Research Fellowship

Unist; Porto; Presencial; EUR 14.000 - 17.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Social security reimbursement

Work insurance

Monthly stipend

Descripción de la vacante

REQUIMTE invites applications for a Research Fellowship (BI) at the Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos. The fellowship focuses on experimental design, development, and evaluation of biomimetic nanoformulations for hair follicle applications, using ex vivo and in vitro models and advanced imaging techniques.

The selected candidate will participate in data analysis, manuscript preparation, and project development, under supervision of Prof. Salette Reis.

Formación

• Master's degree in Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or similar.
• Enrollment in a Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Biotechnology.
• Proven competences in handling and culture of human hair follicles.
• Training in biomimetic nanoparticle formulations and physicochemical characterization.
• Compliance with Decree-Law 66/2018 for foreign degrees.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop experimental work for biomimetic nanoformulations in hair follicle applications.
• Apply ex vivo and in vitro models to test formulations.
• Evaluate nanoformulations using biochemical assays and imaging.
• Process and analyze experimental data with digital bioimage analysis.
• Contribute to preparation of scientific articles, posters and presentations.
• Support project development activities.

Conocimientos

Hair follicle culture

Immunofluorescence

Confocal microscopy

Digital bioimage analysis

Biomimetic nanoparticle formulations

Educación

Master's degree in Bioengineering or Pharmaceutical Sciences

Enrollment in Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Biotechnology

Decree-Law 66/2018 compliance (foreign degrees)

Herramientas

Cryostat

Bioimage analysis software

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia Research Field Chemistry » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 20 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time 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 A Research Fellowship (BI) ( Reference REQUIMTE 2026-57 ) at Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos - UIDB/50006/2020, with the financial support of the FCT/ MECI through national funds, is available at REQUIMTE.

Main research field

Chemistry / Health Sciences

Admission requirements

• Master's degree in Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or similar;
• Enrollment in a Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Biotechnology areas or enrollment/attendance of a non-degree course taught by a higher education institution in conjunction with an R&D unit;
• Proven competences in thehandling and culture of human hair follicles, with expertise in the followingtechniques and assays: hair follicle elongation and metabolic assays, cryostat sectioning, immunofluorescence, fluorescence/confocal microscopy and digital bioimage analysis.
• Training in thedevelopment and physicochemical characterization of biomimetic nanoparticle-based formulations;
• Proved knowledge in the required fields.
• In case the Master degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th August, and all formalities established therein must be complied with at the signature of Fellowship contract.

Workplan

• a. Experimental design, development, characterization and evaluation ofbiomimetic nanoformulations loaded with bioactive compoundsfor hair follicle applications.
• b. Application of ex vivo human hair follicle and in vitro dermal papilla cell models.
• c. Evaluation of the effectiveness of nanoformulations using ex vivo hair follicle elongation assays, biochemical assays, immunofluorescence and microscopy-based approaches.
• d. Processing and analysis of experimental data, includingquantitative digital bioimage analysis and statistical treatment.
• e. Participation in the preparation ofscientific articles, posters and presentations.
• f. Other activities related to project development.

Law no.40/2004, 18th August (Research Fellow Statute) amended and republished by Decreto-Lei n.O 123/2019, 28th August; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships

The work will be developed in Faculty of Pharmacy/ Applied Chemistry Laboratory, under the scientific supervision of Salette Reis, Full Professor.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will have duration of 6 months, will be potentially renewable for equal additional periods, expected to start on November 2026.

Monthly stipend: Monthly stipend is €1.359,64 according to the stipends established by FCT, I.P. in Portugal ( https://www.Fct.Pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-202... ). Payment will be made by bank transfer on a monthly basis. The successful candidate will also be entitled to the reimbursement of Social Security payments (Seguro Social Voluntário) and work insurance.

Selection criteria

• 1. Academic and scientific curriculum
  • Consistency and quality of CV - 20%;
  • Communications atscientific conferences - 15%;
  • Scientific writing - 10%.
• 2. Relevant experience, proven in the CV, in
  • Experience in the handling, and culture of human hair follicles –20%;
  • Experience in the development and characterization of biomimetic nanoformulations–10%;
  • Experience in cryostat sectioning, immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy and digital bioimage analysis –5%;
  • Experience in metabolic and other biological assays for the evaluation of hair follicle responses–5%.
• 3. Letter of motivation - 10%.

Interview

In the case of admitted candidates whose evaluation does not differ more than 10% from that obtained by the best positioned candidate, the jury will interview these candidates.

The interviews will be intended to obtain clarification and explanations of the curricular elements presented and additional information, as well as to evaluate the attitude and motivation of the candidates.

The evaluation factors of the selection interview will be (scale from 0 to 20 points):

• Specific knowledge for the implementation of the work plan (0 to 10 points);
• Attitude and availability (0 to 4 points);
• Communication skills (0 to 3 points);
• Motivation for the planned activities (0 to 3 points).

In this situation, the final classification will be obtained by the following formula: 0.7 x Curricular Evaluation + 0.3 x Interview, on a scale from 0 to 100 points.

The jury will not award the current scholarship to candidates with a final classification lower than 50%.

Jury composition

Cláudia Daniela Oliveira de Lacerda Nunes Pinho (Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of do Porto; vowel),

Publicity and communication of results

The ranking of applications will be published at a visible and public area of REQUIMTE facilities, and all candidates will be informed by email about the result of their application.