027/BI/2024 - Fellowship for Bachelors

20 Mar 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

3 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

20 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

027/BI/2024

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

No

Offer Description

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
Application for a a Bachelor Fellowship
within the InnoValley IOVPoC-2022-08

Applications are invited for a Bachelor Fellowship (BI) in the scope of the project entitled “Computational engineered proteins for Flavivirus diagnostics and vaccine development” with Ref. IOVPoC-2022-08, funded by Câmara Municipal de Oeiras and ITQB NOVA.

Scientific Area: Biological Sciences, Biochemistry.

Academic degree: BSc degree in biochemistry, biology, structural biology or related areas.

Other requisites:
- Highly motivated and passionate for Science;
- Previous experience in protein production and biophysical characterization;
- Knowledge in 3D macromolecular structure determination by X-ray crystallography;
- Proficient in spoken and written English;
- Spirit of initiative and motivation to work in a team;
- Good planning and organizational skills;
- Be enrolled, by the date of the start of the contract, in a PhD, a master 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: The work plan is part of a project that aims to elucidate the structural basis of flavivirus antibody neutralization for diagnostics and vaccine development. The computational engineered proteins mimic neutralizing antibodies against arboviruses, such as Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya. The selected candidate will be involved in several tasks: gene cloning, overexpression in E. coli and purification of engineered proteins, production of viral proteins in mammalian cells, biophysical characterization, formation of complexes and preparation of samples for structural studies (by crystallography and cryo electron microscopy). The candidate will receive training in protein production, functional and structural analysis.

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 supervision of Doctor Margarida Archer.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 6 months, eventually renewable, 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: 990,98 €/month, 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_atu… ) and payment will be made, monthly, through bank transfer.

Selection procedure: Applications will be evaluated according to the analysis of the documents presented – Curriculum vitae (60%), motivation letter (20%) and 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.

Juri composition: Doctor Margarida Archer (president of the jury), Doctor José Brito and Doctor João Vicente (effective members), and Doctor Carlos Frazão (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 contacts. All documents should be sent by email preferably 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: March 20 to April 3, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:
Doctor Margarida Archer
Email: [email protected]
Ref. 027/BI/2024
ITQB NOVA
OEIRAS

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

Bachelor 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