Open Research Fellow Position for a PhD Student_CIES_ SYNCLUSIVE _2023

Preferential factors

1. Experience of interdisciplinary collaboration between architecture and social sciences;
2. Experience in research project work;
3. Experience of working with vulnerable groups.

Admission requirements
Applicants must hold a Master's Degree in Architecture and be enrolled in a PhD programme in Architecture (according to Article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (Reg. no. 950/2019).

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August and Ministerial Order no. 33/2019 of 25 January. Presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be found at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Monthly maintenance allowance
The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,199.64 according to the table of grant amounts awarded by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf). The amount of the grant is increased by the corresponding voluntary social insurance, if the candidate chooses to take it out, as well as personal accident insurance. The grant will be paid monthly by bank transfer.

Selection methods

The selection process will be based on curricular assessment. If several candidates demonstrate that they have the right profile to carry out the work plan, the selection board reserves the right to call the three best-ranked candidates for an interview, which will have a weighting of 20% in the final classification. If the jury deems an interview unnecessary, the final weighting of the curricular assessment will be 100%.

The assessment and classification criteria are as follows:

a) academic record (30%);

b) research experience (40%);

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

Candidates' curricula will be assessed according to the criteria indicated, on a scale of 0 to 20 points.

The jury reserves the right to:

a) invite the highest-scoring candidate to 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 the event of unavailability;

b) not awarding the grant if none of the candidates matches the desired profile.

Composition of the jury

President: Dr Bernardo Pizarro Miranda (CIES-Iscte/Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa); Other Members: Dr Maria José Sousa BRU-Iscte/Iscte- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa) and Maria do Carmo Botelho (CIES -Iscte/Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa).

Notification of results

The final results of the assessment will be announced by a list of admitted and excluded candidates and a final ranking list, and all candidates will be notified by email. The Hearing of Interested Parties takes place within 10 working days of the results being announced.

Application deadline and form of submission

The call is open from 16 November to 7 December 2023.

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

i) detailed curriculum Vitae;

ii) copy of your master's degree certificate;

iii) proof of enrolment on a doctoral course or, alternatively, a declaration on honour that the candidate will be able to present this document on the date the contract is signed;

iv) other relevant documents.

Applications submitted by other means will not be considered.