CALL FOR POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (969340)

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Coimbra

Department

Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas)

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

7 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

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

No

Offer Description

University of Coimbra opens a call for one post-doctoral research fellowship, in the framework of the project “CONCILIARE - Confidently Changing Colonial Heritage” reference: Grant Agreement n.º 101132582), financed by European Commission - HORIZON-CL2-2023- HERITAGE-01-04: Cultural heritage in transformation – facing change with confidence, in the following conditions:

Scientific area: Social psychology, history, political science, sociology, anthropology, or related areas.

Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: PhD and research carried out in the fields of social psychology, history, political science, sociology, anthropology, and other related areas. Proficiency in English.

The recipient of the fellowship must cumulatively meet the requirements provided for in paragraph 3 of article 7 of the RBIFCT:
a) The doctoral degree obtained in the 3 years prior to the date of submission of the application.
b) Investigation be carried out in a host organization other than that in which the degree was obtained.
c) Research activities do not require post-doctoral experience.
d) The research activities have a development and execution term equal to or less than three years.
e) The fellowship holder does not exceed, with the conclusion of the fellowship contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in this type of fellowship, consecutive or interpolated.

For the assessment of paragraph e) it is important the candidate(s) verifies(y) whether they have already held this type of fellowship under Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16, as well as in the previous regulatory period, financed directly or indirectly by the FCT.

Work plan/ Objectives: The activities to be carried out by the Post-Doc include:
(i) Implementation of the scientific tasks foreseen in the project, namely within the scope of CONCILAIRE Work package 1 (School textbooks: on the changing representations of colonialism in school textbooks and the reactions they provoke in people from different ethnic groups and generations): literature review; document analysis, carrying out empirical studies, including data collection and analysis using qualitative and quantitative methods; drafting progress reports; presenting communications and writing scientific articles. 
ii) Support for the tasks foreseen in the Work package 6 (coordination and management) and in Work package 5 related to dissemination.

Regime: The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legallabour nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of the UC, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute , and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, both in their current wording.

Location: Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Coimbra.

Duration: 12 months.

Renewal: Renewable until the end date of the CONCILIARE project.

Scientific orientation: Joaquim Manuel Pires Valentim and Teresa Conceição de Neiva Forte.

Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is € 1801,00 corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table (https://www.fct.pt/en/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ), plus social security (Seguro Social Voluntário, first level contributions) and personal accidents insurance. The payment will be made by bank transfer. This amount will not be increased during the entire period of the fellowship duration.

Selection methods: Curriculum evaluation (50%) and Interview (50%). Only the 5 best candidates from the Curriculum evaluation will go the Interview phase.

Selection criteria:

Curriculum evaluation
- Specific knowledge related to the work plan (50%)
- Adequacy of the candidate’s profile to the work plan to be developed (50%).

Interview
- Motivation and interest (50%)
- Knowledge and profile appropriate to the functions to be developed (50%).

Jury responsible for selection: President: Joaquim Manuel Pires Valentim; Effective members: Teresa Conceição de Neiva Forte and Isabel Cerca Miguel; Substitutes member: Sérgio Andrade Carvalho and Ana Filipa Albuquerque Madeira.

Formalization of application: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending the following documents:
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Certificate of qualifications.

Declaration on the honor of the candidate(s) with the indication of the fellowship(s) of the typology to which the contest was held and the respective duration(s).

Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a Certificate of Recognition in accordance with applicable law. This document is mandatory only in the contractualization phase.

Applications submission: Applications must be submitted in https://apply.uc.pt/ .

Submission of applications: Between 16/02/2024 and 07/03/2024.

Submission deadline date: 07/03/2024.

Additional information: The evaluation results will be announced within 90 working days after the end of the applications submission deadline, by notifying the applicants via email. After the announcement of the results, candidates are considered automatically notified to, if they wish to do so, comment on the results on a preliminary hearing period within 10 days after that date. After this, the selected candidates will have to declare in writing their acceptance. Unless a justification worthy of consideration is presented, if the declaration is not submitted within the referred period, it is considered that the candidate waivers the fellowship. In case of resignation or withdrawal of the selected candidate, the next candidate with the highest evaluation score will be notified immediately.

Once the selection process is completed, the fellowship contract will be drawn up in accordance with the draft contract provided by the FCT.

After the contracted period, the fellowship holder and supervisor must prepare the final report in accordance with the respective assessment criteria that were established.

Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent each and every kind of discrimination.

Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or immune from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.

Selection reserve list: No.

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Coimbra

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apply.uc.pt/

Contact

City

Coimbra

Website

https://www.uc.pt/administracao/dpa

Street

Rua Larga

STATUS: EXPIRED