Research Grant nº2/2024

16 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NOVA School of Law

Department

CEDIS

Research Field

Juridical sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

18 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Offer Starting Date

4 Mar 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

Under the terms of article 8 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology ("FCT"), and in the context of the activity of the WhatNext.Law Knowledge Centre, created through a joint partnership between NOVA School of Law and VdA - Vieira de Almeida, Sociedade de Advogados, SP, R.L. ("VdA"), a call for applications for a Research Grant ("BI") for master's students at Nova School of Law is launched.

Requirements

Research Field

Juridical sciences

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Activities arising from BI:

• Preparation of the master's thesis;
• Writing one or more scientific articles based on their thesis, to be published by the WhatNext.Law Centre;
• Presentation of the main conclusions of your thesis at an event organised by the WhatNext.Law Centre or an entity associated with or indicated by the WhatNext.Law Centre;
• Writing one or more short articles (in blog format) on one or more topics from the thesis, to be published on the WhatNext.Law Centre website;
• Carrying out a training course based on the thesis for entities associated with or indicated by the WhatNext.Law Centre;
• Proactive participation in the events and activities of the WhatNext.Law Centre, including assisting the WhatNext.Law Centre in the operational actions associated with these events and activities:
• Support in the management of insight publication flows by WhatNext.Law Centre researchers and WhatNext.Law Centre communications and interactions with researchers.

The above activities must be carried out during the duration of the BI, without prejudice to the commitment of the scholarship holder to complete these activities after the end of the BI.

Specific Requirements

Students enrolled at NOVA School of Law who, at the time of submission of the application, are attending the 2nd Cycle of Studies at NOVA School of Law, after the end of the teaching component.

Evaluation Criteria and Parameters: The evaluation will follow the following criteria:

• Merit of the candidate (40%);
• Merit of the proposed work plan (30 per cent);
• Relation to the activities and objectives pursued by the WhatNext.Law Centre and degree of contribution to the research themes developed by the Centre at any given time (30%).

Supporting documents: Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Copy of civil and tax identification document(s) and, where applicable, social security document(s);
• Certificate of qualification;
• Document proving country of residence, residence permit or other legally equivalent document, where applicable, valid on the date of the start of the Scholarship;
• Documents proving that the candidate fulfils the eligibility conditions, namely proof of enrolment and registration in the 2nd Cycle of Studies at NOVA School of Law;
• Declaration by the supervisor(s) assuming responsibility for supervising the work plan, under the terms of Article 5-A of the Research Fellow Statute;
• Updated curriculum vitae;
• Transcript of marks for the Bachelor's degree and the teaching part of the Master's degree, at the time of submission of the application;
• Thesis project or research plan.

The document provided for in point e) above is not a mandatory requirement for submitting an application. However, it must be submitted before the Scholarship Agreement is signed, otherwise the agreement will not be signed.

Additional Information
Benefits

Scholarship components: The amount of the scholarship corresponds to EUR 990.98 (nine hundred and ninety euros and ninety-eight cents), according to the table of values of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atu… ), plus Voluntary Social Insurance (optional) and Personal Accident Insurance, in the legal amount in force, which will be paid monthly by bank transfer. When the work programme does not cover the whole of a month, the monthly maintenance allowance for that month will be proportional to the number of days covered. Food, holiday, Christmas or any other allowances not expressly mentioned in the scholarship contract are not due in any case.

The duration of the BI is six (6) months, with no possibility of renewal.

Eligibility criteria

Applications must be submitted by the deadline and with all supporting documents, failing which they will be rejected outright, to [email protected] , with the subject line "Research Grant No. 2/2024".

Publicity and deadline for submission of applications: The present call is published at the NOVA School of Law premises and on the CEDIS website, as well as on the EURAXESS Portal, and applications may be submitted from 4 March 2024 and the deadline for submission is 18 March 2

Selection process

Selection: Candidates will be selected by the following jury:

President: Professor Doctor Fabrizio Esposito
Member: Professor Doctor Vera Lúcia Raposo 
Member: Master Tiago Bessa
Alternate: Master Iakovina Kindylidi

If the jury deems it necessary, interviews may be held with the candidates.

 

How the results will be publicised/notified: All candidates will be notified by e-mail of the Final Assessment Results and can consult them on the premises of the NOVA School of Law and on the CEDIS website, and on the website of the WhatNext.Law Centre.

Additional comments

Model contract and final reports: The model scholarship contract to be adopted is set out in Annex I. Annexes II and III are models of the final reports to be submitted by the grant holder and the scientific supervisor respectively, under the terms of the contract.

Applicable legal rules: Research Fellow Statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, of 18 August, amended by Decree-Laws 202/2012, 233/2012 and 89/2013, respectively, of 27 August, 29 October and 9 July, by Law no. 12/2013, of 29 January and more recently by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P., in its current wording.(https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ); Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 179, of 14th September 2023).

Other information: for clarifications or requests for information, send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 21 384 74 66, between 10am-12pm and 3pm-5pm. It is the duty of the grant holders to comply punctually with the guidelines established by the scientific advisor, to notify the WhatNext.Law Centre of the occurrence of any fact that justifies the suspension of the grant and to draw up a final report in good time assessing the programme of activities carried out with the grant awarded.

Website for additional job details

https://cedis.novalaw.unl.pt/research-grant-n-o-2-2024/?lang=en
https://cedis.novalaw.unl.pt/bolsa-de-investigacao-n-o-02-2024/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NOVA School of Law

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1099-032

Street

Campus de Campolide 18

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Website

https://cedis.novalaw.unl.pt/?lang=en

Street

Campus de Campolide, Lisbon

Postal Code

1099-032 Lisbon

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+351 21 384 74 66

STATUS: EXPIRED