Call for Expression of interest

MSCA PostDoctoral Fellowships 2024

HOST INSTITUTION: Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation

Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation is a Center for the Value Creation and Technology Transfer (Iscte-CVTT) that stands out for its pioneering interaction between the technologies and social sciences, while contributing to the production and transmission of knowledge, closely linked to the societal challenges identified by the European Union.

Iscte-CVTT brings eight research centres, nine laboratories, eight observatories and other technological resources together under a single roof. Being anchored in the idea of transferring knowledge in social sciences and digital technologies, it offers collaborating opportunities that cut across sectors of research and innovation.

The CVTT aims to be an European reference in strategic technological areas, favouring the development of emerging sectors and the incorporation of technologies to improve the competitiveness of the business fabric.

Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation Center CVTT invites researchers interested in applying for the Marie-Sklodowska Curie PostDoctoral Fellowships 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01

We welcome applications from researchers with outstanding CV in the following scientific areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Management and Economics, Public Policy, Psychology, Sociology, International Studies, Anthropology, Information and Communications Technology, crosscutting areas of Digital Design, Mixed Realities, Data Science, Engineering, Construction and Architecture, to submit their Expressions of interest to Iscte-CVTT.

The additional advantages of applying for the MSCA Post-Doctoral Fellowship with Iscte-CVTT as the host institution include the additional funding within the WIDENING program provided by the European Commission: Fostering balanced brain circulation – ERA Fellowships

It promotes the mobility of the candidates of any nationality applying for the PostDoctoral fellowship in a host institution from a WIDENING countries of Horizon Europe program, which includes Portugal.

Candidates applying for the MSCA PostDoctoral fellowship who do not succeed to obtain the funding, will have the additional opportunity to obtain the funding through the ERA Fellowships without having to resubmit their application.

Candidates may be of any nationality, have defended their PhD within the last 8 years, and should not have resided or performed their principal research activity in Portugal for more than 12 months before September 11th of 2024, according to the rules of the MSCA-PostDoctoral funding program.

Candidates that applied for the 2023 call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships having received a score of less than 70% are not eligible to apply in 2024.

For more information please visit https://www.iscte-iul.pt/, or contact directly the selected Research Unit or the Research Support Office (gai@iscte-iul.pt).

Submission Guide

Expression of interest for the

MSCA PostDoctoral Fellowships 2024

in HOST INSTITUTION - Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation

The closing date for the Marie-Sklodowska Curie PostDoctoral Fellowships 2024 HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01 call is 11th September 2024.

The candidates are advised to submit their Expression of interest to Iscte before 14th July 2024.

The Expression of interest should include the following information:

1. Summary of the work plan with defined objectives (up to 500 words)
2. Scientific area (Management and Economics, Sociology and Public Policy, Social Sciences and Humanities, Information and Communications Technology and Architecture)
3. Curriculum vitae (last 5 years)
4. Identification of one or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to be covered by the project proposal
5. Preference to be hosted by one of the Iscte’s Research Units (listed below).

The candidates will be informed within the max 10 working days of the results of the evaluation process.

The Expression of interest should be submitted by email to gai@iscte-iul.pt with the subject "MSCA-PF-2024: name of the candidate- Expression of interest".

The selected candidates will be able to submit their application to the open MSCA- PostDoctoral Fellowships 2024 HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01 call with Iscte-CVTT as their host institution.

At the host institution, Iscte Research Support Office and associated Research Unit will offer support to the applicants within the application process and provide all the necessary accompanying institutional documentation.

For more information please visit https://www.iscte-iul.pt/, or contact directly the Research Support Office (gai@iscte-iul.pt ).

Iscte-CVTT Research Units:

1. BRU-Iscte, Business Research Unit, http://bru-unide.iscte-iul.pt/

2. CEI-Iscte, Center for International Studies / Centro de Estudos Internacionais, https://cei.iscte-iul.pt/

3. CIES-Iscte, Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, http://www.cies.iscte-iul.pt/

4. CIS-Iscte, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social / Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention, http://www.cis.iscte-iul.pt/

5. CRIA-Iscte, Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Polo ISCTE-IUL / Centre for Research in Anthropology, Iscte division, https://cria.org.pt/en

6. DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, Centro de Estudos sobre a Mudança Socioeconómica e o Território/ Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies, https://www.dinamiacet.iscte-iul.pt/

7. ISTAR-Iscte, Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Centre, http://istar.iscte-iul.pt/

8. IT-Iscte, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Iscte Polo / Institute for telecomunications research, Iscte branch, https://www.it.pt/ITSites/Index/8