Open Research Fellow Position for a Master Student_IN Iscte_2

1. Previous experience in organising activities for international students who have recently entered higher education;
2. Portuguese speaking with fluency in Creole;
3. Advanced proficiency in another language commonly used by the international student community at ISCTE, or independent proficiency in another language;
4. User of the Fenix+ and Moodle platforms (student view);
5. User of Office 365 tools.

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in Languages, Literatures and Cultures and be enrolled in a Master's programme in the field of African Studies. (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

According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf) the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is 930,98 € € + Voluntary Social Security Insurance (SSV). The payment will be made monthly by Bank Transfer.

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 20.

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 Rosário Mauritti (CIES-Iscte/Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Doctor Ana Lúcia Sá (CEI-Iscte/Iscte-Instituto Universitátio de Lisboa) and Doctor Sónia Pintassilgo (CIES-Iscte/Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa).

The call is open from December 04 until December 18, 2023.

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

1. Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
2. Motivation Letter;
3. Copy of the bachelor’s degree certificate with the grades of the curricular units listed;
4. Proof of enrollment at a master 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;
5. Other relevant documents.

Applications submitted by any other means will not be considered.