22 Mar 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Algarve- Department
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE- Research Field
History » Archaeology- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Portugal- Application Deadline
12 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/London)- Type of Contract
Not Applicable- Job Status
Not Applicable- Offer Starting Date
1 Oct 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
H2020 / ERC- Reference Number
101052761 — DISPERSALS -ERC- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
NOTICE N.º 011/2024 (BI-M)
OPEN CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION WITHIN THE TERMS LAID DOWN OF THE REGULATIONS FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE
TITLE: 1 PhD Research Fellowship
It is now open a call for 1 PhD Research Fellowship within the project 101052761 — DISPERSALS - ERC-2021-ADG, Dispersals, resilience, and innovation in Late Pleistocene SE Africa, financed by (ERCEA) European Research Council (ERCEA), with the following conditions:
Research Field:Archeology
Admission Requirements: fluency in English since the PhD degree at the Universidade do Algarve is taught in English.
Preferably with an MA in Archaeology or similar discipline; field research experience in African Stone Age or Old World Paleolithic, and particularly relevant if it was in Mozambique.
Work Plan: The fellowship is to develop a doctoral dissertation. The doctoral research is within the projet DISPERSALS, funded by an ERC grant. The fellow will have specific training in lithic analyses of Stone Age materials since the dissertation topic will focus on the out-of-Africa migration based on lithic assemablges from Africa and/or Arabian Peninsula.
Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nº 40/2004, of August 18, in the current wording conferred by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of August 28 and the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Algarve (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2021/10/210000000/0013700149.pdf .
Working place: The work will be developed at ICArEHB, University of Algarve, and in Mozambique, jointly with the DISPERSALS team, dunser de supervision of drs Jeff Rose and Li Li.
Duration of the grant: The grant will have a first contract of 12 months duration, beginning on October, 1st , 2024. The contract may be renewed up to 4 years total, considering UAlg’s Research Grants Regulation. (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2021/10/210000000/0013700149.pdf )
Value of monthly maintenance allowance: The monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to € 1 259,64 euros. The maintenance allowance will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
Selection criteria will be as follows: Curriculum Evaluation, and possibly interview, respectively with 90 and 10% weight.
In accordance with nº2 of the article 11º of the FCT Research Grants Regulation, the selection criteria will be the applicant’s merit based on the CV with the respective scoring of 80%.
The evaluation process may include one interview, to all or some candidates selected by the panel, weighing a maximum of 20% of the total score.
The tender jury shall comprise the following members:
- Nuno Gonçalo Viana Pereira Ferreira Bicho (Presidente);
- Jeffrey I. Rose (Vogal efetivo);
- Li Li (Vogal efetivo);
- João Miguel Mico Cascalheira (Vogal Suplente).)
Publication and notification of the results: Final results will be publicized through an ordered list according to the final grade and posted in a conspicuous and public local of ICArEHB and communicated to the applicants by e-mail to the addresses indicated by each candidate.
Deadline for applications and submission forms: the call is open from 25/03/2023 to 12/04/2023
Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:
Official identification document (simple copy or legal equivalent). If you have a nationality other than Portuguese, you should present a residence permit, permanent residence certificate or long-term resident status, valid on the scholarship start date, any of which may be replaced, in its absence, by a declaration of commitment. However, one of the previous must be delivered at the contracting phase, under penalty of forfeiture of the granting of the scholarship;
Copy of the qualification certificates of the academic degrees held, specifying the final classification and, if possible, the classifications obtained in all subjects taken;
Curriculum Vitae;
Taxpayer Identification Number (NIF), if you have a nationality other than Portuguese, it must be submitted during the scholarship contracting phase, under penalty of forfeiture of the scholarship award;
Cover letter with a maximum of 3 pages with a short description of the vision for the doctoral research as well as the indication of names of 2 references.
The Application Request, dated and signed, must be addressed to the President of the Evaluation Panel (https://www.ualg.pt/sites/default/files/documentos/2022-12/anexo-iii-requerimento-para-candidatura-bolsa-en.pdf ) to the following email to the Scientific Coordinator, [email protected] . Since the Application Request is sent by email, the applicant must duly express his/her consent that all notifications regarding this application are sent to the email address given.
In the case of the attribution of the fellowship, the following documents are mandatory:
-Supporting documents stating that the applicant gathers all the requirements for this grant, namely the enrolment certificate in an awarding degree study cycle or in a postgraduate course;
-Supervisor Declaration taking the responsibility for the Work plan supervision, according to article 5º-A of the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, as well as assuring the necessary conditions for the development of the work plan and in compliance with article 13 º of the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow;
-Declaration of the Grant acceptance;
-Declaration of commitment stating the exclusivity regime
Complaints and Appeal Deadlines and procedures
On the decision for granting the Research Grant, candidates may, if they wish, comment on the hearing of interested parties, within 10 working days, under the terms provided for in the Administrative Procedure Code.
From the practice or omission of any act of the evaluation panel, candidates can complain to the body, within 10 working days.
The final decision of the evaluation panel can be appealed to the Rector within 15 working days after the respective notification.
Scholarship contractWith the applicant(s) selected, and after receiving all the required documentation, a scholarship contract will be signed in accordance with the attached model.
Assessment of the scholarship holder
At the end of each period of duration of the scholarship contract, the activity developed by the scholarship holder is evaluated by the supervisor, by applying the following criteria:
University of the Algarve reserves the right to cancel this application procedure if by any means the contract celebration with the funding entity is not established.
University of Algarve, march 3rd, 2024
Scientific Coordinator
Dr Nuno Bicho
Requirements
- Research Field
- History » Archaeology
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
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Specific Requirements
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Internal Application form(s) needed
Formulario candidatura EN_5.pdf
English
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Additional Information
Benefits
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Eligibility criteria
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Selection process
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Additional comments
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- Website for additional job details
https://www.ualg.pt/bolsas-de-investigacao?id=386315
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Algarve
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Campus de Gambelas e Campus da Penha
- City
- Faro
- Postal Code
- 8005-139
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- State/Province
Faro - Algarve- City
Faro- Website
http://www.ualg.pt- Street
Campus da Penha- Postal Code
8005-139
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED
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