Admission Requirements: Candidates must hold a master’s degree in Social and Organisational Psychology and be enrolled in a PhD program. (Article 6 of FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships -Reg. nr. 950/2019). Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries shall be registered by a Portuguese institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August, 16th, and the Ordinance nr. 33/2019, of January, 25th. It is mandatory to present the certificate to sign the contract. More information is available on: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Preferential Factors:

a) Research experience in the field of organizational psychology, with a focus on the analysis of lifestyles and interventions to promote recovery, well-being and reduce stress;

b) Experience in the design and application of intervention programs in a group context;

c) Experience in preparing quantitative studies based on questionnaire surveys (i.e. using the qualtrics platform) and analyzing data using SPSS and PROCESS.

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wpcontent/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023…) the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is 1199,64€ € + Voluntary Social Security Insurance (SSV). The payment will be made monthly by Bank Transfer.

Selection methods: The selection process will be developed based on the curriculum evaluation. If several candidates demonstrate that they have the profile suited for carrying out the workplan, the jury reserves the right to call the three best rated candidates on the curriculum evaluation for an interview that will have a weight of 40% in the final grade. If the jury deems it unnecessary to conduct an interview, the curriculum evaluation will have a final weighting of 100%.

The evaluation and ranking criteria are as follows:

a) academic path (30%);

b) research experience (40%)

c) experience demonstrated in the items indicated in the preferred factors (30%).

The curriculum evaluation of candidates will proceed in compliance with the criteria indicated, on an entire scale between 0 and 100.

The jury reserves the right to:

a) invite the best-scoring candidate for the position in question, following the order established in the final ranking list, whenever the selected candidate does not meet the requirements for formalizing the contract or in case of unavailability;

b) not award the fellowship if none of the candidates matches the desired profile.

Composition of the selection Jury:

President: Doctor Sibila Marques (CIS-Iscte/Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Doctor Rosário Mauritti (CIESIscte/Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa) and Doctor Sónia Pintassilgo (CIES-Iscte/Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa).

Notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be publicized through a list of admitted and excluded and a final ranking list, with all candidates being notified by email. There will be 10 working days for complaints/appeals following the announcement of the results.

Application period and documents:

The call is open from November 06 until November 17, 2023.

Applications must be formalized on Iscte's recruitment portal (https://recrutamento.iscte-iul.pt/jobs) by submitting the following documents:

i) Motivation letter;

ii) Detailed Curriculum Vitae;

iii) Copy of the master’s degree certificate with the grades of the curricular units listed;

iv) Proof of enrollment at a doctoral academic degree course or, alternatively, a declaration on honor that the candidate will be able to present this document on the date of signing the contract;

v) Other relevant documents.

Applications submitted by any other means will not be considered.