One Research Fellowship for Scientific Initiation Studentship - Water4All/0004/2024 - #NOVAID-B529

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Work Plan: Task 1. Evaluation of biomass pre-treatment - Biomass pre-treatment is a crucial step toward the successful extraction of PHAs. In the literature, several processes have been described which will be tested under RENEW project. Task 2. Extraction of PHA with different NADES and optimization of the extraction conditions, namely temperature, time, stirring rate, coupling with microwave and/or ultrasound will be performed to guarantee the maximum extraction yield. Fellowship duration : The fellowship is for 6 months, eventually renewable during the course of the project. The expected date for the start of the grant is September 2026. Application deadline and form of application submission: The applications must be submitted between July 31 and August 11 2026. Documentation to be provided when applying: Applications must be formalized by sending the following documents: i) Detailed Curriculum Vitae; ii) Certificate of academic qualifications and other relevant supporting documents, namely proof of enrollment in a Master's degree related to chemistry/biochemistry and/or biotechnology (at the application stage, these may be replaced by a declaration of honor as stated in item no. 2); iii) Motivation letter; Note 1: For academic degrees conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it is mandatory to present the record of recognition of the academic degree and the conversion of the final classification to the Portuguese scale (process regulated by Decree-Law No. 341/2007, of 12 October), or alternatively, to obtain equivalence/recognition of academic degrees (process regulated by Decree-Law No. 283/83). of June 21). Form of submission of applications: Applications must be sent by email to aduarte@fct.unl.pt Documents that are of mandatory submission, for purposes of contracting : Proof of academic degrees or their equivalence when they have been awarded by foreign higher education institutions; proof of enrollment in a Master's degree related to chemistry/biochemistry and/or biotechnology. Funded by Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. through national funds (PIDDAC)