Are you a postdoctoral researcher in Health & Life Sciences? Are you looking for a research center to further develop your research career? Apply now for a EU funded Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF), choosing CNC-UC as host institution.

CNC-UC is a top-tier Portuguese research institution in the realm of Health & Life Sciences, devoted to basic & translational biomedical research, located at a UNESCO World Heritage university.

We are looking for candidates with a doctoral degree and an excellent track record, willing to advance their careers in Biomedicine & Biotechnology, with a maximum of 8 years of research experience counted from the PhD-award date to the call deadline. We look for candidates that have not resided or carried out their main activity in Portugal for more than 12 months in the 3 years before the call deadline.

What we offer

A vibrant scientific environment for the development of internationally competitive research and entrepreneurship.

Up-front academic and administrative support for you to write your proposal application to the MSCA-PF.

The MSCA-PF covers 2 year’s salary, mobility and family allowance, plus research and training costs (see marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships). 

How to apply

Choose the CNC group that best suits your profile (look in www.cnc.uc.pt/en) and contact the group leader(s) to inquire
on the possibility of being hosted there.

Send your CV and a motivation letter (the EOI), explaining your research idea and why it matches/synergizes with the group you
chose, to mariecurie@cnc.uc.pt with subject EOI_MSCA-PF 26.

Potential candidates will be internally pre-selected in order to proceed with the MSCA-PF application.

Key dates

Expression of Interest (EOI) deadline – June 12, 2026

Applicants Notification – by July 3, 2026

MSCA-PF Application – September 9, 2026

Send your EOI to mariecurie@cnc.uc.pt

Learn more about CNC research groups here.