CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (969331)

26 Jan 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

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

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

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 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: Psychology, social psychology, intercultural relations, or related areas.

Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: Master’s degree in psychology, with a dissertation in the field of social psychology, intercultural relations, or related areas, enrolled in a course not conferring an academic degree or in a doctoral course, and proficiency of
English language.

“Courses not conferring an academic degree” must be related to the research fellowship’s activity type. “Courses not conferring an academic degree” are the courses referred to in paragraph e) of number 3 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, in the current wording, provided that they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph e) of article 3 of the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until the fellowship is contractualized. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.

Work plan/ Objectives: The activities to be carried out by the Fellow include:

(i)Support for the implementation of the scientific tasks foreseen in the project, namely within the scope of CONCILIARE Workpackage 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) Science management and communication tasks, including meetings’ organization and dissemination activities.

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: Eventually renewable.

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

Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is € 1199,64 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), in addition, the enrolment fee and the tuition fees for the course not conferring an academic degree will be paid by the project 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 (100%).

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%).

Jury responsible for selection: President: Joaquim Manuel Pires Valentim; Effective members: Teresa Conceição de Neiva Forte and Ana Vieira de Noronha Neves Cabrita;
Substitutes member: Sérgio Andrade Carvalho and Alina Mira Maria Coriolano.

Formalization of application: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter
- 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 29/01/2024 and 09/02/2024.

Submission deadline date: 09/02/2024.

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

Master Degree 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