POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (BIPD - Doctor) (1 vacancy)

Reference: BIPD _2022_2_UID/04345/2020
Scientific area: Psychology

A call for tender is open for the award of a post-doctoral research grant (BIPD) within the scope of the R&D institution Research Center in Psychology of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, with the reference UID/04345/2020, with the financial support of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), through national funds (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:

Admission requirements:

Doctorate in Psychology (Doctor degree obtained in the last 3 years and at the time of application)

Eligibility of candidates: candidates must meet the eligibility conditions provided for in article 9 of the FCT IP Research Grant Regulation (2019).

preference criteria

– PhD in the areas of Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neurosciences or related area;

– Publication of scientific articles;

– Experience in data analysis, namely, AMOS;

– Fluency in writing in English.

Work plan

Full-time collaborating position in the field of family studies and child development in international projects “Family functioning: coparenting and child adjustment: A cross cultural study" and "Multi-challenged families: Parenting styles, stimuli social preference dominance orientation in early childhood“. Functions include collaborating in coordinating data collection from parents and preschool-age children; perform data analysis and participate in the writing of scientific articles.

Objectives to be achieved: obtaining data from 100 families of participants. Preparation of an oral communication for submission to an international scientific event. Writing of three scientific articles for submission to an international journal.

Applicable legislation and regulations

The scholarship is awarded under Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18 August, updated by Decree-Law no. https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/estatutobolseiro, and Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, IP in force (available at https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt) and Amendments to Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16 (available at https://www.fct.pt/apoios/veraocomciencia/docs/Primeira_Alteracao_Regulamento_Bolsas_Investigacao_FCT.pdf)

Workplace

The work will be carried out in person at the premises of the CIP – Center for Research in Psychology, of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Rua de Santa Marta, 47, 3º andar, 1169-023, Lisbon, gab. 304, under the guidance of Professor Mónica Pires.

Duration of the scholarship(s)

Duration of 12 months, scheduled to start on April 1, 2022. A selection reserve list will be created, which can be used for a maximum of 8 months.

Amount of monthly maintenance allowance

Amount of monthly maintenance allowance:

The amount of the scholarship corresponds to €1686.00 monthly, according to the table of values of the scholarships awarded directly by FCT, IP in the Country (http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores), and will be paid monthly by bank transfer by the contracting entity.

selection methods

Only the three candidates who meet the admission requirements and present the best results in the preferential factors will be considered for interview. Candidates will be evaluated according to the following weights: curriculum evaluation (70%), interview (20%) and motivation letter (10%). Only candidates with a weighted average equal to or greater than 15 will be admitted.

Composition of the Selection Jury

President: Professor Rute Brites; Effective members: Professor Mónica Pires; Professor Tânia Brandão. Alternate member: Professor Ana Gomes.

Publication/notification of results

The 3 candidates selected and admitted for interview are invited by email. The Public Notice and the final results of the evaluation will be published, through a list ordered by final grade obtained, in a public place on the websites of the CIP (https://cip.autonoma.pt) and of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (www.autonoma.pt ), and the successful candidate will be notified by email. All candidates will be notified of the decision by email.

Application deadline and form of submission of applications

Between February 22, 2022 and March 14, 2022.

Form of submission of applications: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending an application letter accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum vitae detail that proves the candidate's experience (in Ciência Vitae format), copy of the qualifications certificate and motivation letter. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to the e-mail cip@autonoma.pt, contact 213177679, including the tender reference in the subject field BIPD _2022_2_UID/04345/2020.

Failure to send any of the documents required in the application is a reason for exclusion (according to Art. 10 of Regulation No. 950/2019 on FCT Research Grants).

Complaint deadline

After the final decision, and notification to the candidates, it must be taken within 15 working days, or appeal to the highest executive body of the funding entity within 30 working days.

note:

Final report: The scholarship holder must submit, within 60 working days after the end of the scholarship, a final report of the activities, in digital format. This report must describe, in detail, all the activities carried out, the period of time spent with them, the objectives achieved and the respective URL addresses (if applicable).

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Results

On the fifteenth day of March, two thousand twenty-two, the jury of the competition for the award of a Post-Doctoral Research Grant (BIPD) within the scope of the R&D Unit – Center for Research in Psychology – met at 12:00 pm. CIP, with reference BIPD _2022_2_UID/04345/2020, scientific area of Psychology.

The President of the Jury, Prof. Dr. Rute Brites, and the effective members, Prof. Dr. Mónica Pires and Prof. Dr. Tânia Brandão were present.

An application for the contest was received: Roberta Messina.

The Jury members evaluated the documentation required for the selection process based on the mandatory requirements (PhD in Psychology obtained in the last three years and Degree in Psychology). The candidate was excluded because she obtained her Doctor's Degree more than 3 years ago, in 2018. _____________________________________________________________

Thus, the contest was closed with no candidate admitted. Professor Rute Brites, President of the Jury, was mandated by the Jury to contact the excluded candidate.

There being no further business to analyze, the meeting was closed at 16:30 pm, for the record, these minutes were drawn up, which will be signed by the members of the Jury who participated in the meeting. _____________________________________________________

Lisbon, March 15, 2022

president

Professor Ruth Brites

effective vowels

Professor Mónica Pires
Professor Tânia Brandão

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