Phytochemicals & Nanocapsules Research Fellowship

Unist; Porto; Híbrido; EUR 16.000 - 21.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

REQUIMTE – Rede de Química e Tecnologia in Portugal seeks a Researcher Fellow (BI) for the ResiQWear project. The role focuses on extraction, purification, and characterization of phytochemicals, development of functional nanocapsules, and supporting student supervision and report writing.

The fellowship supports cutting-edge chemistry/biochemistry research at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, with a 6-month duration renewable up to 24 months, starting 1 January 2027.

Formación

• Master's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field and enrollment in a doctoral program.
• Experience with extraction, purification and characterization of phytochemicals.
• Experience in development and characterization of functional nanocapsules.

Responsabilidades

• Extraction of phenolic compounds and bioactives from agro-industrial by-products using sustainable methods.
• Extraction and processing of polysaccharides and chitosan from shellfish waste.
• Structural and physicochemical characterization of compounds using analytical techniques.
• Development of functional (nano)capsules and stability studies.
• Supervision support for undergraduate researchers and writing reports.

Conocimientos

Phytochemical extraction

Chromatography (HPLC)

Nanocapsule development

Educación

Master's degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry

Herramientas

HPLC-DAD

HPLC-MS

NMR

FTIR

DLS

SEM

XRD

TGA

Descripción del empleo

REQUIMTE – Rede de Química e Tecnologia in Portugal seeks a Researcher Fellow (BI) for the ResiQWear project. The role focuses on extraction, purification, and characterization of phytochemicals, development of functional nanocapsules, and supporting student supervision and report writing.

The fellowship supports cutting-edge chemistry/biochemistry research at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, with a 6-month duration renewable up to 24 months, starting 1 January 2027.