Beca en un proyecto que combina el estudio de ictioplancton con ADN ambiental

Oferta compartida por Nuria

The Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) opens one (01) Research Fellowship for a person with a Master Degree (Bolsa de Investigação não conducente à obtenção de grau académico para mestre), for applicants of any nationality, including stateless candidates, and holders of political refugee statute, in the scientific field of Biological Sciences, within the research project: CIRCNA/BRB/0156/2019, named as A-Fish-DNA-Scan “Cutting-edge DNA-based approaches for improved monitoring and management of fisheries resources along Magellan-Elcano´s Atlantic route” funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P./MCTES through national funding (PIDDAC).

This fellowship is intended for Master’s Degree holders that are enrolled in a non-academic degree course, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units at the starting date of the fellowship.

The A-Fish-DNA-Scan project aims to develop and implement a DNA metabarcoding method for species profiling of ichthyoplankton, and to explore the utility of eDNA for monitoring marine fish communities. Specifically, the fellowship holder will be involved in the following tasks and objectives:

1. Provide support in ichthyoplankton and eDNA sampling and sample processing 
2. Field preparation and equipment maintenance for field surveys. 
3. Taxonomic identification and processing of ichthyoplankton samples.
4.  Contribute to the general lab maintenance.

Requirements for the application: Applicants must meet all the conditions stated below: 

1. Have a master’s degree in Biology, Marine Biology and/or Ecology, Fisheries, Marine Sciences or similar area.
2. Have a good knowledge of spoken and written English.
3. This fellowship may only be granted to those who do not exceed, with the conclusion of the present fellowship contract, an accumulated period of two years in this type of fellowship, consecutive or otherwise, to be confirmed through the candidate’s CV and should be explicit in the motivation letter.
4. The candidate must agree to enrol in a non-academic degree course offered by a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units at the start of the fellowship. Enrolment at the time of application is not mandatory. 

 It is desirable that the applicants have experience in (as demonstrated in their Curriculum Vitae): 

• Zooplankton sampling techniques.
• Morphological identification of ichthyoplankton communities of coastal and estuarine areas.

Fellowship conditions: The fellowship will have an initial duration of 6 months, expected to start from December 2021 eventually renewed for periods of 3 months, or until the end of the project never exceeding a total maximum of 12 months. The fellowship must be carried out under an exclusivity regimen, according to the FCT Fellowship Regulation (RBI) and of the CCMAR fellowship regulations (see here) based on the Portuguese law 40/2004, of 18 of August (Scientific Research Fellowship holder statutes) amended by the Decree-Law 123/2019 of 28 of August. A maintenance allowance of 1104.64€ will be paid monthly, through bank transfer, and will be updated as stipulated by the Foundation for Science and Technology (see here https://bit.ly/2ZcxUGJ).

Application process and mandatory documents: Complete applications must be submitted online at https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/list/job and must include:

• a motivation letter (in English);
• a detailed Curriculum Vitae (In English); 
• the declaration of honour, available from the application platform, declaring the intention to enrol in a non-academic degree course, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D unit, if the candidate is selected for the position; 
• a copy of the Master degree Certificate (if awarded by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution) or a copy of the certificate of recognition of the Master degree by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution or by DGES – Directorate General for Higher Education (if the degree was awarded by a foreign University;
• the complete declaration of honour, available from the application platform, if they are unable at the time of application, to provide a copy of the Master degree certificate (if awarded by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution) or a copy of the certificate of recognition of the Master degree (if the degree was awarded by a foreign University), as indicated above; 
• the email contact of up to 3 referees.

For more information visit https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/job/ccmarbincgam132021 or https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/sites/ccmar.ualg.pt/files/jobs/files/20211025-anuncio_bincgam_13_2021_en.pdf