Research Grant | project “Reborn - Full human-based multi-scale constructs with jammed regenerative...

A tender is hereby opened for the award of one Research Grant (RG) under the project “Reborn - Full human-based multi-scale constructs with jammed regenerative pockets for bone engineering” with the reference AdG 883370 of the Chemistry Department/CICECO under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Biotechnology

2. Financing Source: H2020-953169

3. Admission Requirements:

Students enrolled in the masters in Biotechnology or related fields, with an adequate professional and scientific

curriculum regarding the work plan to be developed. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate laboratory experience in the bioengineering of interfacial biostructures of cells-biomaterials, for biomedical applications.

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The proof of enrolment must be made available until the contract is awarded, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the requirements for enrolment in an integrated master's degree, master's or doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree.

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act .

4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

5. Work plan: The grantee will work in the development of heterotypic cell systems in vitro. The work will involve the assembly of multicellular heterotypic cell systems, their biological characterization and their use for screening human-derived biomaterials.

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at Department of Chemistry/CICECO of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor João F. Mano and Doctor Ana Rita Almeida.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 12 months, starting in October 2022 , and may be renewed, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €875,98, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro,

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: Experience with culture of biomimetic cellular structures, processing and in vitro screening of human origin biomaterials – 70%; Academic pathway – 30%.

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Professor João F. Mano (Chair of the Selection Jury), Doctor Vítor Gaspar and Doctor Catarina Custódio (effective members), Doctor Sónia Patrício and Doctor Mariana Oliveira (alternate members).

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 26th September to 10th October 2022, and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honor and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to [email protected] .

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until 2 months for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

The models of the grant contract and of the final report to be prepared by the grant holder and the supervisor are available at Research fellows - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt) .