Postdoctoral Position in Aquaculture with a FAPESP Fellowship

Job Details

The Aquaculture Center of UNESP, Jaboticabal campus – SP, is inviting applications for a FAPESP postdoctoral fellowship. Applicants must have obtained their PhD degree less than seven (7) years ago, except under the conditions provided in Portaria PR n. 171/2024, must not hold an employment contract, and must dedicate themselves exclusively to the research project. Candidates should demonstrate solid academic training and proven experience in aquaponics, biofloc systems, solid waste management, and environmental sustainability assessment to develop the project entitled “SolidFloc - Circularity of Solids from Flocponics and Biofloc – Biological Knowledge and Transfer for Sustainable Use”, a bilateral project between the Aquaculture Center and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany (FAPESP grant 2017/50431-9).

Requirements

Interested applicants with a background in Aquaculture, Aquaculture Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Animal Sciences, or related fields should send by email an updated Lattes CV (curriculum vitae for foreign applicants), a copy of their doctoral thesis (.pdf), a cover letter indicating their qualifications related to the project areas, and two letters of recommendation to the project coordinator, Prof. Dr. Maria Célia Portella (maria.c.portella@unesp.br), with the subject line “Application for FAPESP PD Fellowship.” Communication skills in English are required, given the international nature of the project. Foreign applicants must have basic communication skills in Portuguese.

Contact Information

The application deadline is March 31, 2026. The position is open to Brazilian and foreign applicants. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship in the amount of R$ 12,570.00 per month, a Technical Reserve, and other benefits, when applicable. Detailed information about the FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship is available at https://fapesp.br/bolsas/pd.