A Research Fellowship (MSc) (Reference CESPU_2024_1) on the project “4FirHealth - Firefighting occupational exposure and early effects on the health of operational forces (PCIF/SSO/0090/2019), supported by national funds by FCT / MCTES, is available at CESPU.
Scientific area: Biomedical Sciences and related areas
Admission requirements: i) MSc degree in Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or related scientific areas; ii) knowledge in green extraction techniques for natural products and food by-products; iii) experience in cellular models of biological barriers; iv) knowledge in microencapsulation; v) experience with analytical techniques.
Work Plan: This project aims to contribute with: i) assess the bioaccessibility of pre-selected firefighters’ occupational exposure to health-relevant pollutants released during fires through different routes of exposure and the potential cytotoxic effects on firefighters’ health, thought in vitro 3D cell models, including analytical quantification and biochemistry correlation ii) data treatment and firefighters’ health risk assessment and iii) preparation of scientific articles.
Work Place: The work will be conducted at CESPU, Gandra, Paredes, under the supervision of Professor Bruno Sarmento.
Application: The call for applications is open between de 15/01/2024 to 26/01/2024.
The applications are formalized at the electronic address bruno.sarmento@iucs.cespu.pt containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying (Reference CESPU_2024_1), submitting the motivation letter in English addressed to the president of the jury, stating the identification of the position, full name, address, e-mail address and telephone contact, also presenting the supporting documents, obligatorily in digital format, in PDF format.
Please see the attached document for more details (anexos).
