THREE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

Notice no. 16469/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING THE OPENING OF A TENDER FOR THE SELECTION OF THREE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT “FILM AND DEATH – FILM-PHILOSOPHY AS A MEDITATION ON DEATH” (European Research Council, Grant Agreement n. 101088956, IFILNOVA)

Luís Baptista, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the NOVA University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH) makes it publicly known the opening of  a tender,  for the period of 15 business days, for the international selection of three PostDoctoral researcher positions,  through an indefinite duration contract at Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, to carry out research in the scope of the project FILM AND DEATH - “Film-Philosophy as a Meditation on Death” (NOVA FCSH - IFILNOVA) supported through European funds within the scope of the research and innovation program Horizon Europe of the  European Union  (European Research Council, Grant Agreement n. 101088956).

The opening of the tender and the composition of the selection panel have been authorised by decree from the Executive Administrator of NOVA FCSH, in the scope of the delegation of powers under the terms set forth in paragraph i) of no. 2 of Dispatch no. 11072/2021, of 3 November, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 219, of 11 November, as amended by Dispatch no. 2331/2023, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 34, of 16 February, of 24 May 2023, following a favourable statement from NOVA FCSH’s Scientific Council.

1. The contract procedure of the PostDoctoral researcher is to be carried out according to the Decreto-Lei No. 57/2016, of 29 August, amended by Decreto-Lei 57/2017, of 19 July, which approves a contracting regime for PhD holders designed to stimulate scientific and technical employment in all areas of knowledge (RJEC). It will be entered into in accordance with the Portuguese Labour Law, approved by Decreto-Lei No. 7/2009, of 12 February, in its current wording and Decreto Regulamentar No. 11-A/2017, of 29 December.

2. The PostDoctoral researcher will be contracted for an indefinite duration as lawfully established in RJEC, art. 6, nr 1, only for the duration necessary to perform the tasks as defined for the project, namely as follows.

3. Description of the position:

The tender is for the selection of three PostDoctoral researchers.

The FILM AND DEATH - “Film-Philosophy as a Meditation on Death” project intends:

Main goal:

The project has three key aims: 1) to demonstrate that film-philosophy contains significant philosophical insights; 2) to show that such insights are best understood by means of film’s novel ways of thinking of time, finitude, and death; and 3) to argue that film’s thinking about finite time gives new meaning to philosophy’s traditional role as a meditation on death. The operational concept to explore and implement is the death image.

Specific goals:

Systematic investigation on the project’s hypothesis and development of its operational concept. The theoretical framework is outlined by the themes and inquiries presented in subprojects 1 and 2 dedicated to the relationship between philosophy of film and metaphilosophy and to the relationship between cinema, philosophy of time, and philosophy of death, respectively.

Researchers will be integrated into the project team, contributing to the following scientific research tasks and knowledge dissemination:

1. Helping the PI and remaining team members developing the working plan;
2. Participating in national and international conferences related to project themes;
3. Organizing the Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars and presenting annually ongoing research in one of the seminars;
4. Submitting scientific articles related to project themes (submission of at least two articles per year in indexed journals - Scopus, Web of Science);
5. Contributing to other scientific and science communication activities that may be defined during the project.

4. Under the terms of the Decreto Regulamentar No. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, art. 2, the contract is attached to the base remuneration of 2 228,18€ (TRU pay tier 33).

5. The workplace is at the premises of the NOVA FCSH - IFILNOVA, located at Colégio Almada Negreiros – Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 Lisbon, Portugal, and/or other locations necessary to carry out the job duties.

6. Nationals, foreigners and stateless persons can be candidates holding a PhD degree in Philosophy, Communication Sciences or Artistic Studies with a scientific and professional curriculum showing a suitable profile for the position, namely in Philosophy of Film.

7.  The assessment of candidates will be done through the examination of the candidate’s curriculum.

The researcher’s scientific and curricular history will be assessed based on the relevance, quality and currentness of: a) The candidate’s scientific, cultural and/or artistic production in the previous five years relating to the position, deemed most relevant by the candidate him/herself and duly identified in the CV; b) The candidate’s activities carried out in the previous five years, relating to the scope of the position; c) The candidate’s extension and knowledge dissemination activities carried out in the previous five years, namely within the context of  promoting scientific culture and practices, deemed most relevant by the candidate him/herself.

8.  The period of five years mentioned in the previous item may be increased by the selection panel at the request of the candidate when based on the suspension of the candidate’s scientific activity for socially protected reasons, particularly reasons, namely parental leave, long-term serious illness, and other legally protected situations that might cause the candidate unfit for work.

9.  The evaluation and ranking criteria are expressed on a scale from 0 to 20 points, with valuation until the tenths. Selection will be based on the Curriculum Assessment (CA) which is worth 18 points and the Interview (I), which is equivalent to 2 points of the classification.

The five of the best classified candidates with a minimum score of 16 points will be interviewed with the purpose of clarifying aspects related to the results of their investigation to better assess the adequacy to the workplace.

10. The criteria contemplated in the CA of candidates are as follows:

a. Scientific production considered most relevant by the candidate associated with the position open to applications, namely books, book chapters, scientific articles in refereed journals, with the intrinsic quality of its content being assessed (8 points);

b. Research activities considered by the candidate(s) to have had the greatest impact, linked to the open call, considering their participation in research projects assessed by national or international entities; papers presented at scientific meetings; scientific arbitration activities; participation in networks and partnerships; a letter of motivation (two pages at most) that includes a work plan making clear the methodology and themes/philosophers/filmmakers to be explored in articulation with the FILM AND DEATH project and with the  scientific research and dissemination tasks defined in the notice (8 points);

c. Extension and/or dissemination activities considered to have had the greatest impact by the candidate, associated to the post being applied for, including the organization of scientific meetings; the elaboration of reviews, studies, reports for public and private entities and civil society agents; Dissemination of knowledge for extended audiences; Presentation of research results within the media (2 points).

11. The composition of the selection panel is as follows:

Chairperson:

- PhD Susana Viegas, Auxiliar Researcher NOVA FCSH

Jury Members:

- PhD Nuno Fonseca, Auxiliar Researcher NOVA FCSH

- PhD Stefanie Baumann, Auxiliar Researcher NOVA FCSH

Alternate Members:

- PhD João Pedro Cachopo, Invited Professor NOVA FCSH

- PhD Patrícia Castello Branco, Auxiliar Researcher NOVA FCSH

12. Under penalty of exclusion, the application process to the opening described must be fulfilled by submitting all of the following:

a) Application Form (available at modelo) clearly stating the procedure in hand;

b) Copy of the PhD certificate. If the candidate’s PhD is from a foreign institution, a statement of honour (available at  https://fcsh.unl.pt/faculdade/concursos_para_investigadores/);

c) Curriculum vitae of the candidate, organized according to the guidelines in items 7 and 10 above.

d) Copies of two publications deemed most relevant by the candidates themselves;

e) Motivation Letter.

13.The application, complete with the documents abovementioned, should be emailed to  drhrecrutamento@fcsh.unl.pt within strictly 15 business days counting from the day following the publication of this Public Notice in the Portuguese Government Diary, Diário da República. The subject of the email must indicate the reference of the public notice (Edital). Under penalty of excusion, the application email must contain the above required documentation as an attachment. Preferably, the required documents should be in PDF format.

If necessary, the selection board may require from the candidate additional documents in support of statements offered.

False declarations will be disciplined in accordance with Law.

Candidates who formalise their application incorrectly or who fail to meet the requirements stated for this tender will be excluded.

14. The candidate to be hired must have obtained a minimum score of 16 points.

15.  In case the PhD degree of the successful candidate has been conferred by a foreign institution, the degree recognition must comply with the Decreto-Lei No. 66/2018, of 16 August. The conditions of which must be fully met by the date assigned to the celebration of the contract.

In the event that the PhD degree is not recognised after the above-mentioned formalities have been met, the candidate ranked second will be invited for the position under consideration.

16. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: NOVA University Lisbon actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exemption from any duty owing, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability , chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.  

31/08/2023 —  Executive Administrator of NOVA FCSH, Joana Pires