036/BII/2024 - Fellowship for Bachelor Students

14 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier ITQB NOVA

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

28 May 2024 - 03:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

15 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

036/BII/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 Bachelor Student Fellowship
within the project GREEN-IT

Applications are invited for a Bachelor Student Fellowship in the scope of the project entitled GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ref. UIDP/04551/2020 (Internal title: Evolution and domestication of wheat: metabolic performance of inflorescence in response to water stress; internal line: ICA38512 (GREEN-IT), funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P./MCTES, through national funding (PIDDAC).

Scientific Area: Agricultural Sciences and related areas.

Academic degree: Bachelor students in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Agronomy or related areas.

Other requisites:
- Strong motivation for scientific research and ability to work independently;
- Good organizational skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
- Skills in plant physiology, biochemistry and/or high-throughput phenotyping;
- Preferably previous laboratory experience in plant physiology and spectrophotometric methods;
- Fluency in English;
- Immediate incorporation.

Working Plan: Within this project we are carrying out a novel integration of plant phenotyping and biochemical, molecular and agronomic techniques in order to identify key mechanisms and changes occurring during evolution and domestication of wheat. The main objective is to identify traits associated with drought resistance and to dissect the metabolic performance of inflorescence bracts in a multi-species panel representative of wheat evolution and domestication processes. The successful candidate will perform laboratory spectrophotometric protocols for the quantification of plant pigments, antioxidants and carbon and nitrogen metabolism targets. This information will allow metabolic screening of the analysed wheat species and varieties, providing information on metabolic strategies to cope with water stress.

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 Plant Ecophysiology and Metabolism Laboratory at ITQB NOVA, under supervision of Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz and Doctor Rubén Vicente.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have the duration of 3 months, expected to start in June 2024, on a full-time basis, according to Fellowship Regulations of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.

Stipend amount: 601.12€, 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: The evaluation procedures will be based on the analysis of the candidates´ CV and, if needed, an interview for the selected candidates may take place. In this case, the curriculum evaluation and the interview will have a weight of 80% and 20% each.

Juri composition: Doctor Rubén Vicente (president), Doctor Omar Vergara-Díaz, Doctor Maria Flores Tornero (effective members), and Doctor Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso (substitute member).

Application documents: The application should be formalized with (a) a cover letter indicating the corresponding fellowship reference, (b) the detailed Curriculum Vitae, and (c) a degree certificate (proving the student is enrolled in a BSc programme). All documents should be preferably sent by email in a single pdf file. If the degree certificate has been conferred (or is in progress) 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 favourable, 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 May 15 to May 28, 2024.

Applications should be sent to:
Doctor Rubén Vicente and Doctor Omar Vergara
([email protected] and [email protected] )
Ref. 036/BII/2024
ITQB NOVA
OEIRAS

 

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

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

Avenida da República, 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