellow
JRF
Senior Research Fellow
SRF
Research Associate
Food Technology research
GATE XL
ICAR NET
ASRB

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