Research Grant (BI), for the conduct of R&D activities by a PhD student (SAI/2022/12)

Field of study: Regenerative Biology

Admission requirements (eligibility criteria):      

- Master Degree in the area of Biology;

- Enrolment in a PhD in the area of Zebrafish Regenerative Biology or intend to enter one. (The Proof of enrolment in a PhD Degree could be obtained until contracting. The assessment made here will only take into account if the candidates meet the conditions for enroling in a PhD Degree in accordance with the work plan of the grant.)

Work plan:

Participation on a research project with the objective of identifying chromatin modifications during the process of caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish. The following techniques will be used: zebrafish husbandry; fin amputation; injection of metabolic inhibitors; microscopy; Western blotting; and RT-PCR. 

Legislation and applicable regulations:

The fellowship is legally framed by the Research Fellowship Holder Statute (Law 40/2004, of August 18) and the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships in force.

Place of work:

The work will be carried out at Tissue Repair and Regneraion Group of Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School (FCM|NMS), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), under the scientific supervision of Doctor António Alfredo Coelho Jacinto.

Fellowship duration and predicted start date:

The fellowship will last for 3 months and is expected to start on September 1, 2022.

Monthly Scholarship Amount:

The monthly amount of the fellowship corresponds to € 1144.64 (one thousand one hundred and fourty-four euros and sixty-four cents), paid monthly by bank transfer, according to the table of stipend values of FCT, I.P., in the country.
 
Selection Methods:
The motivation letter and CV of the candidates will be evaluated according to the weighting of the factors indicated below.

Preferential Factors and assigned values in %:

- Previous knowledge of the laboratory techniques to be used in the project - 40%;

- Scientific productivity on the topic of the project - 30%;

- Academic performance in the Masters - 30%.

Selection Jury:

- António Alfredo Coelho Jacinto, FCM|NMS – President of the Jury;

- Raquel de Amaro Lourenço, FCM|NMS – 1st Effective Jury Member;

- Lara Cristina de Jesus Carvalho, FCM|NMS – 2nd Effective Jury Member;

- Rita de Oliveira Teodoro, FCM|NMS – 1st Alternate Jury Member;

- Maria de Guadalupe Gonçalves Cabral, FCM|NMS – 2nd Alternate Jury Member.

Form of publicizing/notifying the results:

The results of the evaluation will be send by email to the candidates who submitted the application within the deadline. The candidates will also be notified by email that if they wish to comment at the prior hearing, they should present their comments by email within 10 working days.

Application deadline and form of presentation of applications:

The call is open from July 28 to August 11 (untill 5:00 PM), 2022, and is published on https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ and in https://www.nms.unl.pt/en-us/NMS/Join-NMS/Recruiting  (Portuguese and English versions on this website).

Applications have to be submitted by email, to applications@nms.unl.pt, mentioning the reference SAI/2022/12 in the Subject of the message.

Applications are formalized by sending a Letter of Motivation accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum vitae, Certificate of Qualifications, proof of inscription on a PhD Degree or statement on the letter of motivation saying that the candidate wants to enter a PhD Degree, and other supporting documents deemed relevant.

FCM|NMS reserves the right not to award the proposed grant if the candidates do not meet the requirements indicated in this announcement.

Portuguese version on this website and on attachment.