Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
- Department
- CESEM
- Research Field
- Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- CESEM
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Full-time employment contract for a First Stage Researcher (R1) - PhD candidate or equivalent. Early-stage researcher with less than 4 years FTE research experience to develop research activities related to the Research Project " Saúde da mulher, bem-estar na gravidez e vínculo perinatal: contributos do canto pré-natal (SingingWomb)" (ref. 2022.01750.PTDC), financed by FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) in Lisbon, Portugal.
The project SINGINGWOMB will take place in Portugal (Lisbon).
The selected applicant will be integrated within the research group of the project, carrying out the tasks performed during the term of the project, with particular emphasis on
Designing and teaching breathing exercises and exercises using semi-occluded vocal tract for singing; development of audio-visual resources for voice training; use of real-time visual feedback technologies; recording and data analysis of acoustical, accelerometric and electrolaryngographic signals.
The total duration of the research contract is 12 months non-renewable. The expected starting date is 1st May 2023.
The candidate must send an application letter, including identification and contact details, accompanied by the following: (1) Curriculum Vitae, (2) certificates for both Bachelor´s Degree and Master’s Degree in Music or in Music Education (Singing) and proof of enrollment at an academic degree course (PhD) or at a course that does not award an academic degree (3) cover letter (1-2 pages max.); and, optionally (4) other complementary documents that the candidate believes are relevant to the application.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to cesem@fcsh.unl.pt, with the reference “SingingWomb– BI” in the subject line.
The chosen candidate will be notified via e-mail.
Researcher Profiles: First Stage Researcher (R1). Early-stage researcher with less than 4 years FTE research experience
Research fields: Music (Singing)
Number of positions available: 1. Work Locations: 1) Doctor Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital in Lisbon, 2) Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM) in Lisbon and 3) Laboratory of Voice, Music and Language of the Faculty of Education at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in Madrid
Requirements
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Bachelor´s degree in Music and Master´s degree in Music or Music Education in Singing. Demonstrable experience in teaching singing, voice physiology and acoustics and qualitative data collection and analysis.
Experience training singing in therapeutic contexts.
Technological experience of voice recording and data analysis; skill for technological learning in order to provide real-time visual feedback of the vocal signal.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- PORTUGUESE
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Monthly research fellowship corresponds to € 1199,64, according to the table of scholarships awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/ docs/Tabela_de_Valores_SMM_2022.pdf).
When chosen by the candidate, a first category voluntary social insurance may be added to this amount, together with a personal accident insurance.
A bachelor’s degree in music and a master’s degree in music or music education in singing. Applicants should speak and write in Portuguese and have excellent written and oral skills in English. Previous experience in voice acoustics and physiology is mandatory. Knowledge in handling voice analysis software is preferable. Also experience in science dissemination activities is required.
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria in a 0 to 100 scale: 1) average grade of academic degrees (40%); 2) specific experience/skills requested (40%); 3) additional experience/skills (15%); 4) other merits (5%).
Composition of the panel of evaluation:
Maria Eduarda Carvalho, Integrated Researcher at CESEM - President
Filipa Martins Baptista Lã, Assistant Professor, Facultad Educación, UNED, Madrid- 1st member
João Justo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon – 2nd Member
– Helena Rodrigues, Associate Professor, NOVA – FCSH - Substitute member
Results will be published in CESEM´s website (http://cesem.fcsh.unl.pt) as an ordered list of candidates, from the first to the lowest classification obtained. The successful candidate will be notified by e-mail.
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.pdf
- Website for additional job details
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- CESEM
- Country
- Portugal
Where to apply
- cesem@fcsh.unl.pt
Contact
- City
- Lisboa
- Website
- Street
- Av. de Berna, 26 C
- Postal Code
- 1069-061