EU Project

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Tecnico Lisboa is offering a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for the BioMembrOS Project in the Scientific Areas of Thermofluids and Energy Conversion Technologies or Chemical Engineering Sciences.

Please submit you applications to bolsas@drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt until July 29th 2024.

Admission Requirements:

1. to hold a PhD degree obtained in the 3 years previously to the submission of the fellowship application; 
2. to have carried out the research work that led to the PhD degree in a different entity from the host institution of
   the fellowship;
3. not to exceed, with this fellowship contract, including the possible renovations, an accumulated period of 3 years
   in this type of fellowship, continuously or with interruptions;
4. not to have previously held a post-doctoral fellowship from IST.

Workplan:

1. Viscosity characterization of fluids used in experiments (deionised water, plasma and animal blood).
2. Flow visualisation within specific microdevices (mimicking fibre membranes of MBO (membrane blood oxygenators)), with deionised water and/or plasma, acquiring images with a CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) camera mounted on a microscope, and digital image processing to quantify the mixing level based on each pixel colour intensity.
3. Measurement of flow velocities within the same specific microdevices, with deionised water and/or plasma, using micro-PIV.
4. Visualisation and characterisation of animal blood flows within the same specific microdevices, acquiring images with a CMOS camera mounted on a microscope, and digital image processing.
5. CFD modelling of the above-mentioned flows. Modelling & Optimization of flows and mixing inside microdevices mimicking fibre membranes sets with recourse to relevant parameters such as mimicking fibres shapes, arrangements, number and sizes, fluids properties, mass flow rate, mass transfer rates of O2 and CO2, etc.
6. Modelling and optimization of parameters of the system using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.
7.  Assist the IST research team in the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and meetings, as well as the purchasing process of materials and services required for the development of the project according to plan.

Duration & Allowance:

The research fellowship will have a duration of 12 months. It is expected to begin in September 2024 and
may eventually be renewed up to the maximum of 36 months, including the duration of the initial contract. The monthly mainenance Allowance is € 1801,00.