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Research fellowship

28 Feb 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S)
Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Portugal
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Other
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2021/i3S/29022503/2024
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

i3S – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (hereinafter i3S) is opening a call to award a grant for the development of R&D activities by Master´s enrolled in non-academic degree courses integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, within the project “Mechanisms coordinating epithelial architecture with cell division”, ref. PTDC/BIA-CEL/1511/2021, financed by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P/MCTES, PIDDAC.

Host Institution: i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal.

Scientific Area: Cell and Developmental Biology.

Project Title: “Mechanisms coordinating epithelial architecture with cell division”.

Workplan:

Epithelial tissues are of fundamental importance in biology and health, acting as essential barriers that compartmentalize animal life. Epithelial architecture and function stems from the apical-basal polarized distribution of adhesion complexes and the associated actomyosin cytoskeleton.  Organism development and homeostasis demand a dynamic rearrangement of apical-basal organization during mitotic proliferation of epithelial cells. The candidate will combine expertise on advanced genetic and optogenetic perturbation tools with quantitative high-resolution imaging approaches in Drosophila to uncover conserved mechanisms that control the interplay between cell division and apical-organization that preserves epithelial barrier function and genetic stability.  This is critical to understand multicellular life, and will cross scientific frontiers with knowledge that can be applied to the prevention of diseases, such as cancer, which is tightly associated with loss of tissue organization in epithelial tissues. Please see lab website for more information on the Epithelial Polarity and Cell Division group.

Admission Requirements:

Mandatory:

- BSc degree in areas such as Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine, bioengineering or another related field in health sciences with a minimum grade of 15/20;

- MSc degree in Life and Health Sciences with a minimum grade of 18/20;

- Candidates must also be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, at the time of the start of the contract;

- Candidates must have a strong interest for the cell and developmental biology field.

Preferential:

- Experience in Microscopy;

- Experience on molecular biology techniques;

- Candidates with a curiosity-driven mind;

Legislation and other applicable regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statute enacted by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18th, as amended; FCT Research Grants Regulation, approved by way of Regulation nr. 950/2019, published in the II Series of DR of December 16th, 2019; i3S Research Grants Regulation.

Place: The research activities will be hosted at i3S, under the scientific coordination of Doctor Eurico Morais-de-Sá.

Length time: The duration of the fellowship is 8 months, and the expected starting date is May 1st, 2024, upon availability of the financed funds.

Monthly maintenance stipend: €1.259,64, according to the values table of FCT, at Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf). The payments will be made by bank transference.

Research grants may also include other components, as the voluntary social insurance, under the terms of the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, article 10.

Evaluation Criteria:

Curriculum (50%); Motivation Letter (10%); Interview (40%). Top ranked candidates (between 2 and 5) in the curricular evaluation (1-60) will be called for an interview. The jury may not select any candidate for interview, if the curricular score of all candidates is lower than 30.

Evaluation Pannel: President - Eurico Morais de Sá; Other members: Mariana Osswald; Cristian Marchant.

Information and Publicity of Funding Granted: The results of the evaluation will be notified by email to all candidates. After notification, candidates have 10 working days to comment and, within that period, a complaint may be submitted by email to rh@i3s.up.pt.

Applications: The call will be open between February 29th to March 25th, 2024.

The applications must be submitted electronically at:

https://dozer.i3s.up.pt/applicationmanagement/#/addapplications/3a5174448d6ae966524e8ead7bdb3e

The required documents for the application are: Certificate of Qualifications, detailed Curriculum Vitae, letter of motivation, proof of enrolment in a course that does not confer an academic degree (proof of enrollment or a honor statement of capacity to enroll in the aforementioned course until the grant is contracted), and other documents, considered as relevant by the candidate.

Documents to be provided at the time of contracting: in addition to those mentioned in the previous point, it is necessary to present proof of enrollment in non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.

Requirements

Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements:

Mandatory:

- BSc degree in areas such as Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine, bioengineering or another related field in health sciences with a minimum grade of 15/20;

- MSc degree in Life and Health Sciences with a minimum grade of 18/20;

- Candidates must also be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, at the time of the start of the contract;

- Candidates must have a strong interest for the cell and developmental biology field.

Preferential:

- Experience in Microscopy;

- Experience on molecular biology techniques;

- Candidates with a curiosity-driven mind;

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
i3S
Country
Portugal
Geofield

Contact

City
Porto
Website
Street
Rua Alfredo Allen 208
Postal Code
4200-135