1229884 - Call for Research Grant Assignment

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 23 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

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

Procedure Reference: IT137-26-(ARdS1.1)433

Legal admission requirements

I.I - Grant Recipients: Master’s degree holders, in the scientific area of Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Research, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Microbiology or other related areas, enrolled in doctoral degree or in a non-degree-granting course(JB2.1)(JB3.1) in areas relevant to the project.

I.II - The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant. Non-degree-granting courses are defined as those referred to in subparagraph e) of paragraph 3 of Article 4 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006, in its current wording, provided that, under subparagraph e) of Article 3 of RBI-FCT, they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units.(JB4.1)

I.III - Ineligible candidates: Candidates enrolled in non-degree-granting courses who have already benefited from a grant contract and who, with this grant assignment, including possible renewals, exceed a total accumulated period of two consecutive or non-consecutive years in this type of grant.(JB6.1)

I.IV - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:

• a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States
• b) Nationals of third countries
• c) Stateless persons
• d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status

When the work plan takes place, in whole or in part, in foreign institutions, only candidates who can prove permanent and habitual residence in Portugal at the start of the grant are eligible.(JB7.1) Grant location

Institute of Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Coimbra and Group of Medical Microbiology at iCBR at the University of Coimbra

Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant

Lisa Catarina Oliveira Rodrigues

Work Plan / Goals to be achieved

The fellow will join the PREDICT2TREAT project team, contributing to the implementation of experimental activities and to the organization and analysis of the data obtained. The main activities to be developed include:

• Processing and organization of biological samples collected within the scope of the project (blood, fecal, and oral swab samples);
• Isolation and characterization of yeasts, particularly Candida albicans, from fecal samples, including the assessment of relevant phenotypic characteristics;
• Extraction, quantification, and analysis of DNA from selected biological samples, as well as from the fungal isolates obtained;
• Characterization of host genetic variants, namely polymorphisms associated with the purinergic receptors A2AR and P2X7R;
• Processing and characterization of the oral and intestinal microbiota and mycobiota, including sample preparation for sequencing;
• Organization, recording, and processing of experimental results, contributing to the integration of data obtained from the different components of the project;
• Collaboration in the general research activities and in the science outreach and communication activities foreseen within the project.

Initial grant duration

4 months

Renewal Possibility

Possibily renewable

Funding and financial conditions of the grant

VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by