Research Grant | project SMART-Bone, Ref 2025.08185.RESTART, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials

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Offer Description: A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 (one) Research Grant (RG) in the scope of R&D projects SMART-Bone - "3D-engineered piezoelectric and magnetic Scaffolds: A Multifunctional Advanced Regenerative Therapy in Bone cancer/CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials", Ref 2025.08185.RESTART CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials under the following conditions: 1. Scientific Area: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, and Engineering 2. Funding Source Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P./MCTES, through national funds (PIDDAC) - 2025.08185.RESTART 3. Admission Requirements: 3.1. 3. Students enrolled in doctorate. 3.2. 1. Study Area: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering 4. Other Requirements: Bachelor's degree with a final grade of 13 or higher; Master's degree with a final grade of 17 or higher; experience in research projects related to the characterization and development of materials and their application in the biomedical field. 5. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 and 2 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology. 6. Work plan: Development of porous, three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration and simultaneous cancer therapy. These scaffolds will be based on chitosan functionalized with inorganic nanoparticles (NPs), such as magnetite, zinc oxide, or barium titanate nanoparticles. The main objectives: I) Produce the chitosan-based scaffolds with NP inclusion II) Study the scaffolds morphological, mechanical, magnetic, and piezoelectric properties to evaluate the nanoparticles influence; III)Evaluation of the efficacy of designed scaffolds for bone cancer therapy and tissue regeneration. 7. Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions). 8. Workplace: The work will be carried out at CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials / Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Cláudia Sofia Cordeiro Nunes. 9. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 6 months, starting in November of 2026, and may be renewed for additional periods up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 3, 4 and 5 of article 6, of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). 10. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1.359,64 , according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan. 11. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: Curriculum vitae assessment with the respective value of: (i) weighted average of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees up to the time of application (60%); (ii) proven research experience in the indicated areas (30%)

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