FPCEUP| 1BI | Project "BRIDGE" | Ref.ª 2025/4, N.º 148

24 Jan 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Porto

Department

Human Resources Department

Research Field

Educational sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Master Positions

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

7 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

24 Jan 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

1

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto (FPCEUP) welcomes applications for a research studentship for  the research project “BRIDGE – Unir Gerações no Ensino: Potenciar o Desenvolvimento Profissional de Professores Portugueses através de Diálogos Intergeracionais” (project no. 2023.15320.PEX), financed by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), developed at the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE) of FPCEUP under the coordination of Rita Tavares de Sousa.

BRIDGE project aims to explore the influence of intergenerational learning on teachers and students in teacher education courses in Portugal, with a focus on its effects on professional development, knowledge transfer and the overall attractiveness of the teaching profession. 

 

1. Scientific field:  Educational Sciences.

 

2. Admission requirements, to be proven by documentary evidence:

All individuals of legal age who meet the requirements below, supported by documentary evidence, may apply for this studentship:

Hold a master’s degree in Educational Sciences[1] .

Be enrolled in a doctoral programme in Educational Sciences. Alternatively, he/she may be enrolled on a non-degree course that is part of the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units (in this case, to be proven at the date of hiring). 

Proficient command of Portuguese language (only applicable if the candidate is not a native speaker of Portuguese, in which case he/she must submit a supporting document).

 

3. Preferred requirements (for which documentary evidence must be provided):

Knowledge and experience of using qualitative research methodologies, particularly biographical-narrative methodology.

b)     Research work experience as part of an academic degree or funded research project, using qualitative methodologies, including the collection and analysis of empirical material; the research tasks in which the candidate was involved must be specified.c)      (Co)authorship of scientific publications and/or communications in the field of education and/or other social sciences.

Proficient command of the English language (to be assessed through the motivation letter, written in English, in accordance with paragraph e) of section 11.2, and/or a certificate);

 

e)      Immediate availability (to be stated in the motivation letter).

4. Work plan: 

The studentship holder will support the project team in carrying out the tasks outlined in the application, while also collaborating on other activities aligned with the project’s objectives, namely providing support for the following tasks:

Conducting literature review.

Collecting and analysing data.

Support in organising intergenerational workshops.

Collaborating on the writing of reports and scientific articles and presenting work at scientific meetings.

Organising meetings and dissemination events.

Assisting in other functions to support the management and execution of the project’s research and dissemination activities.

 

5. Applicable law and regulation:

This call for applications and respective award of the studentship are governed by the provisions of the Research Studentship Regulation of the University of Porto – approved by Regulation 184/2021, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 43, of 3 March. It is governed also by: legal framework for the Recognition of Academic Degrees and Higher Education Diplomas Awarded by Foreign Higher Education Institutions; Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), approved by the Decree-Law no. 4/2015, on 7 January; the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law no. 40/2004, on 18 August, in its current wording published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, on 28 August; Research Fellowship Regulation no. 950/2019, of 16 December, of the FCT, in its current wording; and other applicable rules.

 

6. Workplace:

The workplace shall be at CIIE facilities at FPCEUP, Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto or other locations necessary for carrying out the work plan, under the scientific supervision of Ana Luísa Costa.

 

7. Duration and start of the studentship: 

The research studentship will have a duration of 12 months, scheduled to start in February 2025. The studentship, on a full-time basis, might be renewed for equal or different time periods, according to institutional needs and financial availability.  The studentship contract demands exclusivity.  

 

8. Monthly maintenance allowance: 

8.1. The monthly maintenance allowance is 1259,64€, according to the table of values of the Research Studentship Regulation of the University of Porto (no. 184/2021) and of the studentships awarded directly by the FCT. 

8.2. Payment will be made by FPCEUP by bank transfer. The studentship holder will also be covered by personal accident insurance.

8.3. The studentship holder can join the Voluntary Social Insurance Scheme (valid for a grant of six months or more), which is optional (not compulsory) and the reimbursement corresponds to the 1st step of the contribution base. 

 

9. Selection methods: 

9.1. Selection methods are as follows: curricular evaluation (CE), with a weight of 70%, and, optionally, complemented by an interview (ENT), with a weight of 30%, and partially in English. The interview will only take place when the selection panel considers that the CA does not make it possible to properly clarify the real competences of the candidates or to distinguish which candidate is best suited to the position and tasks to be carried out. Should an interview take place, it will be held with the three (3) highest ranked candidates in the CE.

9.2. Each member of the selection panel scores the candidates on a scale of 0 to 100 points in both selection methods.

9.3.The evaluation criteria and weighting factors of the CE are as follows:

Academic/professional background and its relevance to the project’s themes and activities (30%).

Knowledge and proven experience in data collection and analysis methods using qualitative methodologies (30%).

Experience in participating in R&D projects (15%).

(Co)authorship of scientific publications in the field of education and other social sciences (15%).

Motivation and interest in the project’s theme (10%).

9.4. If the interview is held, it will evaluate:

a) Communication skills and verbal fluency in Portuguese and English (40%).

b) Specific knowledge for carrying out the work plan (60%).

9.5. Candidates may ask the Chairperson of the Panel to authorise their interview to be conducted by videoconference, providing the reasons for this.

9.6. Failure to attend the interview stage of the selection process is equivalent to withdrawing from the competition, and applicants will be excluded from the competition.

9.7. The Final Score (FC) will be obtained by applying the following formula: CF = (0.70*CE) + (0.30*ENT).

9.8. Candidates who score 50 points or less in the FC will be excluded from the competition.

9.9 This competition is intended exclusively to fill the vacancy indicated. In the event that no candidate demonstrates that they have the profile required to fulfil the work plan described above within the scope of this project, the selection panel reserves the right not to award the post.

 

10. Composition of the selection panel:

Chairperson: Rita Tavares de Sousa, PhD, Researcher at FPCEUP and project PI

Members: Amélia Lopes, PhD, Full Professor at FPCEUP; Thiago Freires, PhD, Researcher at CIIE/FPCEUP

Substitute members: Luciana Joana, PhD, Researcher at CIIE/FPCEUP; Fátima Pereira, PhD, Full Professor at FPCEUP

 

11. Submission of application:

11.1. The call for applications is open until February 07 th, 2025.

11.2.Applications must be submitted exclusively on the FPCEUP website, at the link https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/cnt_cand_geral.concursos_list (ref.ª 2025/4, N.º 148). The following documents are mandatory:

Curriculum vitae (in Portuguese language), with full name, address, and e-mail address, detailing previous experience in research projects and other responsibilities and tasks in which he/she has been involved.

Copy of the academic degree certificate(s), to prove compliance with the minimum admission requirement indicated in point 2(a) of this notice.

Copy of the recognition of the academic degree(s), if obtained at a foreign Higher Education institution – to be provided by the time of the hiring, mandatorily.

Proof of enrolment in a doctoral programme, to prove compliance with the minimum admission requirement indicated in point 2 b) of this notice. Alternatively, the candidate might submit proof of enrolment in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units (in this specific case, to be proved by the time of hiring).

Motivation letter in English (max. 1000 words) reflecting the different curriculum evaluation criteria (point 9 of this notice).

Declaration of eligibility (please see the attachment to this notice).

If the candidate is not a native speaker of the Portuguese language, document(s) proving that the candidate has the required language proficiency;

Other documents proving experience and knowledge that constitute conditions of preference.

Any documents that candidates consider relevant to assessing their merit.

11.3. Failure to submit or late submission of the documents mentioned in a) to g) of point 11.2. will result in the rejection of the application. 

11.4. of this Public Notice, should be submitted in an individual file and in full through the SIGARRA platform. The documents can be integrated into folders with compressed format (ZIP, RAR, 7Z). However, it is necessary to consider the system’s limit for upload, which is set at a maximum of 720 MB per file or compressed folder. Each applicant may submit several files or zipped folders, each with a limit of 720 MB. There is no limit to the number of files/zipped folders submitted.

11.5. r the purpose of evaluating the applications, any documents accessed via links will not be considered, except for those linking to publications with a DOI.

11.6. The documents mentioned in point 11.2 should be submitted preferably in a non-editable format.

11.7. The panel may, whenever it deems it necessary, ask applicants to submit additional documents relating to the facts mentioned in the CV submitted, setting a deadline for this, in accordance with the following terms:

The documentation referred to is not intended for the presentation of elements not mentioned in the curriculum vitae, nor for the addition of missing documents required by this Notice;

All applicants are informed that additional documentation has been requested.

 

12. False statements: 

False statements made by applicants will be punished under the terms of the law. 

 

13.Procedure for publicising/notifying results: 

13.1. Applicants will be notified of the minutes of the application assessment phase(s) sent to them by e-mail to the address they have provided for this purpose, with a receipt of delivery. 

13.2. Notifications are made by email, under the terms of articles 112(1)(c) and 113(5) of the Code of Administrative Procedure. 

13.3. In accordance with the provisions of article 121 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure, once notified, candidates have 10 working days to comment in writing. 

 

14.Reserve list: 

Based on the final ranking list, a reserve list will be created, which may be used in cases of withdrawal and/or failure to submit documentation and/or expected termination. The Faculty reserves the right to call the next candidate(s) on the list as necessary, as deemed appropriate and convenient by the Faculty. This reserve list may be used for up to twelve (12) months from the date of approval of the final ranking list.

 

15. Non-Discrimination and Equal Access Policy:

The University of Porto actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access so that no applicant may be privileged, benefited, damaged, or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty due to ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic disease, nationality, ethnic origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and trade union membership.

 

[1]  If the candidate holds a Master degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, following the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and Article 4 (2) (e) of Decree-Law no. 60/2018 of 3 August, and any formalities established therein be fulfilled up to the date of the contracting act.

Where to apply

Website

https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=64968

Requirements

Research Field

Educational sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Internal Application form(s) needed
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculdade de Psicologia e de ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n

City

Porto

Postal Code

4200-319

Street

Rua Alfredo Allen s/n

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Porto

City

Porto

Website

https://sigarra.up.pt/spup/pt/uni_geral.unidade_view?pv_unidade=345

Street

Praça Gomes Teixeira

Postal Code

4099-002

E-Mail

recrutamentorh@sp.up.pt

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