Bioinformatics & Molecular Modeling Research Grant

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança; Portugal; On-site; EUR 7,300 - 8,400; Full time

Job summary

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança invites applications for a Research Initiation Grant (BII) within the project “MITE - Varroa and transmitted viruses: Monitoring mutations and developing innovative molecular tools” at CIMO, under the supervision of Dora Henriques and M. Alice Pinto.

The grant lasts 4 months starting 30/11/2026. The ideal candidate is enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or related fields, with experience in

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or master's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or related fields.
• Have experience in molecular docking and molecular dynamics.
• Have experience in the use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, as well as in R and Bash languages.
• Have proficiency in Portuguese and English.

Responsibilities

• Research on gene and protein sequences related to the resistance of Varroa destructor to acaricides.
• Literature and database review of genetic variation in the genes identified in the previous point.
• Verification of the impact of genetic variation on the protein.
• Modeling of the 3D structure of the proteins.
• Performing molecular docking between proteins and acaricides.
• Performing molecular dynamics between the wild type and mutants to understand the impact of mutations.
• Statistical and bioinformatics analysis of data.
• Support in writing material for disseminating the results.

Skills

HPC experience

Molecular docking

Molecular dynamics

Education

Undergraduate or master's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or related fields

Tools

HPC clusters

R

Bash

Job description

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança invites applications for a Research Initiation Grant (BII) within the project “MITE - Varroa and transmitted viruses: Monitoring mutations and developing innovative molecular tools” at CIMO, under the supervision of Dora Henriques and M. Alice Pinto.

The grant lasts 4 months starting 30/11/2026. The ideal candidate is enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or related fields, with experience in