.Champalimaud Foundation (Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud), a private, non-profit research institution in Lisbon, Portugal, is looking for a Graduate Studies Office Coordinator to join our team at the Champalimaud Research Programme. Since the beginning, Champalimaud Research has regarded educating future scientists as one of its main objectives. To this end, the CR has been dedicating considerable efforts to the development and implementation of outstanding educational programmes, including world-class Ph.D. programmes, advanced courses, and workshops. The selected candidate will join the Graduate Studies Office team and contribute significantly to this goal. The selected candidate will - Report to the Director of Education and the Managing Director at the Champalimaud Research Programme. Main responsibilities include Ensure and enhance academic quality standards by aligning with the Director of Education and course directors, engaging with students and faculty, and benchmarking against other institutions. Revise and enhance policy documents and rules for Graduate Studies and enhance communication of Ph.D. program requirements to students and faculty. Collaborate on and contribute to the development of the PhD core training curriculum. Enhance internal and external visibility and engagement of the Graduate School through presentations, written communication to students, faculty, and external partners. Maintain a good communication channel with the Ph.D. programme degree-granting institutions. Communicate and implement academic requirements to the student & faculty. Keep adequate records and compliance for external evaluation and accreditation purposes (A3ES). Track and review funding agency documentation for each doctoral fellowship call (FCT; "la Caixa", BIF, etc.) and prepare support materials for applicants. Support applications internally (approval steps). Support applicants with compliance and non-scientific review of proposal/project, CV editing, and motivation letters. Assist successful applicants in contract negotiation with funding agencies. Ensure student and faculty compliance with funding institution (documentation and reports). Manage yearly fellowship renewals. Coordinate and facilitate graduate student recruitment (Call, Open House & Interviews). Assist with foreign degree recognition & grade conversion to the Portuguese system. Plan and conduct onboarding and orientation sessions for new graduate students. Ensure that students are advised about programme(s) requirements, scheduling of courses, rotations, attendance, and evaluation. Provide graduate student mentorship and appropriate, timely enrollment, progression, and graduation. Collect information from students, faculty, and institutions by implementing annual student and faculty satisfaction surveys and performing statistical analysis for reporting purposes