Research fellowship

27 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S)

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

12 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

28 Feb 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

Fellow_BI/FCT_Proj2022/i3S/28021203/2024

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

No

Offer Description

i3s – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (hereinafter i3) 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 “Uncovering biomechanical drivers in skin fibrosis to engineer a novel biomimetic 3D tissue model”, ref. 2022.06048.PTDC, financed by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

 

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

 

Scientific Area: Bioengineering.

 

Project Title: “Uncovering biomechanical drivers in skin fibrosis to engineer a novel biomimetic 3D tissue model”.

 

Workplan:

The work plan will be focused on the 3D bioprinting of skin models through the deposition of cell-laden biomaterials. The candidate will perform the following activities:

- Design, synthesis and preparation of hydrogels for 3D bioprinting;

- Characterization of chemical, rheological and mechanical properties of hydrogels and biological skin samples;

- 3D bioprinting of cell-laden hydrogels;

- Analysis of bioprinted tissues using microscopy and molecular biology analysis techniques. 

 

Admission Requirements:

Mandatory:

- Candidate holding a Master Degree or equivalent on Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering or related areas, with minimal classification of 15 (0-20), for the integrated MSc or the average between BSc and MSc.

- Be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, or an honor statement of capacity to enroll in the aforementioned course until the grant is contracted;

- Proven experience in hydrogel synthesis and 3D bioprinting of skin models;

- Author/co-author of at least 1 scientific publication in 3D bioprinting.

 

Preferencial:

- Author/co-author of scientific publications in the fields of biomaterials and skin tissue engineering;

- Participation in research projects in the field of Bioengineering;

- Experience in confocal microscopy;

- Fluent in spoken and written English.

 

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 Rúben Pereira.

 

Length time: The duration of the fellowship is 12 months, and the expected starting date is April 16th , 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: The evaluation criteria are based on the scientific and curricular path as specified bellow:

Stage 1: Curricular evaluation (total score 100%)

- Detailed CV (40%)

- Research experience with relevance for the project work plan (50%)

- Motivation letter (10%)

 

Stage 2: Interview (total score 100%)

- Curricular evaluation (70%)

- Interview (30%)

Up to 3 candidates with higher classification, in Stage 1, will be invited for interview. The final classification system for candidates is expressed on a scale from 0 to 100.

Evaluation Pannel: President – Rúben Pereira, PhD; member Pedro Granja, PhD and member Tiago Santos, PhD.

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 [email protected] .

Applications: The call will be open between February 28th 2024 and March 12th 2024.

The applications must be submitted electronically at:

https://dozer.i3s.up.pt/applicationmanagement/#/addapplications/833e5bc3eb968bbdd14c50276f199a5a

The required documents composing the applications are: Certificate of Qualifications, Curriculum Vitae, letter of motivation in English, proof of enrollment in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, (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 a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.

Full announcement at: https://dozer.i3s.up.pt/fileupload/downloadfile/viewpdfnewtab/b4ade563d…

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements:

Mandatory:

- Candidate holding a Master Degree or equivalent on Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering or related areas, with minimal classification of 15 (0-20), for the integrated MSc or the average between BSc and MSc.

- Be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, or an honor statement of capacity to enroll in the aforementioned course until the grant is contracted;

- Proven experience in hydrogel synthesis and 3D bioprinting of skin models;

- Author/co-author of at least 1 scientific publication in 3D bioprinting.

Preferencial:

- Author/co-author of scientific publications in the fields of biomaterials and skin tissue engineering;

- Participation in research projects in the field of Bioengineering;

- Experience in confocal microscopy;

- Fluent in spoken and written English.

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://dozer.i3s.up.pt/fileupload/downloadfile/viewpdfnewtab/97ef2263fbd5b129e…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

i3S

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://dozer.i3s.up.pt/applicationmanagement/#/addapplications/833e5bc3eb968bb…

Contact

City

Porto

Website

http://www.i3S.up.pt

Street

Rua Alfredo Allen 208

Postal Code

4200-135

STATUS: EXPIRED