Research Fellowship - CENTRE OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING: CEB-BI-60-2026

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Offer Description: ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Research Fellowship (1 vacancy) CEB-BI-60-2026 A call for applications is now open for the attribution of 1 research grant within the scope of the R&D project, “Xynthesys - Sustainable Production of Furanocoumarins: Synthetic Biology Approaches for Xanthotoxin Biosynthesis” (2025.07987.RESTART), financed by national funds through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the RESTART program, under the following conditions: Scientific Area: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, or related fields. Recipient category: The open position is intended for candidates holding a Master’s degree who, on the date of their hiring, prove their enrolment in one of the following courses: - PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, or related fields; - Non-degree course. Requirement for granting the fellowship: • The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enrol in a degree course or non-degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship; • Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrolment in a degree course or non-degree course issued by a Higher Education Institution will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (star and term). Applicant’s eligibility: Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of 16-12-2019, 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 admissibility requirements: Mandatory requirements: • Have a Master’s degree in Biological Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics or related areas; • Not to exceed, with the execution of the scholarship contract in question, including possible renewals, a cumulative period of two years, consecutive or intermittent, of a research grant intended for graduates or master's degree holders enrolled in a non-degree awarding program; • Do not exceed, with the signing of the fellowship contract in question, including possible renewals, a cumulative period of four years of research fellowship intended for doctoral students. Preferential factors: • Experience in Molecular and Synthetic Biology. • Experience in Bioprocess Engineering. Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan aims at the biotechnological production of xanthotoxin from glucose using metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. The objectives include: (i) pathway design and gene selection (focusing on Escherichia coli and/or Saccharomyces cerevisiae); (ii) cloning, expression, and functional validation of enzymes using molecular biology and analytical techniques (e.g., HPLC/LC-MS); (iii) assembly of the complete pathway and production test; and (iv) bioprocess optimization in shake flasks and bioreactors. 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 (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order nº 4998/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, nº 81, of April 28, 2025 Amended and republished through amendment statement no. 634/2025/2, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11. Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out in the Centre of Biological Engineering, located in the University o

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