Research Fellowship (BI) in Management within projects Behavioral Insights Unit & Center for Responsible Business & Leadership (CUBE-BIU-CRB-BI/4)

11 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CATÓLICA-LISBON

Department

Católica Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economics (CUBE)

Research Field

Management sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

CUBE - Católica Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economics at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, is awarding 01 Research Fellowship (BI) in the scientific field of Management for the development of research in the framework of the project entitled Behavioral Insights Unit (BIU) and the Center for Responsible Business & Leadership (CRB), with the financial support of Delta Cafés and Grupo Jerónimo Martins.

WORK PLAN AND GOALS
The research fellow will work with Professors Rita Coelho do Vale (BIU) and Nuno Moreira da Cruz (CRB) and the project research team in the following tasks:

In the Center for Responsible Business and Leadership (CRB), the researcher will:

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research, with a longitudinal approach;
• Perform investigation on the fields of Sustainable Development Goals, Purpose, Responsible Business and Leadership;
• Direct contact with companies in order to promote active and action research in the field;
• Assist the writing of different scientific projects and research proposals;
• Support the raising of funds to support initiatives from the Center.

In the Behavioral Insights Unit (BIU), the researcher will:
• Conduct research work in the behavioral laboratory;
• Assist the management of scientific projects (writing of proposals, daily management, reports, etc.);
• Assist the development of online research panels;
• Conduct the executive management of PEO – Online Research Panel;
• Promote PEO activities through press releases, workshops, and other relevant initiatives;
• Be a point of contact of students for day-to-day matters, as for example managing human subject pool;
• Foster the relationship between PEO, CEA (Centro de Estudos Aplicados) and the industry in respect to innovation in behavioral research;
• Preparation of proposals (design and budget) to develop studies requested by industry;
• Development of all types of experimental studies requested by research team;
• Promotion of events on behavioral research with the participation of national and international speakers;
• Raising of funds to support initiatives and develop further the behavioral research group art CATÓLICA-LISBON.

Requirements

Research Field

Management sciences » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Have strong motivation and enthusiasm for research work and academic projects;
• Detain strong quantitative skills;
• Have excellent command of the Portuguese and English language;
• Have the ability to work in a Team and in an organized and autonomous way;
• Have the ability to meet deadlines;
• Work in an international environment.

Specific Requirements

• A preference will be given to individuals with experience as a research assistant in behavioral laboratory;
• It is appreciated a good domain on software tools (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc.) and statistical packages (SPSS and STATA) as well as a good knowledge of online survey systems (e.g. Qualtrics).

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Excellent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Management sciences

Additional Information
Benefits

The fellowship’s maintenance allowance is 1,259.64 € per month, according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country. Further information at https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en . The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.

The fellowship holder will be covered by a personal accident insurance.
If not covered by any social protection scheme, the fellowship holder can ensure the right to Social Security through adherence to the Voluntary Social Security scheme, pursuant to "Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social". Provided that the awarded fellowship has a minimum duration of 6 months, the fellowship holder will be entitled to assume, by UCP, the charges resulting from the contributions that apply to the first bracket referred to in article 36 of Decree-Law no. 40/89, of 1 February, with the increase in charges arising from the option for a higher incidence base on its own.

Eligibility criteria

• At the time of application, candidates must be holders of a Master’s degree in the scientific field of Management, Economics, Social Psychology or related scientific fields, and be enrolled or present proof of meeting the requirements to be enrolled in a doctoral program in the referred scientific areas;
• In the case of candidates who are enrolled or who meet the conditions for the enrollment in a course that does not award an academic degree, only candidates who do not exceed, with the conclusion of the fellowship contract referred to in this notice, including the planned renewals, a cumulative period of two years in this type of fellowship, consecutive or interpolated, are eligible;
• Due to the specificities of the tasks involved in this position it is mandatory that candidates have an excellent knowledge of the Portuguese Language. Candidates that do not fulfil this requirement will be automatically excluded;
• Additionally, since the job position is expected to take place at the school’s facilities at least 3 days a week, candidates must also reside or plan to reside in a location that allows their physical presence at the school during these days;
• Moreover, due to the dual characteristic of this position, in which candidates are expected to work both with the Behavioral Insights Unit as with the Center for responsible Business, it is expected that candidates have some affinity with the topics of interest of each research center.

Selection process

The candidates’ final classification shall be presented on a scale of 0 to 20.

The selection will made in 2 phases:
1. First, eligible candidates are assessed based on 3 criteria focusing on scientific and curricular background PC):
a) Academic curriculum assessment: 50%
b) Expertise in the work field, including previous research experience: 30%
c) Data collection and analysis skills: 20%
PC = (0,50 x A) + (0,30 x B) + (0,20 x C)

2. A minimum of 15 points is needed for a candidate to be considered eligible for the position and move to the second phase, which involves an interview (E). The interview may be face to face or online. The final classification (CF) will be obtained as follows:
CF = (PC x 0,8) + (E x 0,2)

Website for additional job details

https://clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt/system/files/assets/files/1.-opening-notice-cube-bi…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CATÓLICA-LISBON

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Street

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisbon

Website

https://www.clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt

Street

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

Postal Code

1649-023

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

934024867

STATUS: EXPIRED