COMPETITION FOR GRANTING ONE MASTER FELLOWSHIP – #NOVAID-B162

Organisation/Company

NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT

Department

Materials Research Center (CENIMATtendersglobal.neti3N)

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering
Technology » Medical technology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

26 Jan 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

12 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

2022.07258.PTDC

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Work Plan:

The work to be carried out under this fellowship consists of evaluating the reinnervation of a skin substitute in vitro using neurons derived from SH-SY5Y cells. The skin substitute consists of a scaffold loaded with a drug and is seeded with fibroblasts and keratinocytes isolated from human skin explants.

Workplace:

The work will be developed in the Tissue Engineering Laboratory at Physics Department from NOVA School of Science and Technology – Universidade NOVA de Lisboa under scientific supervision of Doctor Tânia Vieira, the contracting entity being NOVA.id.FCT – Associação para Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT.

Fellowship duration:

The scholarship will last for 6 months, starting in February 2024.

Application deadline and form of application submission:

The competition is open from January 12 to 26, 2024.

Documents to be provided when applying:

Applications must be formalized by sending the following documents:

1 – Motivation letter

2 – Curriculum Vitae

3 – Copy of qualification certificate(s)

4 – Document proving enrolment in the current academic year (can be replaced by a declaration of honor, in accordance with point 2 of the notice)

5 – Other documents that the candidate considers relevant to the assessment of the application (e.g. reference letters with contact details, academic work carried out).

How to submit applications:

Applications should be sent by email to Dr. Tânia Vieira at: [email protected] .

Documentation to be provided when the contract is signed: proof of enrolment on a PhD or non-degree course as part of an educational project at a Higher Education Institution.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Technology » Biotechnology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Mandatory requirements:

Master’s in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related fields.

Candidates holding a Master’s degree must be enrolled in a doctorate or in a course that does not lead to an academic degree as part of an educational project of a Higher Education Institution.

The documents proving this situation must be presented, at the latest, up to the stage of contracting the grant, before that they may be replaced by a declaration of honor.

Preferred factors:

Preference will be given to candidates with training and research experience in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance amount:

The amount of the scholarship corresponds to € 1 199,64 based on the table of values for scholarships awarded by FCT, I.P. in the country, payment being made monthly by bank transfer.

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:

The selection methods to be used will be as follows:

The selection process for the candidate to be hired is carried out in two stages. The first phase consists of a curriculum evaluation according to the criteria and respective valuation indicated below:

Criterion 1 – Academic training and classification (50%) – Grade from 1 to 20

Criterion 2 – Knowledge and experience in the processing and characterization of biomaterials for applications in tissue engineering and animal cell culture (30%) – Grade from 1 to 20

Criterion 3 – Other curricular components, namely experience in writing and presenting scientific papers and fluency in English (20%)

Grade from 1 to 20 Candidates ranked in the first 3 places in the first phase will pass to the second phase, which consists of an interview, provided they have obtained a classification above 70% in the first phase.

The final ranking will be based on a valuation of 40% for the interview and 60% for the curriculum evaluation.

Selection process

Composition of the Selection Jury:

President of the Jury: Dra Tânia Vieira

Members: Profa Célia Henriques and Prof. Jorge Carvalho Silva

Substitutes: Profª Isabel Sá Nogueira and Profª Paula Soares

Form of advertising/notification of results:

The evaluation results proposed by the jury will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the submission of applications, by email, of the results proposed by the jury, with access to the minutes and the final ranking list. After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision (prior hearing of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure). The final decision will be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for the notification), or an hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.ID.FCT’s Board through the address [email protected] .

Additional comments

Drafts:

The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT website.

Website for additional job details

https://www.novaidfct.pt/wp-content/calls/call/Edital_%23NOVAID-B162.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

FCT

Country

Portugal

State/Province

CAPARICA

City

ALMADA

Postal Code

2829-516

Street

CENIMAT

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Caparica

Website

http://www.novaid.fct.unl.pt/

Street

CENIMAT

Postal Code

2829-516

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

0966220834

STATUS: EXPIRED