Organisation/Company: Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho
Department: Engenharia Biológica
Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering
Researcher Profile: Other Profession Positions Master Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 3 Dec 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe (other)
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Research Fellowship (1 vacancy)
CEB-BI-53-2024
A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one research grant within the scope of the R&D project, ASCLEPIUS: Advancing scientific collaboration in phage therapy for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus , financed by HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02-0, under the following conditions:
Scientific Area : Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related areas.
Recipient category: Masters enrolled in a non-degree course or doctoral program.
Requirement for granting the fellowship:
The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship.
Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted.
Mandatory requirements:
Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related areas.
Requirements in the contracting phase:
Indicate enrollment in an academic or non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of the University of Minho.
Present proof of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline.
Preferred factors: Research experience in microbiology and virology, particularly in studies of interaction between bacteriophages and hosts and in interaction between bacteriophages and biofilms.
Applicants eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).
Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan includes isolation, characterization and deposition of therapeutic phages, organization of the phage collection, authentication and quality control of collection phages, development of phage preservation methods and interaction studies between bacteriophages and bacterial biofilms.
Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period of twelve months, with a provisional starting date on February 2025.
Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1259,64€ per month.
Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security and personal accident insurance.
Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity.
Selection panel: The selection panel shall consist of three effective members and two substitute members.
Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values.
Application deadline and submission: Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the required documents, sent by email to ******, indicating the reference of the call CEB-BI-53-2024 in Subject.
Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: The fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.
Final report: At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out.
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