Permanent updating of the R&D units' research teams (2021)

You can see here the job description for Researchers, technicians and other support staff that correspond to what is defined in the scope of the Survey on the National Scientific and Technological Potential 2020 by the Directorate-General of Education and Science Statistics.

The percentage of dedication to projects is not cumulative with the percentage of dedication to the R&D unit, if the activity related to the projects is part of the research activity of the R&D unit and is not carried out independently.

The % of dedication to research activities in the team is the result of subtracting 100% of the percentage of dedication to research activities in other teams, to teaching and to other non-R&D activities.

For elements with date of joining the team before or equal to 01-01-2020, the reference date of the dedication % must be 01-01-2020. If the date of joining the team is after 01-01-2020 the dedication % date must be the same as the joining date. Changes after the initial dedication % must be registered with the corresponding date. All dates and their % dedication percentages are recorded in the history of the element.

This is a researcher with a doctoral degree or an aggregate title, who, in either case, must have a contract or contract with a Portuguese institution and dedicate a minimum of 20% of working time to research activities in the R&D unit and in Portugal. An integrated doctoral researcher can only be integrated into a single R&D unit, namely the one in which they carry out their main research activity, but may be a collaborator in one or more R&D units.

It is the team member responsible for the Open Science requirements and liaison point with FCT, as foreseen in the Program Contract of the R&D unit funding.

In a team there is the Open Science Manager, and another person can be appointed to replace him in times when he is not available.

The error described occurs for an integrated researcher and is related to the filling of the fields "Integration start date" and "Integration end date", which must be done in line with the date(s) of the professional situation(s) corresponding to bond or contract. The "Start date of integration" should correspond to a date on or after 01/01/2020, in which the researcher has a bond or contract. The "Integration end date" must be filled in when the bond or contract has an "End date". An integration period that does not coincide with the period in which a researcher has a bond or contract or more than one, or failure to fill in the field "Integration end date" under the conditions mentioned, causes the error and prevents the information from being submitted.