FEUP |Research Grant |CEA-LEPABE-HEALTHSURF

FEUP, Portugal

Updated: 3 months ago

Deadline: 30 Jan 2024

16 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 30 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Other
Job Status: Other
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: European Union / Next Generation EU
Reference Number: FEUP-CEA-LEPABE-HEALTHSURF
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of Programatic Funding - UIDP/00511/2020 of the Research Unit - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy - LEPABE - funded by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering and related areas

Admission requirements: Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant:

Requirement 1 :

- To be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related areas, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

- To be enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

Note: In the case of degree holders who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

and

Requirement 2 :

- Hold a master’s degree in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotecnology, or related fields.

If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of august 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

Activity Outline: This work aims to develop and evaluate biological or chemical-based anti-adhesive and/or antimicrobial coatings for application in medical devices.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force (https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ) and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Work place: The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Filipe José Menezes Mergulhão.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 10 months, with the predicted starting date in February 2024, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the end of the project.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 10 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P

Stipend: The grant stipend amounts to 1.199,64€ according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ).

The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure:

The curriculum of the candidates will be evaluated based on the merit of the candidate and the following factors will be assessed:

a) Academic training (Master in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, or related areas – up to 5 points; other masters – up to 2 points);

b) Research experience in the project area – up to 3 points; outside the project scope – 1 point;

c) Publications in the project area – 2 points; publications outside the project scope – 1 point.

The three best-ranked candidates in the curricular evaluation will be selected for an interview (up to 10 points). In the interview, topics related to the work plan, the candidate's CV, experience and motivation will be discussed.

Candidates will be graded on a scale of 1 to 20 points. If the minimum classification of 14 points is not achieved by any of the candidates, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Jury:

President: Professor Doutor Filipe José Menezes Mergulhão

Effective member: Professora Doutora Luciana Calheiros Ferreira Gomes

Effective member: Doutora Rita Daniela Teixeira dos Santos

Supplementary member: Doutora Olívia Salomé Gonçalves Pinto Soares

Supplementary member: Doutora Ana Alexandra da Silva Pereira

Advertisement of final decision: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications:

The call is open from 17/01/2024 to 30/01/2024 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by email to [email protected] and to [email protected] , clearly stating the reference FEUP-CEA-LEPABE-HEALTHSURF and including the following pdf documents: Motivation letter, Curriculum Vitae, Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring the classification of each separated or integrated degree), Declaration on honor that the candidate fulfills the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (model below, for student enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units) and other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

Declaration on honour

I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of nos. 4 and 5 of article 6º of the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.

Oporto, __/__/__

Signature

_________________

(scholarship holder)

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