One Research Fellowship for a PhD student in ECONOMICS under the R&D project

Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 14.000 - 17.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Monthly stipend €1,359.64

Personal Accident Insurance

Voluntary Social Insurance (optional)

Descripción de la vacante

Institute Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) in Portugal invites applications for a Research Fellowship for a PhD student in Economics. The fellowship lasts 6 months with a potential renewal for up to 6 more months and begins on 01/01/2027.

The fellow will engage in applied economics research, including data handling, econometrics, and reporting. Applicants must enrol in a PhD program and knowledge of econometric analysis with Stata and/or R is required.

Formación

• Knowledge of econometric analysis and proven experience in using Stata and/or R.
• Organisational skills, rigour in database management and autonomy in carrying out research tasks will be valued.
• Knowledge of quantitative text analysis will be valued.
• Knowledge of structural modelling will be valued.

Responsabilidades

• Organising, cleaning and validating databases; preparing descriptive statistics and simple visualisations.
• Brief reviews of the literature and of data sources; estimating and interpreting econometric models.
• Documenting analysis procedures; preparing reproducible outputs; and supporting the preparation of reports and presentations.
• Supporting the preparation of reports and other scientific materials associated with the project.

Conocimientos

Econometric analysis

Stata

R

Data management

Research autonomy

Educación

Master's degree or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

One Research Fellowship for a PhD student in ECONOMICS under the R&D project

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão Research Field Economics » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information One Research Fellowship for a PhD student in ECONOMICS under the R&D project Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number REF: ISEG_8_BI_SHELTER_2026 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

1. Call open for the award of 1 Research Fellowship for a PhD student in Economics.
2. The fellowship will be awarded for 6 months, with an expected start date of 01/01/2027. The fellowship contract may be renewed for up to a maximum of 6 months, within the eligibility period of the project.
3. The fellowship holder will support applied research activities in urban, public and labour economics, including: organising, cleaning and validating databases; preparing descriptive statistics and simple visualisations; brief reviews of the literature and of data sources; estimating and interpreting econometric models; documenting analysis procedures; preparing reproducible outputs; and supporting the preparation of reports, presentations and other scientific materials associated with the project.
4. Fellowship Activities Plan: The fellowship holder must submit, within 60 working days after the end of the fellowship, a final report in electronic format describing the activities carried out and the results obtained, accompanied by the opinion of the supervisor(s). The report must be sent to [e-mail] . The final report will be evaluated by the supervisor according to the following criteria:
   
   • quality of the work carried out – 70%
   • results achieved (working paper) – 20%
   • ability to integrate and adapt, and compliance with deadlines – 10%
   The criteria scores and the final score will be presented on a scale from 0 to 20.
   • proof of enrolment in the PhD programme (study cycle) to which this call refers;
   • published papers or other materials relevant to the application.

The application and all documents can be written in Portuguese or English.

No document that should have been submitted in the application can be presented after the deadline specified in this notice.

Documents proving the possession of academic degrees and diplomas, or their recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions, can be waived at the application stage, being replaced by a declaration of honor from the applicant, with verification of this condition occurring only at the fellowship contract stage.

At the application stage, it will be sufficient for applicants to prove that they meet the necessary conditions to enroll in the study cycles leading to the attainment of the requested academic degree or in non‑degree courses. At the contract stage, proof of enrollment will be required.

Requirements

Research Field Economics Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Applicants must have knowledge of econometric analysis and proven experience in using Stata and/or R.

Organisational skills, rigour in database management and autonomy in carrying out research tasks will be valued.

Knowledge of quantitative text analysis will be valued.

Knowledge of structural modelling will be valued.

Additional Information

• Monthly stipend of €1,359.64, in accordance with the table of values for fellowships awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (see Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-2026.pdf ). The stipend is paid monthly by bank transfer.
• In addition, the institution covers Personal Accident Insurance and, where applicable, the 1st level of Voluntary Social Insurance, should the fellowship holder opt for it.

Eligibility criteria

The following applicants are eligible:

• a) Portuguese citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;
• b) Citizens of third countries;
• c) Stateless persons;
• d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

Applicants must reside permanently and habitually in Portugal on the fellowship start date. This requirement is particularly important because the research project will use data held under a safe centre regime by Statistics Portugal (Instituto Nacional de Estatística