A call for tender is open for the award of a scientific initiation grant (BIC) within the scope of the R&D institution, Research Center in Psychology of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa – CIP-UAL, with the reference CIP-PSI/04345/2013 with financial support from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES)
Scientific Initiation Scholarship (BIC) (1 vacancy) 2016
Admission requirements:
Degree student in Psychology with a minimum daily availability of 4 hours.
preference criteria
Work plan
Integration in research projects in the field of psychology; Field data collection; insertion of data in a database using specific software.
Applicable legislation and regulations
The scholarship is awarded under the terms of Law nº40/2004, of 18 August (Statute of Scientific Research Scholarship) and Regulation of Scholarships and Research of the Foundation for Science and Technology in force
http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2015.pdf
Workplace
The work will be carried out at the CIP-UAL – Center for Research in Psychology of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Luís de Camões (a) and at the places indicated for data collection – Greater Lisbon area
Duration of the scholarship(s)
The scholarship will last for 5 months, starting on January 16, 2016.
The scholarship contract may be renewed for a maximum of 6 months.
Amount of monthly maintenance allowance
The amount of the scholarship corresponds to €385 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).
selection methods
Only the 10 candidates who obtained the highest average in the degree courses will be considered for selection. The selection tests include the following elements:
Motivation letter (5%), curriculum evaluation (15%), knowledge tests (20%), tests
group work (25%) and interview performance (35%)
Composition of the Selection Jury
Professor João Hipólito
Effective vowels: Prof. Doctor Tito Laneiro; teacher Doctor Monica Pires
Alternate member: Prof. Doctor Odete Nunes
Publication/notification of results
The final results of the evaluation will be published in a public place on the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and CIP-UAL websites, with all candidates notified by email.
Application deadline and form of submission of applications
The contest is open from the 30th of November to the 19th of December.
Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending an application e-mail accompanied by documents, namely Curriculum Vitae, proof of enrollment and attendance at a 1st cycle course and motivation letter, to the following address: onunes@autonoma.pt
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.
The information required above must be submitted in the EraCareers Portal form, in the fields provided for this purpose.
More information here
Results
Candidate Raquel Alexandra Ferreira Abreu was selected.