Postdoctoral Fellowship – Biology and Bioimaging

About the organisation

The Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences, also known by its acronym CCMAR, is one of Portugal’s leading marine science research centres and is widely recognised for the excellence of its research at European level. Its capacity is based on a multidisciplinary team including marine biology, ecology, oceanography, environmental sciences, biotechnology, fisheries and aquaculture.

About the role

The Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR) opens one (01) vacancy for a postdoctoral fellowship (BPD) in the scientific area of Biology and Bioimaging or related area, eligible to candidates of any nationality, including stateless persons and beneficiaries of the political refugee status, within the scope of the research project JDA ID 3193, named as EMBRC – JDA Atlas – “3D Multimodal Atlas: Sea Life from Micro to Macro” funded by the EMBRC – European Marine Biological Resource Centre, through Joint Development Activity Program

Requirements

The candidates must meet the following conditions:

• PhD in Biology, bioengineering, physics, chemistry or related field, obtained in the three years prior to the date of submission of this application
• Strong background and hands-on experience in advanced fluorescence microscopy;
• Strong background and hands-on experience in sample preparation, including tissue clearing, fluorescence immunolabeling and histology;
• Experience with image processing and analysis software such as Zen, Arivis, Huygens, ImageJ or other software;
• A track record of scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings;
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research team;
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team environment

Start date

The fellowship will have an initial duration of 12 months, possibly renewed for additional periods or until the end of the research project for a total maximum of 24 months and with an expected start date of November, 2024. The fellowship must be carried out under an exclusivity regimen, according to the CCMAR fellowship regulations.

How to apply

Application process and mandatory documents: Only complete applications submitted directly and obligatorily on the CCMAR website, https://ccmar.ualg.pt/en/career-opportunities, are accepted and must include the documents below indicated under penalty of exclusion:

• A letter of motivation (in English);
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae (in English);
• Copy of the Doctoral Certificate;
• The email contact of up to 3 referees;
• List of up to 3 scientific achievements that best describe the candidate’s research activities, including their specific role in each

The submission of an application without the documents/information required above determines the immediate rejection of the application