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Post Doctoral Research Positions for the National Scientific and Technological System

Ciência 2008

Introduction

Actions in 2008

The Ciência 2008 initiative maintains the XVII Goverment commitment in Compromisso com a Ciência of recruiting 1000 post-doctoral researchers into the National Science and Technology System.

A second cycle of unit selection and recruitment calls is described in a new announcement detailing actions to be completed up to 2009. A new set of Regulations is now in force and the procedures to be followed have been adapted.

On July 8, 2008, FCT changed the deadline for the closure of calls for pre-selection of researchers to September 30, 2008. Consequently, the deadline for posting announcements in the ERACareers portal has been chenged to July 31, 2008.

Actions completed in 2006 and 2007

Previous actions included in particular:

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  • Open Call from July 15 to September 30, 2006, for proposals from scientific institutions from the national science and technology system to benefit from program contracts (announcement and regulations 2006/7) towards the professional integration of post doctoral researchers in the national science and technology system.
  • Available results from the institution selection process.
  • A zip archive of documents needed for the formalization of contract programs.
  • Announcement of the beginning of the period of application to 1000 post doctoral research positions through international calls opened by each one of the selected institutions and supervised by FCT. Call announcements will be available in the ERACareers portal.
  • Announcement submission form at the ERACareers portal for the 1000 post doctoral positions open calls.
  • Clarification concerning admission conditions to the 1000 post doctoral positions open calls.
  • Announcements of open calls submitted by institutions and reviewed by FCT.
  • Follow up of the whole process and publication of notices whenever relevant.
  • Final call procedure and jury report review by FCT services.

In the framework of this program the following possibilities are also available:

  • Additional proposals submitted by scientific institutions to FCT and subject to FCT review. Several institutions have expressed their interest in this process. In the ERACareers portal these are referenced as supplemental positions and the corresponding postings have a yellowish background.
  • Individual proposals submitted directly to FCT.

The first contract under this program was signed October 1, 2007.