- having skills and qualifications in Linguistics, Language Sciences or similar

- being currently enrolled in an Master’s program in the scientific area of this call

- pursuing a Master research topic within the fields/scope of the iRead4Skills project.

- knowledge and/or research experience in the field of educational linguistics or similar

- knowledge of research in intervention studies in education, and qualitative and quantitative data collection

- knowledge of tools for research by questionnaire

Monthly grant amount: €875,98, in accordance to FCT, I.P grant values table in Country (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.pt).

This value is complemented with a monthly voluntary social insurance corresponding to the first level, in case the candidate opts for its attribution, as well as a personal accident insurance.

In compliance with the provisions of article 6º of the FCT Research Grants Regulation (Reg. 950/2019):

- Research grant (master student):

a) be enrolled in a master's degree.

Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, according to the Law n. 66/2018, August 16th , and Portaria n. 33/2019, January 25th. The deliverance of the certificate is required to sign the contract. More information in https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

Selection method: Curricular Evaluation (60%) and Interview (40%).

The Curriculum Evaluation of the candidates will be carried out according to the parameters listed below, taking into account the skills presented in the Curriculum Vitae and letter of motivation:

   i) training in the area,

   ii) research experience,

   iii) technical knowledge.

The following parameters will be valued:

   iv) research topic of the master's dissertation project,

   v) knowledge of intervention studies in education, and qualitative and quantitative data collection,

   vi) knowledge of research tools by questionnaire.

The Interview will assess the experience, knowledge and technical skills, as well as behavioural aspects evidenced by the candidate, namely those related to

   vii) capacity for written and oral expression,

   viii) command of Portuguese and English,

   ix) dynamism, proactivity and ability to work as a team,

   x) motivation for exercising the function.

Selection Jury: Raquel Amaro (chairperson), Susana Correia, Matilde Gonçalves, Rute Costa (substitute).

Notification of results: The final results of the evaluation are communicated to the applicants via e-mail, to the e-mail address indicated in the application.

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, pursuant to Articles 121 et seq. 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 appealed to the highest executive body of the financing entity within 30 working days, both after the respective notification.

Draft_ scholarship_contract: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/Contrato_Bolsa.pdf

Draft_Final report to be prepared by the grantee: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/Relatorio_%20final_bolseiro.pdf

Draft_Final report to be prepared by the supervisor: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/static/documentos/concursos/bolseiros/Minutas/Relatorio_final_a_elaborar_pelo_Orientador_Cientifico.pt