Admission requirements
This competition is open to graduates in Geography or related areas who are enrolled in Master's programs at Higher Education Institutions.
The candidate to be selected must have the following requirements:
- A degree in Geography or related areas;
- Be enrolled in a Master's program at a Higher Education Institution in the areas of Physical Geography, Geographic Information Systems or related areas;
- Experience with Geographic Information Systems;
- Knowledge of spatial modeling techniques;
- Experience with data analysis;
- Knowledge of programming languages (preferred);
- Proficiency in Portuguese and English (fluency and accuracy in oral and written expression).

Eligibility of candidates
Applicants must meet the eligibility conditions set out in Article 9 of the FCT I.P. Research Grant Regulations (Regulation no. 950/2019, published in Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 241 on December 16).

Project overview
The PYROTuR project explores the triangle of relationships between rural fires, tourism and climate change. Its ultimate goal is to understand how rural fires, exacerbated by climate change, will impact tourism in Portugal, and to investigate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
The tasks of the project to which this grant relates consist of assessing the threat in environmental terms. The aim is to estimate the present and future risk of rural fires for tourism, crossing hazard (spatial modeling of environmental conditioning factors), exposure to risk (location of infrastructures and tourists), and modeling and evaluating future scenarios of hazard and vulnerability.

Work plan
The work plan for the research fellow to be hired is as follows:
- Collection and management of alphanumeric and spatial data;
- Standardization of cartographic data sets for use in spatial modelling and analysis;
- Support in spatial modeling to determine susceptibility and danger to rural fires, exposure of tourist assets and identification and assessment of the vulnerability of tourist hotspots;
- Participation in dynamic mapping work and future rural fire scenarios;
- Application of automated spatial analysis routines with GIS and programming tools to produce cartography and other outputs;
- Analysis and mapping of the results of the models developed;
- Support in the tasks of coordinating and managing the project, organizing meetings and disseminating the project and its results.

Duration of the grant
The research grant will last 10 (ten) months. The grant is scheduled to start on May 1, 2025, and the duties will be carried out on an exclusive dedication basis.

Amount of the monthly maintenance allowance
The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,040.98 according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p…).

Selection methods
The applicable selection method will be curricular assessment of the candidates.
Assessment parameters: The curricular assessment comprises the following parameters:
- Degree classification (35%);
- Curriculum Vitae, considering in particular the experience for the functions described in the work plan and technical requirements and certified command of the English language (55%);
- Motivation letter (10%). The jury may, if it deems it necessary, call the candidates placed in the top 3 positions for an interview. In this case, the interview will have a weight of 40%, to be added to the score obtained in the first selection phase, which will have a weight of 60%.
The jury may not award a grant if the candidates do not match the desired profile.

Form of publication/notification of results
The final results of the assessment will be communicated to the candidates by means of a notification sent to the email address indicated for this purpose.
If the result is unfavorable to the granting of the scholarship requested, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to express their opinion, if they wish, at a prior hearing for interested parties, under the terms of articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4/2015 of January 7 and its amendments).
The selected candidate must express their intention to accept the scholarship in writing. In the event of non-acceptance, the grant will be awarded to the candidate in order of final ranking.

Application deadline and form of submission
The competition is open from April 3 to 16, 2025.
Applications must be sent by email to bolsas-ceg@igot.ulisboa.pt, accompanied by the following documents:
a) Letter of motivation;
b) Curriculum Vitae;
c) Certificate of qualifications. Regarding the qualification certificate, if the degree was obtained at a foreign institution, it must be recognized by a Portuguese institution in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ministerial Order no. 33/2019, of January 25, in its wording in force on the date of application);
d) In the case of foreign citizens, a document proving residence in Portugal, namely a residence permit or other legally equivalent document;
e) Proof of enrolment in a Master's program;
f) Other supporting documents deemed relevant;
g) Declaration of prior consent to communication by electronic means.

Reference to competition PYROTuR_3.1_2025 should be made in the subject line of the application email.

Composition of the Selection Panel
The selection panel for this grant is made up of the following members:
President of the Jury: Doctor Eduardo Manuel Dias de Brito-Henriques, Associate Professor with Aggregation, IGOT-ULisboa;
1st member: Dr. Ricardo Alexandre Cardoso Garcia, Assistant Professor, IGOT-ULisboa;
2nd member: Dr. Sandra Isabel Santos de Oliveira, Assistant Researcher, IGOT-ULisboa;
1st alternate member: Dr. José Luís Zêzere, Full Professor, IGOT-ULisboa.

Applicable legislation and regulations
Research Grant Holder Statute; Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. - in force and the Research Scholarship Regulations of the University of Lisbon - in force.
Place of work
The work will be carried out at the Center for Geographical Studies of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Eduardo Manuel Dias de Brito Henriques, Associate Professor with Aggregation at IGOT-ULisboa.