Research Fellowship For A Master'S Degree Holder

Organisation/Company University of Minho Department CMEMS - Dept. of Industrial Electronic Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Engineering » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 9 Nov ***:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 27 Oct Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number NeuroTrackAD_*-BI-*_CMEMS Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description DRAFT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Title:
Research Fellowship for a Master's degree holder - NeuroTrackAD; 1 vacancy
A call for applications is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) grant of a Master's degree holder within the scope of the I&D project of Center for Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), NeuroTrackAD - Microengineered Liver-BBB-Brain device: Next-generation preclinical platform for screening of Alzheimer's therapies, reference ID ***, financed by "la Caixa" Foundation through the fellowship code is LCF/BQ/PR***, under the following conditions:
Scientific Area : Biomedical Engineering, Physics Engineering or related fields area.
Recipient category:
The fellowship is intended for Masters in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Physics Engineering or related fields, enrolled in a non-academic degree course or in a doctoral program related to those specified in the public notice.
Requirement for granting the fellowship:
The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship; Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship,issued by a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).
Applicants' eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. **, 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) Candidates must have, at the date of application, a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Physics Engineering or related areas. During the contracting phase, proof of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline is required, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes.
b) Contracting phase requirements: enrollment in a non-academic degree course or in a doctoral program in the area or related area specified in the call of this proposal.
c) Preferred requirements: Experience in microfluidics, COMSOL Multiphysics' simulation, immunosensors development and optical detection electronic systems. Proficiency in Portuguese and English. Participation in competitive projects. Publication has first author at least one scientific article in indexed journals. Good teamwork skills. Motivation.
Workplan and objectives to be achieved The work plan aims to develop an advanced microfluidic platform integrated with optical biosensor multiarray to detect liver and brain biomarkers related with Alzheimer's disease – integrated into the activity 1 of the NeuroTrackAD project:
Design and optimization of a microfluidic device for liver-BBB-brain-on-a-chip platform with multiplexed immunoassays; Development of protocols and optimization of antibody immobilization on microfluidic substrates; Development of multiplexed immunoassays for quantification of liver and brain biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease: amyloid beta (Ab*), phosphorylated tau (p-tau217), neuroinflammation cytokine (IL-6), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP); Development of electronics for acquisition and readout of optical absorption signals for quantification of liver and brain biomarkers; Experimental testing of the biosensor multiplex. The work plan also aims to consolidate the scientific training of the grantee within the scope of the diploma course, through the preparation/revision of scientific articles, project reports and dissemination of the work contributing to activity 4 and 5.
Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law no. * of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation no **, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, ****, in its current wording, and Scientific Research F