Graduate Research Fellowship

11 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

15 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

UIDB/04666/2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

3-month graduate research fellowship for one (1) PhD student, eventually renewable.

The candidate must develop the following work plan within the scope of the CHAM exploratory project “IMCS – Imagination and Memory at the Intersection of Culture and Science”, by the responsible researcher (IR) Doctor Fabio Tononi:

a) Collecting bibliographic data;

b) Contribute to the preparation of a scientific essay on a topic to be defined jointly with the PI;

c) Support the PI in organizing activities linked to the project;

d) Develop research activities integrated into the objectives of the IMCS project.

 

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] , with the heading “Concurso BI_IMCS,” with the following documents:

CV;

MA Diploma; 

A writing sample (maximum 8000 words), published or unpublished (article);

Statement of purpose (1 page max);

Declaration of honor, stating that the candidate will not exceed the period of one year (consecutively or not) on this type of grant, and that they have never received funding from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) before, directly or indirectly;

For students who received their degrees abroad (i.e., not in a Portuguese higher education institution): candidates must have a degree conversion made by the Portuguese state, as mandated by Portuguese law; candidates that have not yet obtained this degree conversion previous to the application must submit a declaration of honor in which they promise to obtain the degree conversion before signing the fellowship contract.

Researcher Profiles: PhD Students.

The successful candidate:

Must attend a PhD course in the field of aesthetics and philosophy;

Must have developed research on nearby areas of the CHAM exploratory project “IMCS – Imagination and Memory at the Intersection of Culture and Science” (https://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/projectos-detalhe.php?p=3289 ), particularly regarding the dialogue between the humanities and neurosciences;

Demonstrate interest in developing research on topics such as: Aesthetic experience; Aesthetic responses to images and/or works of art; Empathy from a philosophical, psychological or neuroscientific perspective; Emotions from a philosophical, psychological or neuroscientific perspective; Imagination and mental images from a philosophical, psychological or neuroscientific perspective; Memory from a philosophical, psychological or neuroscientific perspective; The notion of sublime; The biology of symbols; The power of images.

Research fields: Aesthetics and/or Philosophy of Perception.

The position is offered by the CHAM exploratory project: IMCS – Imagination and Memory at the Intersection of Culture and Science (more info on the project here: https://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/en/projects-detail.php?p=3291 ).

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] , with the heading “Concurso BI_IMCS” and with the documents mentioned in the Offer Description section. 

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Ability to write academic articles / Excellence in academic research.

 

Specific Requirements

Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD program (before the starting date, April 1, 2024).

It is highly desirable that the candidate’s main research field is Aesthetics and/or Philosophy of Perception.

Research experience is highly desirable.

Additional Information
Benefits

The monthly stipend of the fellowship is € 1199,64. There is also an added amount of €142,21/month for those who wish to enroll in and pay for Social Security, which covers the Social Security monthly fee.  

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD degree.

Selection process

The selection of the successful candidate will be made according to the following criteria, corresponding to a total of 20 points: 

Curricular path (0-15 points):

Education (0-6 points);

 Scientific and professional path (0-8 points) 

Statement of purpose (0-5 points), which should be a maximum of one page in length. In this statement, candidates should enumerate the reasons for their application and explain how their own professional and personal skills can contribute to the overall workplan and project goals. 

 

The selection committee consists of:

Chair: Dr. Fabio Tononi

Dr. João Luís Lisboa

Dr. Doutor Adelino Cardoso

Dr. Cristina Brito

The application outcomes will be sent to all candidates by email, listing them from highest to lowest score. Should a candidate have a complaint regarding their final score and/or the results of the selection process, they can make a written complaint within 10 working days of receiving the application outcomes by email. A decision regarding their complaint will be made within 60 working days of the same being received, after which candidates have 15 working days to appeal this decision or 30 working days to communicate their appeal to the funding institution.

Additional comments

Draft_ scholarship_contract: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/C…

Draft_Final report to be prepared by the grantee: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/R…

Draft_Final report to be prepared by the supervisor:

https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/R…

Website for additional job details

https://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/en/projects-detail.php?p=3291

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CHAM — Centro de Humanidades

Country

Portugal

City

Lisboa

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisboa

Website

http://www.fcsh.unl.pt

Street

Av. de Berna, 26 C

Postal Code

1069-061

STATUS: EXPIRED