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

You can consult here the job descriptions for researchers, technicians and other support staff as defined in the 2020 National Scientific and Technological Potential Survey by the Directorate-General for 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 results from subtracting 100% of the percentage of dedication to research activities in other teams, teaching and other non-R&D activities.

For members who joined the team on or before 01-01-2020, the reference date for the % dedication must be 01-01-2020. If the date of entry into the team is after 01-01-2020, the date of the % dedication must be the same as the date of entry. Changes after the initial % of dedication must be recorded with the relevant date. All dates and their respective % dedication percentages are recorded in the member's history.

This is a researcher with a doctorate or aggregate degree who, in either case, must have a contract or link with a Portuguese institution and dedicate a minimum of 20% of their 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 can be a collaborator in one or more R&D units.

This is the member of the team responsible for Open Science requirements and liaison point with the FCT, in accordance with the provisions of the Program Contract for the R&D unit's funding.

In a team there is the Open Science Manager and another person can be appointed to replace him/her when he/she is not available.

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