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Doctorate

Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution

Formative OfferDoctorateBiodiversity, Genetics and Evolution

The University of Lisbon and the University of Porto jointly organise a Doctoral Programme in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (BIODIV) in the field of Biological Sciences.

The programme is run by the Faculties of Sciences of the Universities of Lisbon (CIÊNCIAS) and Porto (FCUP), with the collaboration of the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C/CIÊNCIAS), the Centre for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO/UP), the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC) and the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP). These units carry out internationally renowned research in Biodiversity, Functional Ecology, Phylogenetics, Evolution, Behaviour, Theoretical Biology, Developmental Biology and Bioinformatics, among other areas, and have research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, as well as a Field Station associated with CE3C.

Useful Information

Start date

September

Duration

4 years (8 semesters)

Annual Fee

2 750.00€

Payment in ten instalments

Number of Credits

240 ECTS

Schedules

Daytime

Vacancies 2026/2027

Provisional: 20

How To Join

Application Deadlines

Coming soon.

Selection Criteria

Academic Curriculum (50%) + Professional Experience (30%) + Motivation Letter (20%)

Applications

The process is online. You must fill in all the mandatory fields in the various tabs of the application form, scan and attach the required documents (only legible files will be considered). At the end of the process, submit your application. You can find all the information in the Application Manual.

International Students: please refer to the information regarding application procedures on our website.

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