1 Research grant for Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Portuguese Dialogues

Scientific area: Portuguese Studies

Specific Scientific Area: Portuguese Literature  

In compliance with the provisions of article 7 of the FCT Research Grants Regulation (Reg. nº 950/2019), applicants must:

a) hold a PhD degree obtained in the three years prior to the date of submission of the scholarship application;

b) have carried out the research work that led to the award of the doctoral degree in an entity other than the entity hosting the grant;

c) not exceed, with the conclusion of the scholarship contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in this type of scholarship, consecutive or interpolated;

d) not have had previously a post-doctoral research fellowship contract with FCSH.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries require registration by a Portuguese HEI, in accordance with Decree-law nº 66/2018, of August 26^th, and Portaria nº 33/2019, of January 25^th. The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for the signing of the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Researcher Profiles:

Post-doctoral researcher in the field of Portuguese Studies – Portuguese Literature – Portuguese Dialogues.

PhD obtained in the former 3 years.

Scientific area: Portuguese Studies

Specific Scientific Area: Portuguese Literature

Research experience in the field of the Portuguese Dialogues literary corpus.

Preferential factors:

- solid knowledge and experience in bibliographical research and management;

- proven skills of organization and in Portuguese written and oral expressions;

- solid computer skills from the user’s point of view;

- specific training in databases;

- proven autonomy in research work

Work plan: the research fellow will develop tasks within the scope of the Portuguese Dialogues project, whose main objective is to provide sources and to develop studies on Portuguese Dialogues. The activities to be performed will be as follows:

- functional and scientific verification of the “Portuguese Dialogues” database in collaboration with the scientific supervisors;

- updating of the existing data in the database;

- preparation of one scientific article based on the data gathered in the database “Portuguese Dialogues”, to be presented in a congress or accepted for publication in a peer reviewed, and preferably indexed, journal;

- preparation of one scientific article in the specific area of “Portuguese Dialogues”, to be presented in a congress or accepted for publication in a peer reviewed, and preferably indexed, journal;

- organization of a colloquium on “Portuguese Dialogues”.

Duration of the fellowship: the fellowship will last for 4 months, starting in October 2023. The fellowship contract may be renewable.

Application submission deadline: The call for the scholarship is open from July 25^th to August 14^th 2023.

Application: Applications must be submitted by email enclosing the following documents:

- Curriculum vitae (max. 5 pages) with evidence of the elements required

- Motivation letter

- Doctoral degree certificate

- In the case of academic degrees obtained in foreign HEI, it is necessary to present the recognition of the obtained degrees, in accordance with DL nº 66/2018, of 16^th of August; or, in the absence of recognition at the time of application, a declaration under oath that this recognition will be completed before contracting the Scholarship in case of being the selected candidate. It is mandatory to present the recognition until the date of contracting the scholarship.

Applications must be sent by email to gestao.ielt@fcsh.unl.pt with the reference BIPD DIÁLOGOS PORTUGUESES 2023.

Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: the amount of the scholarship corresponds to € 1,741, according to the table of values of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). To this amount is added the voluntary social insurance corresponding to the first level, in case the candidate opts for its attribution, as well as the personal accident insurance.

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Institute for the Study of Literature and Tradition (IELT).

IELT – Instituto de Estudos de Literatura e Tradição

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Av. de Berna, 26-C

1069 Lisboa

Selection methods: the selection methods to be used are as follows: curricular assessment (50%), work developed in the field of Portuguese Dialogues (30%) and letter of motivation (20%).

Composition of the Selection Juri:

President: Maria Teresa Alves Araújo

1^st Effective Member: Isabel Maria de Barros Dias

2^nd Effective Member: Margarida Maria de Jesus Santos Alpalhão

Alternate Member: Margarida Gouveia Esperança Pina e Saraiva de Reffóios

Publication / notification of results: the final results of the evaluation will be publicized by email through a list ordered by the final grade obtained. All applicants will be notified by email.

After the provisional list of evaluation results has been communicated, candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if they wish, in a prior hearing of interested parties, in accordance with Articles 121 and following of the Administrative Procedure Code. The final decision must be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the prior hearing of interested parties or the public consultation.

Complaints may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or appeal to the highest executive body of the financing entity within 30 working days, both after the respective notification.