ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Organisation/Company Universidade do Minho Department Escola de Ciências Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Biological sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 27 Oct 2026 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

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Title: Post-Doctoral research Fellowship; 1 vacancy
Reference: BIPD/ToDeFuture-CBMA/2026

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of 1 grant of BIPD within the scope of the I&D project “ToDeFuture - Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Advancing Bread and Wine Production with the Yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii” / Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental (CBMA), reference COMPETE2030-FEDER- , Operação No. 16175, co-financed by funds Portugal 2030, through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Molecular Microbiology

Recipient category: The BIPD are intended for doctorates in the area of Biology, Biochemistry or related areas.

Admission Requirements:

• Hold a doctoral degree obtained within three years prior to the date of submission of the scholarship application;
• To have carried out the research leading to the award of the doctoral degree in an organization other than the one hosting the scholarship; *
• Not exceed, with the conclusion of the contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in this type of scholarship, consecutive or interpolated;
• Not to have previously held a post-doctoral scholarship contract with the same I&D Unit. Once the BIPD contract has ended, no new scholarship contract can be signed between the same host organization and the same scholarship holder.

Candidates who do not cumulatively meet the requirements described will be excluded.

* This includes different I&D Units, even if they are based in the same Organic Unit (UOEI) of UMinho (according to nº 4 and 5 of the Article 7º of the FCT I.P. Research Grants Regulations in force).

Applicants’ eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of , of FCT I.P. are eligible. Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.

Candidate eligibility requirements:

• a) mandatory requirements: PhD in the area of Biology, Biochemistry or related areas;
• b) preferential factors: Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate strong knowledge and/or experience in the culture, functional characterization, biochemistry, and molecular biology of yeasts, particularly in the latter case, plasmid constructions and gene interruption/deletion. Additionally, the candidate must have knowledge/experience in the use of HPLC and flow cytometry, as well as in statistical analysis and bioinformatics.

Candidates should also demonstrate initiative, the ability to work methodically and rigorously, critical spirit, and aptitude for teamwork.

Workplan and objectives to be achieved:

The BIPD are restricted in time in order to stimulate scientific employment and the use of researcher contracts as a rule for hiring them - according to nº 2, article 7º of the FCT I.P. Research Grants Regulation (2019). The work to be developed is included in the project objectives, specifically will be focus on tasks 1 and 4. The work to be developed includes construction of genetic engineered yeast strains, establishment of microbial cultures and co-cultures and analysis of substrate consumption and metabolite production, and study of the correlation of different phenotypes with genomic information, and establishment of predictions.

In addition to these tasks, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Participate in regular project monitoring meetings;
• Contribute to scientific publications and dissemination activities;
• Collaborate with team members and project partners.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law nº. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation nº 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, 2019, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation