ICBAS | 1 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (BIPD) | BOLS-ICBAS-26-12

University of Porto; Portugal; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

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Job summary

A University of Porto abre uma bolsa de pós-doutoramento (BIPD) no âmbito do projeto CAR-T Cells, no ICBAS. O bolseiro terá supervisão do Professor(a) Ana Colette e desenvolverá trabalhos na área de Ciências Biomédicas, com duração inicial de 6 meses, renovável até 3 anos, com inclusão no Instituto Abel Salazar de Ciências Biomédicas (ICBAS). O vencimento mensal é de 1.901 €, com seguro e condições de reformulação.

Qualifications

• Doutoramento nas áreas de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde ou afins.
• Experiência em pesquisa translacional em Engenharia de Tecidos e Medicina Regenerativa.
• Produção científica relevante (artigos, capítulos, comunicações).

Responsibilities

• Gestão de ensaios in vitro e in vivo.
• Trabalho laboratorial com cultura celular e caracterização de biomateriais.

Skills

Investigação translacional

Cultura celular

Técnicas de laboratório

Education

Doutoramento em Ciências Médicas/áreas afins

Tools

Técnicas de cultura celular

Caracterização de biomateriais

Técnicas laboratoriais

Job description

Organisation/Company University of Porto Department Human Resources Department Research Field Medical sciences » Other Engineering » Other Medical sciences » Veterinary medicine Biological sciences » Biology Chemistry » Biochemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 12 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 30 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF THE OPENING OF A CALL FOR THE AWARD OF 1 (ONE) POST-DOCTORAL Research Fellowship (BIPD), within the scope of PROJECT COMPETE2030-FEDER-00933000 - CAR-T CELLS, ONGOING AT THE ABEL SALAZAR INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO (icbas) - BOLS-ICBAS-26-12

By order of the Director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of the University of Porto (ICBAS), Professor Henrique Cyrne Carvalho, of 29 of October of 2026, it is hereby made public that this call is open for the award of 1 (one) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD), for holders of a PhD degree, within the scope of the project "COMPETE 2030-FEDER-00933000-CAR-T Cells", co-financedby the European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), under the Northern Regional Program for 2021-2027 (NORTE2030), ongoing at the Department of Veterinary Clinics of ICBAS.

Applicable legislation and regulations

The call and the respective award of the grant are governed by the provisions contained in the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI), approved by Law No. 40/2004, of 18 August, in its current wording, published by Decree-Law No. 65/2024, of 1 October; Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto, approved by Regulation No. 184/2021, of 3 March, amended and republished by Regulation No. 582/2026, of 19 May (hereinafter referred to as Regulation ); Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., approved by Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December, in its current wording ( applied in the alternative ); Legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, approved by Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August; Administrative Procedure Code (CPA), approved by Decree-Law No. 4/2015, of 7 January; and other applicable rules.

I – Characterization and conditions of the Stock Exchange

1. Scientific Area(s):

Medical and Health Sciences, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biological Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences and related areas.

2. Host Entity and Place of Implementation of the Work Plan

The work plan will be developed in the Laboratory of Veterinary Cell Therapies of the Department of Veterinary Clinics of ICBAS - the latter functioning as a Host Entity - and/or in other places necessary for its execution.

3. Amount of the monthly maintenance allowance

3.1. The value of the monthly allowance for the maintenance of the scholarship corresponds to €1,901.00, according to Annex I of the Regulation.

3.2. Payment will be made monthly by ICBAS by bank transfer. In addition to this subsidy, the scholarship holder will be covered by personal accident insurance.

3.3. The scholarship holder can join the Voluntary Social Security (valid for a scholarship contract equal to or greater than six months), being optional, and the reimbursement corresponding to the 1st Bracket of the contribution base.

4. Duration of the fellowship

The BIPD will have a duration of 6 months, on an exclusive dedication basis, and maybe renewable, up to the limit of the period of execution of the work plan or funding, and may not, in any case, exceed, with the conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in this condition, consecutive or interpolated, under the terms of Article 11(2)(e) of the Regulation.

5. Work plan

The main tasks to be carried out under the fellowship will be:

• Management of in vitro and in vivo assays;
• Laboratory work using cell culture and biomaterial characterization techniques,

Management of a translational research project for Veterinary Medicine and Human Medicine.

6. Scientific advisor

The fellowship will be developed under the scientific supervision of Professor Ana Colette Pereira de Castro Osório Maurício, Full Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of the University of Porto (ICBAS).

II – Selection Process

7. Admission requirements:

All individuals of legal age, holding the following requirements, proven by documents, can apply for this scholarship:

• Holder of a PhD degree in the areas of Medical and Health Sciences, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biological Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related areas, obtained in the three years prior to the deadline for submission of applications;
• To have developed the research work that led to the award of the PhD degree in an entity other than the host entity of the BIPD (ICBAS);
• Not exceed, with the conclusion of the scholarship contract in question, an accumulated period of 3 (three) years in this type of scholarship, consecutive or interpolated.

8. Preference conditions:

• Experience in translational research work with multidisciplinary teams;
• Experience in the treatment of biological samples;
• Experience in quantification techniques and cellular and molecular characterization;
• Cell culture expertise
• Experience in materials development for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

9. Selection methods and respective evaluation criteria:

9.1. All candidates who meet the admission requirements are subject to curricular evaluation, to be carried out according to the criteria described below.

9.2. The selection methods are as follows:Curriculum Evaluation (CA), with a weighting of 70% and, optionally, Interview (ENT), with a weighting of 30%, which will only take place when the jury understands that the CA does not allow to clarify, in the intended way, the real skills of the candidates or to distinguish which candidate is best suited to the position and functions to be performed. If there is, the interview will be held with the 3 (three) candidates best classified in the CA.

9.3.The Jury evaluates the selection methods on a scale of 0 to 20 points.

9.4. The criteria and weighting factors of the Curricular Evaluation (CA) are:

- Merit of the candidate:

• a) Academic qualifications in the area of Medical and Health Sciences, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Veterinary Medicine, Biology and related areas. (0 to 4 points);
• b) Experience in translational research in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (0 to 8 points);
• c) Scientific production — articles in indexed journals, book chapters and communications in congresses (0 to 4 points);
• d) Complementary training in laboratory techniques relevant to the characterization of medical materials/devices and cell cultures (0 to 4 points).

9.5. Candidates who have had an evaluation equal to or less than 9.5 points will be excluded in the CA phase.

9.6. The criteria and weighting factors of the interview (ENT), if it is carried out, are:

• a) Technical knowledge in laboratory and research methodologies applied to the area (0 to 8 points);
• b) Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data (0 to 4 points);
• c) Motivation and suitability for the project and the functions to be performed (0 to 4 points);
• d) Scientific communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills (0 to 4 points).

9.7. Candidates may request authorization from the President of the jury for their interview to be carried out by videoconference, substantiating the reasons for this purpose.

9.8. Absence from the interview phase of the selection process is equivalent to withdrawal from the competition, and candidates are excluded from the competition.

9.9. The Final Classification (FC) will be obtained by applying the following formula: CF = (0.7 AC) + (0.3 ENT) // CF = AC.

9.10. Candidates who have had an evaluation equal to or less than 9.5 points in the CF will be excluded from the competition.

10. Composition of the Selection Jury:

President: Dr. Ana Colette Pereira de Castro Osório Maurício, Full Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of the University of Porto (ICBAS);

1st effective member: Dr. Luís Miguel Paiva Benites da Silva Ataíde, Assistant Professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto (ICBAS);

2nd effective member: Dr. Carla Maria Proença Nóia de Mendonça, Assistant Professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto (ICBAS);

1st alternate member: Dr. Ana Lúcia Emídia de Jesus Luís, Associate Professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto (ICBAS);

2st alternate member: Dr. Rui Damásio Alvites, Invited Assistant Professor of the Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative (CESPU);