Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Medical sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 26 Sep *********:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 23 Aug **** Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe Reference Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
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Offer DescriptionCALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
University of Coimbra opens a call for one research fellowship, in the framework of the project "REBORN - Remodelling of the Infarcted Heart: Piezoelectric Multifunctional Patch Enabling the Sequential Release of Therapeutic Factors" (reference: GA, financed by the European Commission in the following conditions:
Scientific area:Biotechnology, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, biochemistry and similar areas.
Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements:Holders of a Master's degree in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, biochemistry and similar areas enrolled in a doctoral program or a course not conferring an academic degree.
Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate their skills in animal experimentation, namely experience in research projects in which they have used animal experimentation and if possible generated animal models of disease.
Candidates should also demonstrate their skills in cell culture and characterization.
"Courses not conferring an academic degree" must be related to the research fellowship's activity type.
"Courses not conferring an academic degree" are the courses referred to in paragraph e) of number 3 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. *******, of 24 March, in the current wording, provided that they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph e) of article 3 of the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until the fellowship is contractualized.
Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer.
If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.
Article 6, number 5, of the Regulation for Research Grants only allows research grants to undergraduates and masters enrolled in non-awarding degree study cycles who have not completed more than two years of different grant contracts.
Work plan/ Objectives:The project REBORN aims to provide a multifunctional, smart cardiac patch that, when translated to the clinic, is expected to significantly prevent heart failure in patients surviving an acute MI, reducing mortality and enhancing their quality of life.
The candidate will contribute for:
The coordination of the necessary logistics of reproduction and gestation of animals in alignment with the timelines and needs of the REBORN project;
The isolation and characterisation of cardiomyocytes from mice and rats to test pharmacological formulations;
The generationof cardiac slices to test pharmacological formulations;
The evaluationof pharmacological formulations in immune cells from the partners of REBORN project.
Regime:The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal labour nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime.
The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of the UC, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, both in their current wording.
Location:UC - Biotech at the University of Coimbra.
Duration: Six (6) months.
Renewal:Eventually renewable, subject to compliance with Article 15 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology and the end date of the research project.
Scientific orientation:Dr.
Lino Ferreira.
Financial conditions:The amount of the fellowship is € ****,64 corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table ( ), plus social security (Seguro Social Voluntário, first level contributions) and personal accidents insurance.
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