PhD grant

Research Fellowship Position in the “PreVineGrape: Desenvolvimento de um biofungicida para combate a doenças da videira (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-049695 project” for 12 months which could be renewed for 9 more months, starting on the first of September 2021.

Financial sources: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program

Work plan and objectives: The main tasks of this plan are:

1) Evaluation of the antifungal capacity of natural matrices;

2) Chemical characterization of selected matrices;

3) In vitro elicitation of natural matrices for the production of antifungal agents;

4) Optimization of production processes for natural matrices in a bioreactor;

5) Analysis of the effects of treatment with natural extracts obtained from plants subjected to elicitation processes and large-scale production in grapevines;

6) Dissemination and exploitation of the results generated in the project.

The main objective will be to obtain natural matrices with a high content of molecules with antifungal capacity, in order to solve the microbial attacks suffered by the wine trees, applying effective, innovative, safe and ecofriendly techniques, culminating in the development of a new biofungicide based on more sustainable viticultural practices, by reducing the use of phytopharmaceuticals in the treatment of diseases that affect the quality and production of grapes.

Submission of applications: The applications should be sent by email to [email protected] and should be accompanied by: a) Curriculum vitae; b) Certificates of academic degrees; c) Motivation letter. Academic titles obtained in foreign countries must be recognized by a Portuguese institution according to the Decree-Law n.º 66/2018 of the 16th of August and Portaria n.º 33/2019 of January 25th. The presentation of the recognized title is mandatory for the signing of the research contract