Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2025-40) Porto

Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2025-40)
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Organisation/Company REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia Research Field Chemistry » Biochemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 21 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) 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 2025-40) on the project “Ionic
- modified peptidomimetics as a key tool towards in situ forming hydrogels for the topical treatment of diabetic foot ulcers – 2023. 12331. PEX“, supported by national funds by FCT / MECI, is available at REQUIMTE.

Main research field: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Admission requirements:

BSc degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related scientific area. Frequency of the MSc in the areas of Chemistry, Biochemistry or to be enrolled and/or attending a
- degree course taught by a higher education institution in collaboration with an R&D unit.

In case the BSc degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 341/2007 of October 12th, and all formalities established therein must be complied with at the signature of Fellowship contract.

Working plan:

The workplan is restricted to the chemical synthesis of ionic liquids and peptidomimetics, and their further coupling using “click chemistry”. The ionic liquids will be characterized by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR and t he final conjugates will be purified by preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and their purity and structure will be respectively assessed by analytical HPLC and electrospray
- ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-IT MS). In addition to synthesis and characterization, the antibacterial activity of the obtained peptidomimetics will be evaluated.

Work Place: The work will be conducted at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Porto, under the supervision of Ana Gomes.

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship will expectedly start on september 16th 2025, and have a duration of 8 months and 9 days.

Monthly stipend:

Monthly stipend is €1. 040, 98 according to the stipend values established by FCT, I. P. in Portugal (https://www.fct. pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu… ). 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: The selection methods will be:

• Experience in solid and solution phase peptide synthesis (30 points)
• Experience in organic synthesis (5 points)
• Experience in using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (20 points)
• Experience in structural analysis using 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR (5 points)
• experience in “click” chemistry approaches for selective (bio)conjugation (20 points)
• participation in scientific/academic events and scientific dissemination (5 points)
• Experience in the determination in vitro of antibacterial activity (15 points)

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. In such case, the interview will have a weight of 20% in the final classification.

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

Jury composition:

Ana Sofia Martins Gomes (President),

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

Application:

The call for applications is open between 08/07/2025 and 21/07/2025.

The applications are formalized at the electronic address bolsas@iceta. up. pt , containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying ( Reference REQUIMTE 2025-40) with following documents in a digital form, in PDF format and will include Curriculum vitae , Motivation letter, Qualifications Certificate, and other documents deemed relevant.