Closed Fellowships 2024

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier – ITQB NOVA

Anúncio para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre 

no âmbito de um projecto interno do ITQB NOVA

Encontra-se aberta candidatura a uma bolsa de investigação para Mestre, no âmbito do projecto interno do ITQB NOVA intitulado “Estudos enzimáticos e estruturais de proteínas essenciais para o metabolismo de patogéneos anaeróbios”.

Área Científica: Ciências Biológicas - Bioquímica e Biologia Estrutural

Formação Académica: Mestrado ou Mestrado Integrado, nas áreas de Bioquímica, Biotecnologia, Microbiologia, Biologia, Química Aplicada, ou áreas afins, com média ponderada (Licenciatura e Mestrado) ou média final de curso (Mestrado Integrado) igual ou superior a 15 valores.

Outros requisitos:

- Dar-se-á preferência a candidatos com experiência laboratorial nas áreas de Bioquímica e/ou Microbiologia, nomeadamente em caracterização bioquímica/biofísica de proteínas, expressão e purificação de proteínas;

- Motivação para investigação e boa capacidade de trabalho em equipa;

- Bons conhecimentos de língua inglesa, falada e escrita;

- Motivação para prosseguir para doutoramento;

- o/a candidato/a selecionado/a receberá formação em Prática de Investigação no âmbito de um curso de extensão universitária ou de pós-graduação (https://www.itqb.unl.pt/education/training/#Pos-Graduation), disponíveis no ITQB NOVA, onde terá de se inscrever após ser seleccionado/a e até à data de contratualização da bolsa, conforme o Artº 6º do Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., em vigor, e concluirá essa formação no âmbito desta bolsa.

Plano de Trabalhos: O trabalho envolverá o estudo de enzimas importantes para o metabolismo de patogéneos anaeróbios, e implicará treino em técnicas de bioquímica, microbiologia e de biologia estrutural incluindo: engenharia de enzimas, produção de proteínas recombinantes, purificação de proteínas, catálise enzimática, métodos enzimáticos e espectroscópicos de caracterização proteica, cristalização de proteínas e resolução de estruturas de proteínas por cristalografia de raios-X.

Legislação e regulamentação aplicável: Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica, aprovado pela Lei nº 40/2004, de 18 de Agosto, alterado e republicado pelo Decreto-Lei nº 202/2012, de 27 de Agosto e alterado pelo Decreto-Lei nº 233/2012, de 29 de Outubro e pela Lei nº 12/2013, de 29 de Janeiro e pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de Julho, e pelo Decreto-Lei nº 123/2019, de 28 de Agosto;

Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., em vigor (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Local de trabalho: O trabalho será desenvolvido nos Laboratórios de “Metabolismo Energetico Bacteriano” e “Cristalografia aplicada à Industria e Medicina” do Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, sob a orientação científica da Professora Inês Cardoso Pereira e Doutor Pedro Matias.

Duração da bolsa: A bolsa terá a duração de 3 meses, eventualmente renovável, com início previsto em Março de 2024, em regime de exclusividade, conforme Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Valor do subsídio de manutenção mensal: O montante da bolsa corresponde a 1199.64€, conforme tabela de valores das bolsas atribuídas directamente pela FCT, I.P. no País (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf). O pagamento será efectuado, mensalmente, por transferência bancária.

Métodos de selecção: O método de selecção será por avaliação curricular (CV e carta de motivação) com nota de 1 a 10, de acordo com os requisitos de admissão, seguida de uma entrevista a realizar aos cinco melhores candidatos classificados na avaliação curricular com nota igual ou superior a 7,0. A classificação final terá a ponderação de 60% para a avaliação curricular e de 40% para a entrevista no caso dos candidatos seleccionados para a mesma, e de 100% da avaliação curricular para os restantes candidatos.

Composição do Júri de Selecção: Presidente do Júri: Professora Doutora Inês Cardoso Pereira, Vogais efectivos: Doutor Pedro Matias e Doutor Américo Duarte. Vogal suplente: Doutora Andreia Pimenta.

Documentos de candidatura: As candidaturas devem ser formalizadas, obrigatoriamente, através de candidatura indicando a referência da bolsa a que concorre e acompanhada dos seguintes documentos: Curriculum Vitae detalhado (com classificações de licenciatura e mestrado), carta de motivação, cópia dos certificados de habilitações, e contactos para duas referências. Caso o grau tenha sido conferido por instituição de ensino superior estrangeira, o candidato tem de apresentar o certificado de reconhecimento do mesmo, passado pela Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) ou por uma universidade pública Portuguesa, até à assinatura do contrato. Sobre este assunto poderá ser consultada a página da DGES: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Toda a documentação deve ser enviada num documento único em formato PDF.

Forma de notificação dos resultados: Todos os candidatos serão notificados do resultado final através de e-mail.

Prazos e procedimentos de reclamação e recurso: Caso o resultado seja desfavorável à concessão da bolsa requerida, os candidatos têm um prazo de 10 dias úteis, após a divulgação dos resultados, para se pronunciarem, querendo, em sede de audiência prévia de interessados, nos termos previstos no Código do Procedimento Administrativo.

Prazo de candidatura: O concurso encontra-se aberto no período de 30 de janeiro a 12 de fevereiro de 2024. 

As candidaturas devem ser remetidas exclusivamente por via electrónica (indicar no \"subject” o nome do candidato e Referência do anúncio) para:

Professora Doutora Inês Cardoso Pereira

Email: ipereira@itqb.unl.pt

Anúncio Ref. 013/BI/2024 

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa – ITQB NOVA

Anúncio para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação para Licenciado 

no âmbito do Gabinete de Comunicação

Encontra-se aberta candidatura a uma bolsa de investigação para Licenciado, financiada pelo ITQB NOVA.

Área Científica: Ciências da Comunicação - Comunicação de Ciência. 

Formação Académica: Licenciatura.

Outros requisitos:

Colocar os requisitos que considerar fundamentais para o desenvolvimento das tarefas pretendidas.

O requisito colocado abaixo é obrigatório.

• Estar inscrito ou inscrever-se, até à data do início do contrato, num doutoramento, mestrado ou curso não conferente de grau académico, conforme o Artigo 6.º do Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.;

• Licenciatura em Comunicação Social, numa das áreas científicas do ITQB NOVA ou em áreas afins;

• Interesse no desenvolvimento de websites institucionais e organização de eventos científicos internacionais;

• Fluência em Português e Inglês (falado e escrito);

• Experiência prévia em desenvolvimento de websites institucionais e organização de eventos científicos internacionais (fator preferencial).

Plano de Trabalhos: 

Com a duração de um ano, o projeto pretende complementar a formação de licenciados em comunicação e áreas afins, na vertente de comunicação de ciência institucional. Em concreto, o estudante colaborará na implementação de estratégias de comunicação digital através de um novo website institucional, bem como na organização de eventos destinados a comunidade científica. Durante este período, o estudante terá oportunidade de colaborar e aprender com investigadores e comunicadores de ciência do ITQB NOVA, adquirindo experiência e prática, ao mesmo tempo que é desafiado a sugerir estratégias fundamentadas para atingir os objetivos propostos.

Na vertente da comunicação digital, o projeto envolve uma análise de benchmarking de websites de instituições similares e entrevistas a potenciais utilizadores, de forma a elaborar um plano informado para a construção do novo website do ITQB NOVA, incluindo a respetiva “árvore”, funcionalidades específicas para diferentes utilizadores, sugestões de conteúdos, linguagens de programação, frameworks, requisitos técnicos, requisitos de backoffice e orçamentação.

Na vertente de organização de eventos científicos, o projeto envolve uma análise das práticas de organização do Gabinete de Comunicação do ITQB NOVA e de outras instituições, bem como da ficha de eventos em uso, com o objetivo de sugerir e introduzir melhorias das mesmas. O estudante participará na organização de diversas iniciativas, de forma a desenvolver a vertente prática, culminando na organização de um evento internacional na área de microscopia, com a presença de palestrantes nacionais e estrangeiros e presença nas redes sociais.

Legislação e regulamentação aplicável: 

• Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica, aprovado pela Lei n.º 40/2004, de 18 de agosto, alterado e republicado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 202/2012, de 27 de agosto, alterado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 233/2012, de 29 de outubro, pela Lei n.º 12/2013, de 29 de janeiro, pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de julho e pelo Decreto-Lei nº 123/2019, de 28 de agosto;

• Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., em vigor (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Local de trabalho: O trabalho será desenvolvido no Gabinete de Comunicação do ITQB NOVA, sob a orientação científica de Renata Ramalho e Ana Sanchez.

Duração da bolsa: A bolsa terá a duração de 12 meses, eventualmente renovável, com início previsto em fevereiro de 2024, em regime de exclusividade, conforme Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Valor do subsídio de manutenção mensal: O montante da bolsa corresponde a 930,98€, conforme tabela de valores das bolsas atribuídas diretamente pela FCT, I.P. no País (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf). O pagamento será efetuado, mensalmente, por transferência bancária.

Métodos de seleção: A seleção será efetuada por análise curricular e entrevista, de acordo com os critérios solicitados. Cada método terá o peso de 50%.

Composição do Júri de Seleção:

• Presidente: Professora Doutora Ana Sanchez

• 1.º vogal: Doutor Pedro Matos Pereira

• 2.ª vogal: Dra. Renata Ramalho

• Vogal suplente: Eng.º Daniel Branco 

Documentos de candidatura: As candidaturas devem ser formalizadas, obrigatoriamente, através do envio dos seguintes documentos: Carta de motivação; Curriculum Vitae detalhado; Cópia do(s) certificado(s) de habilitações. Caso o grau tenha sido conferido por instituição de ensino superior estrangeira, o candidato tem de apresentar o certificado de reconhecimento do mesmo, passado pela Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) ou por uma universidade pública Portuguesa, até à assinatura do contrato. Sobre este assunto poderá ser consultada a página da DGES: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en 

Forma de notificação dos resultados: Todos os candidatos serão notificados do resultado final através de e-mail.

Prazos e procedimentos de reclamação e recurso: Caso o resultado seja desfavorável à concessão da bolsa requerida, os candidatos têm um prazo de 10 dias úteis, após a divulgação dos resultados, para se pronunciarem, querendo, em sede de audiência prévia de interessados, nos termos previstos no Código do Procedimento Administrativo.

Prazo de candidatura: O concurso encontra-se aberto no período de 25 de janeiro a 19 de fevereiro de 2024. 

As candidaturas devem ser remetidas exclusivamente por via electrónica (indicar no \"subject” o nome do candidato e Referência do anúncio) para:

Doutora Renata Ramalho

Email: renata.ramalho@itqb.unl.pt

Anúncio Ref. 009/BI/2024

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Application for a Master Fellowship

within the Project 2022.03561.PTDC

Applications are invited for a Master Fellowship in the scope of the project entitled “Glycofoldamers as bacterial toxin inhibitors” with the Ref. 2022.03561.PTDC, funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P./MCTES.

Scientific Area: Chemistry

Academic degree: We seek candidates with a Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related areas, with bachelor’s degree classification of 14 (or higher) and a Master’s degree classification of 16 (or higher).

Other requisites: 

- Strong background in organic synthesis;

- Good English language knowledge, spoken and written;

- Commitment to pursue PhD studies

- Being enrolled in a PhD, or in a non-academic degree course, until the signature of the contract, in accordance with number 2 of the Article 6th of “Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.” from FCT, law in force.

Working Plan: We seek to explore a new class of multivalent glycoconjugates for bacterial toxin/adhesin inhibition. The selected candidate will prepare and purify oligomeric multivalent scaffolds; conjugate them with carbohydrate ligands; characterize the interaction between the glycoconjugates and toxins/adhesins by biophysical techniques; elucidate the structure of the complexes formed and evaluate the inhibition of adhesion to host cells.

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th;

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working Place: The work will be carried out in the Bio-oriented Supramolecular Chemistry lab and in the Bioorganic Chemistry lab at ITQB NOVA, under supervision of Doctor Pedro Mateus and Doctor Rita Ventura.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 7 months, expected to start in April 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 1 199,64 €, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates ́ CV and, if needed, an interview for selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 70% and 30% respectively. 

Juri composition: Doctor Pedro Mateus (president), Doctor Rita Ventura, Doctor Peter Kis (efective members) and Doctor Luís Lima (substitute member).

Application documents: The application should be formalized in a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference together with the following documents: detailed Curriculum Vitae, degree certificate, transcript detailing the courses taken and the contact of 2 references. All documents should be sent by email in a single pdf file. If the degree has been conferred by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificate of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From 5 of February to 11 of March, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Doctor Pedro Mateus 

Email: pmateus@itqb.unl.pt 

Ref. 016/BI/2024

ITQB NOVA

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Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier – ITQB NOVA

Announcement for a Master Fellowship 

within the project PTDC/BIA-BQM/4056/2020

Applications are invited for a Master Fellowship in the scope of the project entitled “Biocatalytic synthesis of oligoarabinosides for the study of drug targets and development of novel anti-tuberculosis drugs” with the Ref. PTDC/BIA-BQM/4056/2020, funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P./MCTES through nacional funding (PIDDAC).

Scientific Area: Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry

Academic degree: Master degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry or related areas

Other requisites: 

- Strong motivation for scientific research and ability to work independently

- Fluency in English (spoken and written)

- Good organizational and teamwork skills

-  Motivation to pursue PhD studies

- Being enrolled in a PhD, or in a non-academic degree course, until the signature of the contract, in accordance with the Article 6th of “Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. from FCT”, law in force.

Working Plan: Arabino (furanosyl) transferases are promising therapeutic targets for the development of molecules capable of inhibiting these enzymes and with potential for the development of compounds with anti-tuberculosis activity. The candidate will be involved in some of the following tasks: bacterial cell growth, protein purification, biophysical and functional characterization, structural analysis, computational studies for in silico screening to identify promising drugs and evaluation of their effect on mycobacteria.

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working Place: The work will be carried out in the Membrane Protein Crystallography Laboratory at ITQB NOVA, under the supervision of Doctor Margarida Archer and Dr José Brito.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 8 months, eventually renewable, expected to start in February 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 1 199,64 €/monthly, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the documents presented – Curriculum vitae (60%), motivation letter (20%), references (20%). If needed, an interview of the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 50% each.

Jury composition: Doctor Margarida Archer (president of the jury), Doctors José Brito and Carlos Frazão (effective members), and Doctor Pedro Matias (substitute member)

Application documents: The application should be formalized in a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference together with the following documents: detailed Curriculum Vitae, degree certificate and 2 reference letters. All documents should be preferably sent by email in a single pdf file. If the degree has been conferred by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificate of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From January 25 to February 29, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Doctor Margarida Archer

E-mail: archer@itqb.unl.pt

Ref. 008/BI/2024

ITQB NOVA

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Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Application for a Master Initiation Fellowship

within the project PHENET

Applications are invited for a Master Fellowship in the scope of the project entitled \"PHENET: Tools and methods for extended plant PHENotyping and EnviroTyping services of European Research Infrastructures”, ref. 101094587, funded by European Research Executive Agency.

Scientific Area: Bioinformatics / Computational Biology / Biological Sciences.

Academic Degree: Candidates with a master degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Agronomy, Geology, Biology, Biochemistry, or similar areas.

Requirements:

- Knowledge of Bioinformatics tools and workflows and/or knowledge of data management;

- Experience with computer programming and system administration (Bash, Python, SQL, etc);

- Proficiency in spoken and written English;

- be enrolled, by the date of the start of the contract, in a PhD, or in a non-academic degree course, in accordance with the Article 6th of “Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. from FCT”, law in force.

Will be valued:

- Knowledge in semantic web technologies and standard vocabularies;

- Knowledge of data management, curation, sharing and interoperability;

- Prior experience in plant sciences or soil analysis;

- Prior software development experience;

- Background knowledge or experience in the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data and link data.

Work Plan: The plant work is aligned with the project plan “PHENET”. He/she will develop tools to enable data flow from data acquisition to modeling and publication by standardising and integrating interoperable data produced by platforms at the dataset and database levels. 

A Soil ontology will be developed based on: Existing ontologies (e.g. Environment Ontology -ENVO) to describe soil composition and texture. They will be extended to enable a full description of the soil health e.g. contaminants and chemical composition. Collaboration with the soil scientific community and projects will be set up. The work plan will also include data annotation using controlled vocabularies and ontologies, as well as the curation and submission of datasets to predefined databases. This part of the work plan will be performed using data sets produced to validate the developed Soil ontology.

In the end the work plant will provide services to enable FAIR data curation, storage and exchange enabling Open Science policy through data sharing, interoperability with modelling and sustainable data publication on existing open repositories. 

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working place: The selected candidate will work at ITQB NOVA (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica), under the scientific guidance of Doctor Inês Chaves and Doctor Daniel Faria.

Duration of the Fellowship: 6 months, with the possibility of renewal. The starting date is planned for April 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 1259,64 €, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The selection method will be through curriculum evaluation and if needed interview of a selected group of candidates. For the candidates selected for interview, the CV will count 50% and the interview/presentation another 50% towards the evaluation grade.

Jury: Doctor Inês Chaves, Doctor Nelson Saibo, Doctor Daniel Faria and Doctor Pedro Barros, as effective members; Doctor Célia Miguel, Professor Doctor Jorge Oliveira,as substitute members.

Documents for application: Applications must be formalized by email, necessarily, through indication of the reference of the fellowship and including the following documents: the motivation letter with brief description of the current research interests and description of how the candidate’s background suits the project, detailed CV, copy of the degree certificates and names and contacts of two references. If the MSc/BSc degrees have been conferred by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificates of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: The application period is open from March 6 to 20, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Doctor Inês Chaves 

e-mail: ichaves@itqb.unl.pt 

Ref. 024/BI/2024

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Application for a Master Fellowship

within the 2022.02916.PTDC

Applications are invited for a Master Fellowship in the scope of the project entitled “Modelling vitamins B1 and B2 biosynthesis and biofortification in rice” with the Ref. 2022.02916.PTDC, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P./MCTES.

Scientific Area: Biological sciences.

Academic degree: Candidates with a MSc degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, Biochemistry, or similar areas.

Other requisites: 

- The candidate to be selected must hold a minimum academic qualification at the MSc level in bioinformatics, biology, biochemistry, or related areas;

- Interest in plant biology;  

- Interest in molecular biology;

- Interest in analysing sequencing and RNA-seq data; 

- Proficiency in spoken and written English;

- Motivation and organizational capacity; 

- A love for learning and problem-solving skills;

- Versatility, flexibility, and adaptability, coupled with a proactive spirit and autonomy;

- Be enrolled in a PhD, or in a non-academic degree course, in accordance with the Article 6th of “Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. from FCT”, law in force.

Working Plan: 

- To grow several rice varieties under optimal conditions; 

- DNA extraction for whole genome resequencing;

- Analysis of sequencing data, specifically focusing on gene loci involved in vit. B1 and B2 biosynthesis (at the promoter and coding regions);

- RNA extraction and quantification;

- Analysis and processing of RNA-sequencing data;

- Determination of differentially expressed genes in different rice varieties at the level of different organs;

- Integration of RNA-seq data into transcriptomic databases and creation of a gene regulatory network.

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working Place: The work will be carried out in the Plant Functional Genomics lab, GPlants at ITQB NOVA, under supervision of Professor M. Margarida Oliveira, Doctor Pedro Barros and Doctor Tiago Lourenço.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 6 months, with possibility of renewal, expected to start in March 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 1259.64€ according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates’ CV and, if needed, an interview for the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 50% each. Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a Certificate of Recognition in accordance with applicable law. This document is mandatory only in the contractualization phase.

Juri composition: Applications will be evaluated by a jury composed of Professor M. Margarida Oliveira (president), Doctor Pedro Barros and Doctor Tiago Lourenço; Doctor Nelson Saibo will act as substitute member.

Application documents: The application should be formalized in a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference together with the following documents: detailed Curriculum Vitae, degree certificate. All documents should preferably be sent by email in a single pdf file. If the degree has been conferred by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificate of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From February 15 to March 6, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Professor M. Margarida Oliveira

mmolive@itqb.unl.pt

Ref. 017/BI/2024

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Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Application for a Research Initiation Fellowship

within the project GREEN-IT

Applications are invited for a Research Initiation Fellowship in the scope of the project GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ref. UIDP/04551/2020, entitled \"Mechanisms of adaptation of cereals to future Mediterranean climatic conditions\" (internal ref. ICA38312), funded Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P./MCTES, through national funding (PIDDAC).

Scientific Area: Agricultural Sciences and related areas.

Academic degree: Being enrolled in a Bachelor course in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Agronomy or related areas.

Other requisites: 

- Strong motivation for scientific research and ability to work independently

- Good organizational skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team

- Skills in plant physiology, biochemistry and/or high-throughput phenotyping

- Preferably previous laboratory experience in plant physiology and calculation of agronomic components

- Fluency in English

- Immediate incorporation, preferably living in the Lisbon area to facilitate the quick start of the tasks.

Working Plan: Within this project we are carrying out a novel integration of field phenotyping and biochemical, molecular and agronomic techniques to perform holistic studies that identify key mechanisms regulating crop productivity and tolerance to abiotic stresses. The main goal is to define crop ideotypes that are adapted to present and future environmental conditions, contributing to accelerate breeding programmes. The selected candidate will help in the determination of agronomic traits from different cereal species, including alternative crops, to understand the impact of environmental conditions on grain fertility and filling, as well as collaborate in high-throughput field phenotyping measurements to monitor plant growth and resilience. 

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working Place: The work will be carried out in the Plant Ecophysiology and Metabolism Laboratory at ITQB NOVA, under supervision of Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz and Doctor Rubén Vicente.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 4 months, expected to start in early April 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 601.12€, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates CV and if needed an interview for the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 80% and 20% each.

Juri composition: Doctor Rubén Vicente (president), Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz, Doctor Estefanía Uberegui-Bernad (effective members), and Doctor Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso (substitute member). 

Application documents: The application should be formalized in a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference together with the detailed Curriculum Vitae and copy of enrollment in a bachelor degree. All documents should be preferably sent by email in a single pdf file. 

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favorable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From February 29 to March 13, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Doctor Rubén Vicente 

ruben.vicente@itqb.unl.pt

Ref. 023/BII/2024

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier – ITQB NOVA

Anúncio para atribuição de uma Bolsa de Investigação para Licenciado

no âmbito do projeto PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência)  - AgriPlast

PRR-C05-i03-I-000167-L10.2

Encontra-se aberta candidatura a uma bolsa de investigação para Licenciado, no âmbito do projeto intitulado “Agri-Plast-Organização e Inovação para a Redução de Plásticos Agrícolas”, Ref. PRR-C05-i03-I-000167-L10.2, financiado por ITQB NOVA/Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR).

Área Científica: Química, Química Orgânica

Grau académico: Licenciatura em Química e áreas relacionadas.

Outros requisitos:

- Experiência em química orgânica;

- Motivação para investigação;

- Boa capacidade de trabalho e organização;

- Motivação para trabalhar em equipa;

- Bons conhecimentos de língua inglesa, falado e escrito;

- Estar inscrito ou inscrever-se até à data do início do contrato, num doutoramento, mestrado, ou num curso não conferente de grau académico, conforme o Artº 6º do Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Plano de trabalhos: Desenvolvimento de métodos de identificação e de quantificação de micro- e nano-plásticos em solos de cultura de mirtilos. 

Legislação e regulamentação aplicável: Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica, aprovado pela Lei nº 40/2004, de 18 de agosto, alterado e republicado pelo Decreto-Lei nº 202/2012, de 27 de agosto e alterado pelo Decreto-Lei nº 233/2012, de 29 de Outubro e pela Lei nº 12/2013, de 29 de Janeiro e pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de Julho, e pelo Decreto-Lei nº 123/2019, de 28 de Agosto;

Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., em vigor (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Local de Trabalho: O trabalho será realizado no Laboratório de Química Bioorgânica do ITQB NOVA, sob a orientação científica de Rita Ventura.

Duração da bolsa: A bolsa terá a duração de 6 meses, com início previsto em Abril de 2024, em regime de exclusividade, conforme Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Valor do subsídio de manutenção mensal: O montante da bolsa corresponde a 990.98 €, conforme tabela de valores das bolsas atribuídas directamente pela FCT, I.P. no País (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf). O pagamento será efectuado, mensalmente, por transferência bancária.

Métodos de selecção: A selecção será efectuada por análise curricular de acordo com os critérios solicitados. Se necessário, os candidatos seleccionados serão entrevistados. Nestes casos, a entrevista terá um peso se 20%.

Composição do júri: Doutora Rita Ventura (presidente do júri), Doutor Peter Kis, Professor Christopher Maycock (vogais efectivos) e Doutora Márcia Rénio (vogal suplente).

Documentos de candidatura: As candidaturas devem ser formalizadas, obrigatoriamente, através do envio dos seguintes documentos: Carta de motivação, Curriculum Vitae detalhado, Cópia dos certificados de habilitações e contacto de 2 referências. Caso o grau tenha sido conferido por instituição de ensino superior estrangeira, o candidato tem de apresentar o certificado de reconhecimento do mesmo, passado pela Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) ou por uma universidade pública Portuguesa, até à assinatura do contrato. Sobre este assunto poderá ser consultada a página da DGES: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en

Forma de notificação dos resultados: Todos os candidatos serão notificados do resultado final através de e-mail.

Prazos e procedimentos de reclamação e recurso: Caso o resultado seja desfavorável à concessão da bolsa requerida, os candidatos têm um prazo de 10 dias úteis, após a divulgação dos resultados, para se pronunciarem, querendo, em sede de audiência prévia de interessados, nos termos previstos no Código do Procedimento Administrativo

Prazo de candidatura: O concurso encontra-se aberto no período de 22 de fevereiro a 22 de março de 2024. 

As candidaturas devem ser remetidas exclusivamente por via electrónica (indicar no \"subject” o nome do candidato e Referência do anúncio) para:

Doutora Rita Ventura

rventura@itqb.unl.pt

Anúncio Ref. 021/BI/2024

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Application for a Bachelor Student Fellowship

within the Citizen Science project OEIRAS EXPERIMENTA

Applications are invited for a Bachelor Student Fellowship in the scope of the citizen science project entitled “Oeiras Experimenta: climate-smart crops for sustainable food production”, ref. Project 315, funded by European Commission through IMPETUS: setting a citizen science innovation programme for exploring innovative funding schemes and boosting recognition.

Scientific Area: Agricultural Sciences, Communication Sciences, and related areas.

Academic degree: Bachelor students in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Agronomy, Science communication, and related areas.

Other requisites: 

- Strong motivation for scientific research and field and lab work;

- Good organizational skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team;

- Being enrolled in a BSc programme by the date of the start of the contract.

Will be valued:

- Skills in plant physiology, agronomy, biochemistry and/or high-throughput phenotyping;

- Recommendable previous experience in plant cultivation/field management;

- Experience or volunteering in initiatives with contact with citizens of various ages and social contexts;

- Fluency in English;

- Immediate availability.

Work Plan: The Oeiras Experimenta is a citizen science project that integrates the Oeiras Municipality, the research institute ITQB NOVA and local citizen scientists in a multi-disciplinary and cross-scales partnership, implemented in the scope of Ciência + Cidadã Program. The aim is to identify novel alternative and underused climate-resilient crops offering sustainable, healthy, and nutritious food products compared to traditional crops, contributing to Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goal commitments. The candidate will work in tasks such as (i) training sessions with citizen scientists and researchers, (ii) field management routinary activities (control of weeds, pests and diseases, monitoring of plant growth, organisation of field tasks, irrigation of plants), (iii) state-of-the-art phenotyping measurements to assess plant growth and development, and (iv) actions on the field/labs with citizen scientists to calculate agronomic components, collaborating with the ITQB groups of Rubén Vicente, Carlota Vaz Patto and Isabel Abreu. The candidate selected will also participate in the Ciência +Cidadã Program (coordinated by Maria João Leão) and with Oeiras Municipality Science and Innovation Office (coordinated by Elisabete Brigadeiro).

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Working Place: The work will be carried out in the field trials of Oeiras Experimenta project and ITQB Laboratories, within the Estação Agronómica Nacional located in Oeiras, under the direct supervision of Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz and Doctor Rubén Vicente.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 4 months, expected to start in July 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 601.12€, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates´ CV and, if needed, an interview for the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 80% and 20% each.

Juri composition: Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz (president), Doctor Rubén Vicente, and Doctor Maria João Leão (effective members), and Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto and Doctor Isabel Abreu as substitute members. 

Application documents: The application should be formalized with (a) a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference, (b) the detailed Curriculum Vitae, and (c) a degree certificate (proving the student is enrolled in a BSc programme). All documents should be preferably sent by email as a single pdf file. If the degree certificate has been conferred (or is in progress) by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificate of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favourable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From June 18 to July 1, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Doctor Omar Vergara and Doctor Rubén Vicente

(vergara@itqb.unl.pt and ruben.vicente@itqb.unl.pt) 

Ref. 043/BII/2024

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier – ITQB NOVA

Application for a Bachelor holder Fellowship

within the project EU-EMBRACES 

Applications are invited for a Bachelor Holder Fellowship in the scope of the science communication project EU-EMBRACES – Ref. 101162414, in the scope of the European Researchers Night (NEI), funded by the European Commission (European Research Executive Agency). 

Scientific Area: Science Communication

Academic degree: Bachelor in Natural or Social Sciences 

Other requisites: 

- Motivation for science communication;

- Fluency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken);

- Good organizational skills;

- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;

- Good interpersonal and communication skills;

- Being enrolled in a master course or in a non-academic degree course, in accordance with Article 6th of “Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. from FCT”, law in force.

Will be valued:

- Experience in science communication initiatives;

- Experience in event planning;

- Available for immediate start.

Master students willing to use this opportunity as part of their academic training are invited to apply.

Work Plan: The EU-EMBRACES is developed by a consortium led by ITQB NOVA, a research and academic institution with extensive experience in outreach and event organization, in partnership with Ciência Viva, a national agency dedicated to Scientific Culture; and i3S, a research centre with a solid educational programme for schools and the public. The project brings together researchers and other stakeholders involved in the Horizon Europe Missions and the public, in more than 250 activities in 10 venues across the country, with the support of research institutions and local authorities. The selected candidate will be integrated in ITQB-NOVA’s Communication Office and will be involved in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the European Researchers Night main event (scheduled for 27 September) held in Oeiras, in collaboration with the Municipality and other scientific institutions in the region. Tasks within the workplan include collaboration in the design of the activities, contact with researchers and science communicators, collaboration in the dissemination of the event and involvement of the Oeiras community, actively participation in the event and pre-event activities, engagement with visitors and assessing the outcomes of the event. The selected candidate will be expected to write a report of the Oeiras NEI event.

Applicable Law and Regulations: Status of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law number 40/2004, of August 18th, changed and republished by Ordinance 202/2012 of August 27th and changed by Ordinance 233/2012 of October 29th and by Law 12/2013 of January 29th and by Ordinance 89/2013 of July 9th and by the Ordinance 123/2019 of August 28th; 

Regulations for Research Fellowships from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf).

Workplace: The work will be carried within the EU-EMBRACES project at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, under the supervision of Professor Ana Sanchez.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 3 months, eventually renewable, expected to start in August 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 990,98 € according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates´ CV and, if needed, an interview for the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 80% and 20% each. Candidates are advised to use both CV and motivation letter to demonstrate

Juri composition: Prof. Ana Sanchez (President), Dr. Ivana Martins and Dr. Maria Joao Leão (Effective members), Dr. Luis Morgado and Dr. Maria João Tavares (Substitute members). 

Application documents: The application should be formalized with (a) a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference, (b) the detailed Curriculum Vitae, (c) Motivation letter of 1 page maximum, (d) a degree certificate and (e) reference name and contact. All documents should be preferably sent by email as a single pdf file. If the degree certificate has been conferred by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, the selected candidate must obtain the certificate of the degree recognition, issued by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education or by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution, until the signature of the contract. Regarding this issue, please consult the website of the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en.

Notification of candidates: All the candidates will be informed of the final result by e-mail.

Deadlines and procedures for complaints and appeals: If the result is not favourable, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the disclosure of the results, to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in the terms provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Application period: From July 19 to August 1, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:

Cristina Amaral

Email: itqb.projects@itqb.unl.pt

Ref. 050/BI/2024 

ITQB NOVA

OEIRAS