Senior Technician

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Job Summary: Consultative, research, planning, and application functions involving technical methods and processes, carried out with responsibility and autonomy in support of research. Key Highlights: 1. Support for research in the precision immunonutrition project 2. Execution of advanced physicochemical techniques 3. Development of competencies in critical analysis and innovation **Offer Code:**OE202607/0468 **Offer Type:**Open Competitive Procedure **Status:**Active **Organizational Level:**Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation **Agency/Service:**University of Coimbra **Employment Contract:**Fixed-term Public Service Contract (CTFP) with uncertain termination clause **Work Regime:**General Careers **Career:**Senior Technician **Category:**Senior Technician **Complexity Level:**3 **Remuneration:**1st remunerated position in the Senior Technician career, level 16 of the Single Remuneration Table **Monthly Supplement:**0.00 EUR **Job Description:**Consultative, research, planning, and application functions involving technical methods and processes, to be performed with responsibility and autonomy—even though under qualified supervisory guidance—specifically including research support activities within the scope of the project “Releaf — Sustainable next-generation prebiotics targeted at precision immunonutrition: applications in multiple sclerosis”, involving execution of physicochemical techniques related to ultracentrifugation and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) to support experimental tasks of separation, purification, and characterization of bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs); execution of physicochemical techniques related to ultrafiltration and sterilization to support in vitro experimental tasks using co-cultured cells for assessment of immunomodulatory potential; performance of techniques related to biological sample collection and voluntary oral dosing to support in vivo experimental tasks using animal models for validation of therapeutic potential; and support for document management through systematization of processes and maintenance of digital databases. To perform these duties, the following competency profile is required, consistent with the requirements established in Ordinance No. 236/2024/1 of 27 September for careers with functional complexity level 3: public service orientation, collaboration orientation, change and innovation orientation, results orientation, critical analysis, and problem-solving. **Workplace** **Number of Positions** **Address** **Locality** **Postal Code** **District** **Municipality** University of Coimbra 1 Paço das Escolas Coimbra 3004531 COIMBRA Coimbra Coimbra **Total Number of Positions:**1 **Quota for Persons with Disabilities:**0