진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

Applications are open for 1 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, within the framework of project “Economic valorization of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae using a circularity approach” to be carried out at Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID), with the reference “Projetos de IC&DT - Projeto nº 14838 - LISBOA2030-FEDER-00838300 financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through COMPETE – “Programa Operacional Fatores de Competitividade (POFC)” under the Partnership Agreement PT2030

Workplan: Rugulopteryx okamurae is an invasive brown seaweed that is currently causing great concern for being responsible for changes in biodiversity and affecting fishing and tourism in costal places of the Iberian Peninsula and its islands. Aiming at the exploitation of this biomass, the selective extraction of different bioactive fractions of Rugulopteryx okamurae using alternative green solvents and technologies is envisaged. Techniques such as Supercritical Fluid (SFE), Pressurized-Liquid (PLE) and the use of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) will be assessed to extract polyphenols, terpenoids, bioactive polysaccharides and proteins. For each fraction, the composition, purity and bioactivity of the target biomolecules will be evaluated and compared to conventional methods. The most effective fractionation sequence for the complete use of the resource will be selected.

Duration: The research fellowship will have the duration of 12 months. It is expected to begin on the 1st November 2025 and may be eventually renewed up to the maximum of 21 months, including the duration of the initial contract.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (https://ist-id.pt/concursos/bolsas/); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii) academic degree certificate; iv) motivation letter; v) declaration of honor that the applicant does not exceed with this contract an accumulated period of three years in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions, within the technological and scientific system, and that the research work that led to the PhD degree was carried out in a different entity from the host institution of the fellowship.

Applications must be submitted to the email: teresa.cesario@tecnico.ulisboa.pt