Upon completion of the grant period, the scholarship holder has up to 60 weekdays to submit to npac@letras.ulisboa.pt (a) final report on the activities and results (in electronic format); and (b) the supervisor(s)'s evaluation of the final report.

The final report will be evaluated by the supervisor(s) according to the following criteria: 

- Quality of the work developed - 60%

- Achieved results achieved (publications, conference presentations) - 30%

- Integration and adaptation skills - 10%

Each criterion will be graded 0-20. The final evaluation will be 0-20.

Applicants must have excellent oral and written command of English.

Applicants should have previous research experience in metaphysics, the philosophy of science, or other areas related to the topic of the research project.

Applicants must have a proven record of research adequate to the stage of their career.

Applicants should demonstrate their proven ability or willingness to work in collaborative research.

Applicants must permanently and habitually reside in Portugal at the start date of the fellowship.

Applicants must have obtained the doctorate degree in the three years prior to the date of submission of the application for the grant.

Applicants cannot have carried out their doctoral research at the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon, unless the majority of the doctoral research work has not been carried out in the unit.

Stipend in accordance to the Portuguese Science Foundation salary scale, €1801 per month (see https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf), paid by bank transfer.

Insurance costs (Seguro de Acidentes Pessoais and Seguro Social Voluntário) are supported by the employer. 

Acceptance of the fellowship is exclusive of any other professional or research activity (Art. 5 of the Research Fellowship Holder Statute).

The following applicants are eligible:

a) Portuguese citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;

b) Citizens of other countries;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Political refugees.

Selection criteria 

The selection criteria, expressed on a scale from 0 to 20 points, are the following:

1. Merit of the Candidate (MC):

1.1. Curriculum vitae (weight: 50%);

1.2. Research statement (weight: 20%);

1.3. Writing sample (weight: 20%);

1.4. Long abstract of an article within scope of the project (weight: 10%);

2. Interview (I)

Final classification = MC (60%) + I (40%)

Applicants who obtain a value equal to or greater than 15 points in the merit assessment will be asked to carry out an Interview, all other applicants will be excluded from the contest.

Applicants who, at the end of the entire evaluation process, have been evaluated with less than 15 points will not be considered eligible for the grant.

Applicants with diplomas issued by foreign higher education institutions may apply and will be evaluated using the same criteria as applicants with diplomas issued by Portuguese institutions, as long as they make proof, in their application, of the academic degree recognition and the conversion of the final classification for the Portuguese scale under the terms of the applicable legislation.

Search Committee

Chair: Doctor Robert Michels

Panel: Professor Ricardo Santos and Doctor Andrea Oldofredi

Alternates: Professor David Yates and Doctor Quentin Ruyant

Preliminary decisions will be posted at the FLUL website.

Selected applicant(s) will be notified by email.

Applicants may submit queries or complaints about the decisions within a ten working days’ period at the prior hearing of interested parties by email to the address for sending applications (see section “Offer Description”).

Final decisions must be announced within 90 weekdays of the application deadline and up to 60 weekdays after the end of the query and complaint deadline.

A complaint may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be lodged with the Dean of FLUL within 30 working days, both after the respective notification.

In case of non-acceptance by the selected applicant(s), the grant may be offered to any of the other ranked applicants within 18 months of the final announcement.

Job offer in Portuguese, Statement of Compliance, Final Report and Contract templates available at FLUL website.

This grant is regulated by:

- Portuguese Research Fellow Charter/Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica (Lei n.º 40/2004, de 18 de agosto, Decreto-Lei n.º 123/2019, de 28 de agosto, Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de julho, Decreto-Lei n.º 233/2012, de 29 de outubro and Lei n.º 12/2013, de 29 de janeiro);

- Universidade de Lisboa Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas da Universidade de Lisboa (Despacho n.º 6238/2020, de 12 de Junho and Despacho n.º 8061/2022, de 1 de julho);

- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Regulamento n.º 950/2019, de 16 de dezembro).