Research Studentships (for students of a course that does not award an academic degree) – (BL61/2024_IST-ID)

19 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

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

Department

DRH

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

3 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

UIDB/04349/2020

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

No

Offer Description

Applications are open for 1 Research Studentship, within the framework of project/R&D institution “Study of the action of tryptophan metabolites and theirs metal complexes on microbiota exposed to ionizing radiation ”/ Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2 TN) from Instituto Superior Técnico, (UIDB/04349/2020 ), with the financial support of FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) through national funds

Duration: The research fellowship will have the duration of 9 months. Not renewed.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/ ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii)academic degree certificate, where applicable; iv) proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (Master, Integrated Master or PhD) or at a course that does not award an academic degree; v) motivation letter; vi) declaration on honour that the applicant does not exceed with this contract an accumulated period of two years in this type of studentship, continuously or with interruptions.

Applications must be submitted to the email: [email protected] and [email protected] .

Workplan: Chemical speciation modeling of tryptophan metabolites and their metal complexes, evaluation of their anti-inflammatory activity and effects on radioresistence of human microbiota.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements:

     a) to hold a bachelor or master degree and be enrolled at a course that does not award an academic degree and it is integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, performed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units;

b) 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 € 1 259,64, being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements:

     a) to hold a bachelor or master degree and be enrolled at a course that does not award an academic degree and it is integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, performed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units;

b) 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: The selection methods will be the following: Curriculum evaluation (40 %); experience in the field of the project (40%); publications in peer-reviewed international journals (20%), with a maximum of 20 points for each evaluation item. If needed, the jury will have an interview with the candidates.

Composition of the selection Jury: António Pereira Gonçalves (President), Ana Sofia Cavalheiro Gama (Vogal), Sandra Cabo Verde (Vogal).

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; Regulation for Research Fellowships of IST-ID, available on https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/ ; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ and https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf .

Workplace: The work will be developed at Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN) from Instituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of Dr Sofia Gama and Dr Sandra Cabo Verde.

Website for additional job details

https://drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/bolseiros/recrutamento/

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