The RARISS project aims to create a new business model and innovative solutions that will contribute to the traceability of leather and final products, essential for the economic viability of the leather and footwear sectors, including the establishment of a reference for traceability and health and well-being of the animal. The scholarship holder's main function will be to support the development of activities related to the development of new biocide formulations from natural products. It will be dedicated to supporting activities A3 - Development of traceable and sustainable processes and leather; A4 - Tests and industrial scale-up and A5 - Promotion and dissemination of results.

1) Student enrolled in a PhD course in Chemical and Biological Engineering or in a nonacademic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution; 2) Master in Chemical Engineering, 3) Adequacy of the candidate's training and experience to the objectives of the work to be developed; 4) Knowledge about the leather tanning process and the development of antimicrobial/biocidal products from natural products will be valued

The amount of the grant corresponds to 1144,64 €, according to the table of values of the grants awarded by FCT, I.P. in the country. The fellow will also benefit from a personal accident insurance, and if not included in any social security protocol, may adhere to the Portuguese Social Security through the Seguro Social Voluntário (Voluntary Social Security), in the terms present in the Portuguese Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social. The monthly salary will be payed monthly by bank transfer.

a) Quality of the CV, including, among other elements, the grades obtained throughout the academic path and its adequacy to the project in question (60%); b) Activity experience and skills relevant to the project (40%)

The jury will be composed by Doctor Maria Filomena Filipe Barreiro (President do Júri), Joana Andrea Soares Amaral (Vogal), Pedro Louro Crugeira (Vogal).

The communications and the final results of the evaluation will be disclosed by email notification to the candidates.

If the decision to be taken is unfavourable to the granting of the requested scholarship, the candidates have a period of 10 working days, after the date of publication of the evaluation results, to express their opinion, if desired, in a prior hearing, under the terms provided for in the Code of the Administrative Procedure.

Documents proving the ownership of academic degrees or diplomas, or enrollment in an academic degree or diploma, may be dispensed with during the application stage, being replaced by a declaration of honor by the candidate, although substantiation of this condition is mandatory during the grant contracting stage.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries require recognition by a Portuguese Institution in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25th. The presentation of the recognition is mandatory for the signing of the contract.