Individual Scientific Employment

Candidates identify in advance the host institution where they will develop their research plan. Selected doctoral graduates are directly hired by the identified host institution, with funding from the FCT.

The following reference categories are considered:

• Junior researcher: doctoral graduates with little post-doctoral research experience or no post-doctoral scientific curriculum in the scientific area to which they are applying.
• Assistant researcher: PhD holders for more than 5 years, with a relevant curriculum in the scientific area to which they are applying, with no requirement to demonstrate scientific independence.
• Principal investigator: PhD holders for more than 5 years, with a relevant curriculum in the scientific area to which they are applying, demonstrating scientific independence in the last 3 years.
• Coordinating researcher: holders of a doctorate for more than 5 years, with a habilitated or aggregate title, with a curriculum of high merit in the scientific area to which they are applying, demonstrating scientific independence and with evidence of leadership in the scientific area to which they are applying.

Results of the Call Encourage Individual Scientific Employment

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