Research Fellowship (CIPSI-ID-ICDT-16224-01)

Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi)

Portugal

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EUR 14,000 - 17,000

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A Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi), Escola de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, procura um Fellow Researcher para uma bolsa de I&D com duração de 12 meses, início previsto entre novembro e dezembro de 2026. Requisitos incluem mestrado em Psicologia e experiência em contextos escolares.

A função envolve revisão de literatura, desenvolvimento de instrumentos de pesquisa, recolha de dados com alunos e professores, e produção de relatórios técnicos e artigos.

Qualifications

Mestre ou Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia, com preferência pela área educativa.
Proficiência em Português e Inglês (falado e escrito).
Experiência em recolha de dados em contextos escolares (questionários/entrevistas).
Habilitações para escrita científica e pesquisa bibliográfica.

Responsibilities

Conduzir revisão de literatura e recolha de evidência para o projeto.
Colaborar no desenvolvimento de materiais e instrumentos de recolha de dados e documentação ética.
Conduzir recolha de dados presenciais e online com estudantes e professores.
Analisar dados quantitativos e qualitativos e apoiar na redação de artigos e relatórios.

Skills

Master's degree no Psychology

Integrated Master’s degree em Psicolog

Proficiency in Portuguese and English

Literature search and writing

Data collection in school settings

Education

Master in Psychology

Integrated Master in Psychology

Job description

Organisation/Company Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi) Research Field Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number CIPSI-ID-ICDT-16224-01 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Title: Research Fellowship; 1 vacancy

Reference:CIPSI-ID-ICDT-16224-01

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of 1 (one) research grant within the scope of the I&D project “School Climate and Cultural Metacognition, the Road Less Traveled to ROMA", PI Tânia Moreira, with financial support from the Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) and national funds related to operation nº. 16224, operation code at the Balcão dos Fundos COMPETE2030-FEDER-00738200, within the framework of the Innovation and Digital Transition Programme (PITD) | Compete 2030 |Portugal 2030 and within the scope of the activities of the Psychology Research Centre – CIPsi (UI1662), School of Psychology, University of Minho, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Psychology

Non-conferring degrees courses: The grant may also be intended for I&D activities by masters enrolled in non-academic degree coursesintegrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.

Requirement for granting the fellowship:

The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship,issued by a Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).

Applicants’ eligibility:Candidates who meet the conditions set out in Article 9 of the Research Grant Regulations, No. 950/2019, of 16-12-2019, of FCT I.P. are eligible.

Nationals or citizens of other European Union member states, third-country nationals, stateless persons, and citizens with political refugee status are eligible to apply for this competition.

Candidate eligibility requirements:

a) Master’s degree or Integrated Master’s degree in Psychology, preferably in the field of Educational Psychology;

b) Proven research experience in Educational Psychology, preferably in the fields of self-regulation processes, school climate, intercultural competence, and school engagement;

c) Proven experience in data collection in school settings, through questionnaires and/or interviews;

d) Proven skills in literature search and scientific writing;

e) Proficiency in Portuguese and English (spoken and written);

f) Availability to work on-site at the University of Minho, as well as to travel for data collection purposes.

Workplan and objectives to be achieved:

a) Work plan

1. Research and literature review;

2. Collaboration in the development of project materials, including data collection instruments, documentation for the ethics committee, and content for the virtual reality teacher training programme;

3. On-site and online data collection with students and teachers in school settings (e.g., questionnaires, interviews);

4. Processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data;

5. Collaboration in the implementation and evaluation of the intervention with teachers;

6. Scientific writing, including the preparation of articles and conference presentations, and the drafting of technical-scientific reports;

7. Participation in research team meetings.

b) Objectives to be achieved

1. Rigorous literature search and review in accordance with the project’s aims;

2. Development and adaptation of project materials (e.g., data collection instruments, protocols, and content for the virtual reality teacher training programme);

3. Data collection across different formats (e.g., questionnaires, interviews) with students and teachers, both on-site (in school settings) and online;

4. Processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data;

5. Support in the implementation and evaluation of the intervention with teachers and students;

6. Support in the production of scientific writing (e.g., articles and conference presentations) and in the preparation of technical-scientific reports;

7. Regular participation in research team meetings.

c) Evaluation criteria

1. Meeting the deadlines established for each stage of the plan;

2. Quality and depth of the literature review carried out;

3. Rigor in the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data;

4. Clarity, structure, and scientific quality of the reports produced;

5. Level of participation and collaboration in the research team’s activities.

Applicable legislation and regulations:Research Fellow Statute (EBI), approved by Law nº. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording and FCT Research Fellowship Regulation, approved by Regulation nº 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, of December 16, 2019, in its current wording, and Scientific Research Fellowship Regulation (RBIC) of the University of Minho, approved by order nº 4998/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, nº 81, of April 28, 2025Amended and republished through amendment statement no. 634/2025/2, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 132, of July 11.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out in the Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, located in the Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Tânia Marlene Teixeira Moreira, Assistant Professor, and coordination by Professor Adriana Conceição Soares Sampaio, Director of CIPsi.

Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period of 12 (twelve) months, with a provisional starting date between November and December 2026. Non-renewable.

(The grant may only be awarded to those who, upon signing the relevant grant agreement, have not exceeded a cumulative period of two years – whether consecutive or non-consecutive – on this type of grant)

Amount of the research grant:The amount of the grant corresponds to 1359,64€/month, according to the table of FCT scholarship values in the country ( http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores ) and according to the table of the Research scholarship of the University of Minho, updated annually, as decided by the Management Board.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contratualization process.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Insurance, if the candidate chooses to receive it, corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration of 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime:The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

President: Tânia Marlene Teixeira Moreira, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho.

Effective member: Jennifer Silva Cunha, Auxiliary Researcher, Psychology Research Centre, School of Psychology, University of Minho.

Substitute member: João Arménio Lamego Lopes, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho.

Substitute member: Marlene Alexandra Veloso Matos, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho.

The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominated the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member. The Jury, including the President, undertakes the commitment to respect a set of responsibilities essential to the evaluation process, such as the duties of impartiality, of stating any potential situations of conflict of interest, and confidentiality

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the Candidate's Merit (MC) and Interview (ENT), applying the following evaluation criteria, scored on a scale of 0 to 5 values:

A. Candidate’s Merit (MC) – evaluation of MC, weighted at 60%, taking into account the following parameters and respective weightings:

A1 – Academic background which reflects the final grade obtained in the Master’s or Integrated Master’s degree (30%);

A2 – Scientific, and professional background (60%), with the following parameters:

A2.1. Academic background in Educational Psychology (20%);

A2.2. Proven research experience in Educational Psychology, preferably in the fields of self-regulation processes, school climate, intercultural competence, and school engagement (30%);

A2.3. Proven experience in data collection in school settings, through questionnaires and/or interviews (15%);

A2.4. Proven skills in literature search and scientific writing (20%);

A2.5. Proficiency in Portuguese and English (spoken and written) (10%);

A2.6. Availability to work on-site at the University of Minho, as well as to travel for data collection purposes (5%).

A3 – Motivation letter written in Portuguese or English, where the career objectives associated with being awarded the scholarship are clearly set out (10%).

The final classification of the Candidate’s Merit (MC) will be obtained by the following formula:

MC = (A1 x 0,3) + (A2 x 0,6) + (A3 x 0,1)

The 03 (three) candidates with the best evaluation in the MC or, being in ex-aqueo, the 04 (four) candidates with the best evaluation and a score equal to or higher than 3.5 points, will be interviewed.

B. Interview (ENT) - The ENT, with weighting of 40%, will be conducted in Portuguese and/or English and will be applied a scale ranging from 1 (insufficient) to 5 (excellent) values, taking into account the following parametersand weightings:

B1. Attitude and critical thinking (30%), which reflects the attitude, language skills, interpersonal skills and argumentative ability of the candidate;

B2. Candidate motivation (50%), which reflects the motivation of the candidate for the functions;

B3. Global assessment, which reflects the general knowledge of the area to be researched (20%).

The final classification of the interview will be obtained by applying the following formula:

ENT = (B1 x 0,3) + (B2 x 0,5) + (B3 x 0,2)

The Final Classification (CF) of candidates will be obtained by the following formula:

CF = (MC x 0,6) + (ENT x 0,4)

The positions may only be awarded to candidates whose final classification is 3,5 or higher, considering the weighted average between MC (60%) and ENT (40%).

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions, are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honour of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date before the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be considered. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open from 3 to 16 November 2026 (23:59 – Lisbon time). Only applications submitted within the established deadline.

Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation are published in a single list (in alphabetical order or by final score obtained), posted in a visible and public place in the host unit, as well as by email to all candidates, attaching, for this purpose, the minutes of the jury's deliberations, within a maximum period of 90 working days from the deadline for submission of applications.

Candidates are informed, at a preliminary hearing, in accordance with Articles 121 and 122 of the Administrative Procedure Code, of the likely outcome of the final decision, and may comment within 10 working days of this notification.

An appeal may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal may be lodged with the highest executive body of the funding entity within 30 days, both after the respective notification (Article 12(nº6) of the FCT Research Grant Regulations).

Within 10 working days of notification of the grant award, the applicant must declare their acceptance in writing. In case of non-acceptance, the next highest ranked applicant will be notified immediately.

Fellowship contractualization: The scholarship is awarded through the signing of a contract between the University of Minho and the scholarship recipient, in accordance with point 2.4 of the Rules for the Award and Management of Scholarships https://www.fct.pt/wpcontent/uploads/2022/03/Normas_de_Atribuicao_de_Bolsas_2021.pdf and the draft contract in Annex II of the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulations.

The contract can only be signed after receipt of all the documentation required for the type of scholarship, which must occur within a maximum period of 6 months, including proof of academic degrees or diplomas, as well as enrollment in non-degree study cycles or courses, as applicable.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has 60 working days to sign the scholarship contract. Once received by the scholarship holder, the contract must be returned, duly signed, within 15 working days.

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts:Without prejudice to the other grounds laid down in the University of Minho's Scientific Research Scholarship Regulation and in the Research Fellow Statute, the scholarship will cease on completion of the contracted work plan, as well as on expiry of the period for which it was granted or renewed.

Thefinal report must be submitted to the scientific advisor, in accordance with the defined objectives and evaluation criteria, no later than 60 working days after the end of the scholarship and must be drawn up in accordance with Annex I of the Regulations of the University of Minho.

Non-discrimination and equal access policy: Universidade do Minho actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, namely, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.

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I, (full name), candidate for the vacancy for the award of a (type of scholarship), within the scope of the project (name or reference of the project), published on the Euraxess portal, with the reference (ref. notice), declare on my honor that I have completed the academic degree of (academic degree), qualifying for the type of scholarship in the competition, namely the course (designation), by the (University conferring the degree), on the date XX/XX/XXXX, with a final average of XXXXX values on the YY scale.

As it is not possible for me to present proof of qualifications until the end of the competition, I declare that I undertake to present the aforementioned certificate at the conclusion of the scholarship contract, in the event that I am selected for the vacancy in the competition.

As this is true, I hereby date and sign this declaration.

(Place), (date).

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NOTE: The declaration may only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application.

In the event of a discrepancy between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for the purpose of contracting the scholarship, only the information contained in the latter will be taken into account.

Declaration of Honor

I, (full name), bearer of identification document number (XXXX), candidate for a research grant (type of grant), within the scope of the project (name or reference of the project), published on the Euraxess portal, with the reference (ref. call for proposals), declare on my honor that (I have not received any research grants to date / I have received the following research grants) under the Research Grant Holder Statute.

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As this is true, I hereby date and sign this declaration.

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Requirements

Research Field Psychological sciences » Psychology Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications