Organisation/Company: iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Department: Project Manager
Research Field: Technology » Biotechnology
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 20 Oct 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Other
Type of Contract Extra Information: Principal Researcher (PR)
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: 899732
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description A call is open to hire a Principal Researcher (PR) for a Tenure Position at iBET for the area of Engineering and Technology Sciences, sub-area of Industrial Biotechnology – Engineering Processes for Biopharmaceuticals, Ref. OptVLPproc_SEP2024.
Where to apply E-mail: ******
Requirements Research Field: Technology » Biotechnology
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications:
Any national, foreigner and stateless candidate(s) holding a PhD degree, completed at least 10 years before the application date, in the areas of Life Sciences, Biotechnology or Bioengineering.
Demonstrated scientific maturity, in the form of publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant scientific areas.
Experience in training research staff and teaching graduate/undergraduate students.
Demonstrated ability to obtain independent funding in public and/or private scientific funding programs.
Experience in establishing and managing scientific collaborations with public and private institutions.
Experience in leading research teams.
Experience in coordinating R&D programs and/or core facilities.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
Good interpersonal skills.
Fluency in English.
Specific Requirements:
Research experience in one or more of the following areas:
Production of complex biopharmaceuticals (e.g. proteins, antibodies) using eukaryotic or prokaryotic expression platforms.
Optimization of expression platforms targeting higher product quantity and quality.
Application of bioreactor technology and chromatographic methods for production and purification, respectively, of complex biopharmaceuticals, up to a 50 L scale.
Implementation of biochemical and biophysical technologies for product characterization, with a focus on protein identity, quantity, and quality.
Technology transfer to CDMOs operating under cGMP.
Contract category and applicable legislation: A work contract will be established under the terms of the Portuguese Labour Code, for individuals holding a Doctoral Degree, corresponding to Level 54 to 61 of the single remuneration table (TRU), in accordance with Decree-Law no.57/2016 of August 29, amended by Law No. 57/2017 of July 19, and by Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017 of December 29. The salary level will depend on the experience of the selected candidate. The contract is expected to take effect within a maximum period of 120 days after the deadline for application submissions.
Eligibility criteria:
Notification of results: All the candidates will be informed of the recruitment results by e-mail. A list with the ranked evaluation of candidates will be published in a public and visible place at the Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (www.ibet.pt), and the selected candidate will be notified by e-mail.
After publication of the results, a complaint can be made to the e-mail ****** within fifteen days.
Selection process: The selection of candidates will be based on curriculum assessment in agreement with the requirements stated in the present announcement. Interviews will be conducted only when necessary to distinguish candidates with similar curriculum assessment scores, if scored in the 3 first positions. The final classification will be calculated based on CV assessment and interview, if applicable, the interview will correspond to 10% of the final evaluation.
Jury:
Paula Alves (President)
Cristina Peixoto (alternate member)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
With the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 2016, commonly known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in order to ensure a fair and transparent treatment of the data subject, iBET informs that by applying for this fellowship, you are authorizing iBET to (1) collect and process your personal data deemed necessary and relevant to this recruitment process, (2) to disclose the results of the assessment in accordance with the above-mentioned legislation in the advertisement text.
By applying for this position, and in case you are not selected, you grant authorization for your data to be shared with another iBET Department, within the scope of other recruitment processes in which you are eligible and your profile fits.
Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Country: Portugal
City: Oeiras
Postal Code: 2780-157
Street: Av. República, Qta. do Marquês
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