008/BI/2024 - Fellowship for Masters

24 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier ITQB NOVA

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Chemistry » Biochemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

7 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

25 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

008/BI/2024

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

No

Offer Description

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_202… ) 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 7, 2024.
 
Applications should be sent to:
Doctor Margarida Archer
E-mail: [email protected]
Ref. 008/BI/2024
ITQB NOVA
OEIRAS

 

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

ITQB NOVA

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Oeiras

City

Oeiras

Postal Code

2780-156

Street

Av da Republica, INIAV

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Oeiras

Website

http://www.itqb.unl.pt/

Street

Av. da República, E.A.N

Postal Code

2780-156

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED