Research Studentships (for students of a course that does not award an academic degree) - (BL44/2024-IST-ID)

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID

Department

DRH

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

26 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

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

No

Offer Description

Applications are open for one (01) Research Studentship within the framework of the project “Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul” (“Blue Bioeconomy Pact”) at “Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento” (IST-ID) (reference C632741873-00467082, investment n.º 16), financed by the European Union through the NextGenerationEU programme and national funds through the “Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e à Inovação” (IAPMEI) and the Recovery and Resilience Plan

Workplan:

1. Isolate and identify, by molecular means (e.g., ITS gene sequencing), marine yeasts from diverse environments (e.g., seawater, sediments, algae);

2. Perform phenotypic screenings for biotechnologically relevant properties of marine yeasts, including pigment (carotenoid) and enzyme production, antimicrobial activities, lipid biosynthesis and algal-growth promoting activities;

3. Address the range of carbon sources that can be efficiently catabolized and the stress tolerance of marine red yeasts (e.g., Rhodotorula species) suitable for circular biotechnology applications;  

4. Establish and maintain a marine yeast culture collection that fosters the study and exploitation of metabolically-versatile strains of interest to the blue biotechnology sector (e.g., oleaginous yeasts, and yeasts displaying antimicrobial and/or algal growth-promoting properties).

The objectives will be achieved within the framework of Work package 9 (“WP9 – Portuguese Blue BioBank”) of the “Blue Bioeconomy Pact” project. The adequate conduction of the workplan is pivotal for the granting of the “Advanced Formation Diploma in Methodologies and Techniques of Scientific Research” to the grant holder by Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, and for the progress of the “Blue Bioeconomy Pact” Project.

Duration: The research fellowship will have the duration of 12 months. It is expected to begin in April 2024 and not renewed.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements:

a) to hold a Master’ s degree in Biological Sciences, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology or related areas;

b) to be enrolled at a course that does not award an academic degree, performed in collaboration with the Biological Sciences Research Group of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB);

c) not to exceed with this contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of two years in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions.

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf ), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is € 1259,64, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements:

a) to hold a Master’ s degree in Biological Sciences, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology or related areas;

b) to be enrolled at a course that does not award an academic degree, performed in collaboration with the Biological Sciences Research Group of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB);

c) not to exceed with this contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of two years in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions.

Selection process

Selection methods: Curriculum evaluation, with eventual individual interview if necessary. The criteria used to evaluate the candidates’ curricula will be as follows:

1. Academic trajectory. Bachelor’s final grade, with special value attributed to indicators of additional academic qualifications of the candidate (e. g. frequency of post-graduation courses and other training programmes in microbiology, quality of monographs, scientific initiation in the areas of microbiology and molecular biology) (30%).

2. Familiarity with laboratory techniques and methods in basic microbiology, such as microbial cultivation and preparation of culture media and chemical solutions (20%);

3. Familiarity with laboratory techniques and methods in molecular biology, such as e.g., DNA extraction, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, genotyping methods, notions of molecular taxonomy (25%);

4. Experience in experimental methods for the study of the biology and physiology of yeasts (25%).

Composition of the selection Jury:

Professor Isabel Sá Correia (Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico)

Professor Rodrigo da Silva Costa (Department of Bioengineering , Instituto Superior Técnico)

Doctor Tina Keller-Costa (Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico)

 

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.

Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal . A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST-ID within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification

Additional comments

Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf and https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 .

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) of Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, under the scientific supervision of Professors Isabel Sá-Correia and Rodrigo da Silva Costa.

Website for additional job details

https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

IST-ID

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisbon

Website

http://ist-id.pt/

Street

Av. Rovisco Pais

Postal Code

1049-001 Lisboa

STATUS: EXPIRED