1 (one) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD)

1 Post Doctoral Research Fellowship(s) (BIPD) is (are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, for the Project “TEMPORAL-SPATIAL CRISPR BASE EDITING TO IDENTIFY TARGET CELLS FOR CFTR REPAIR”, “HARRIS21G0” financed by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, under the following conditions:

1.                   Scientific Area: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

2.                   Requirements for admission:  a) PhD in Biochemistry, or Biology, or related areas;

b) To hold a PhD degree obtained in the three years prior to the date of submission of the application for the fellowship;

c) Post-doctoral research is carried out in a different host entity from the one where the research work that led to the attribution of PhD degree was carried out;

d) Expertise in the above areas.

3.                   Additional optional skills and qualifications: Expertise in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology techniques. Relevant experience in molecular cloning, protein biochemistry, mammalian cell culture, and immunofluorescence.

4.                   Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas.

5.                   Work plan: Production and characterization of bronchial cell lines for temporal and spatial control of gene editing approaches to correct specific Cystic Fibrosis-causing mutations.

6.                   Legislation framework: Research Fellowship Holder Statute, in accordance with Law 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current version and the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, in its current version  (Reg. 950/2019 published in DR on 16th  December: https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968,  or at the FCT website: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt), and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 12th May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID).

7.                   Place of work: The work will be developed at BioISI – Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon under the scientific supervision of Professor Carlos M. Farinha.

8.                   Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 3 months and due to start in July 2023. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for until the end of the project, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation.

9.                   Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to € 1741,00, according to table values of the FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.

The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.

10.                Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by

a) CV (50%)

b) Experience in the area of work as defined in Additional optional skills and qualifications (40%);

c) Support letters (10%)

And in case the jury considers it necessary, an interview will be held to the 3 (three) best classified candidates. In case of interview, the sum of the evaluations obtained in the evaluation criteria a), b) and c) will correspond to 70% of the final classification and the interview to 30%.

Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 85 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.

11.                Selection Committee: Prof. Carlos M. Farinha (President); Prof. Margarida D. Amaral and Dr. Lúcia Santos (effective members); Dr. Hugo Botelho and Dr. Ines Pankonien (alternate members)

12.                Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.

13.                Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 13/06/2023 to 10/07/2023 .

14.                Application: Applications should be sent via e-mail to cmfarinha@fc.ul.pt, by attaching the following documents:

a) Curriculum vitae;

b) Certificate of completion of previous degree;

c) 2 (two) support letters, being one from the PhD supervisor and another from a senior researcher unrelated to the supervisor.

15.                Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.

The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.

Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.

You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e-mail address: dpo@fciencias-id.pt. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.

For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/.

16.                Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID (fciencias.id@fciencias-id.pt) within 15 business days after the notification date

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas, or the proof of registration in the academic degree or diploma requested on the call, can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant. Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Note 2: Please note that - higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions  need to be  recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.