Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biotechnology

European Commission; Brasil; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading organization in Brazil is seeking a highly qualified researcher for a Post-Doctoral fellowship focused on creating materials from fungal mycelium. This role requires a Ph.D. in Biotechnology or related fields and offers an attractive monthly salary. Applicants should have a strong publication record and international research experience.

Serviços

Monthly fellowship of R$ 12,000.00

Research contingency fund equivalent to 10% of the annual value

Qualificações

• Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology or related fields necessary.
• Experience in developing biotechnological materials required.
• Strong publication record, preferably as first author, in biotechnology or food science.

Responsabilidades

• Produce materials from fungal mycelium.
• Select food by-products for culture media and process materials in lab.
• Characterize materials developed.

Conhecimentos

Biotechnology

Food science

Formação académica

Ph.D. in Biotechnology or related fields

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation Research Field Agricultural sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Country Brazil Application Deadline 18 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The aim of the proposal is to produce materials from fungal mycelium. The activities include selection of food by-products to be used as culture media, formulations, processing on a lab scale, material characterization.

Applicants must hold (or be about to obtain) a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology or related fields, with experience in the development of biotechnological materials, as demonstrated by their master’s dissertation, doctoral thesis, and publications—preferably as first author—in at least two of the following areas: biotechnology or food science and technology. Recent Ph.D. graduates (degree obtained in 2022 or later) with a strong publication record will be given preference. Candidates must provide evidence of a minimum of six months of international research experience at an institution outside their home country. Experiences during undergraduate or master’s studies will not be considered for this requirement.

c. Three professional references for contact.

The fellow will be based in São Carlos (São Paulo state, Brazil) at EMBRAPA Instrumentation, one of the decentralized units of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA).

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a Post-Doctoral fellowship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in the amount of R$ 12,000.00 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.



More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/8309 .

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