The Call Individual is intended for PhD holders of any nationality or stateless persons holding a degree in any scientific area who intend to carry out their scientific research or technological development activities in Portugal, integrated in R&D units funded by FCT.
Candidates identify in advance the host institution where they will develop their research plan. The selected doctorates are directly hired by the identified host institution, through FCT funding.
The following reference categories are considered:
- Junior researcher: PhD holders with limited post-doctoral research experience or without a scientific CV after their PhD 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, without the requirement to demonstrate scientific independence.
- Principal investigator: PhD holder for more than 5 years, with a relevant curriculum in the scientific area to which he/she is applying, demonstrating scientific independence in the last 3 years.
- Coordinating researcher: PhD holders for more than 5 years, holders of the title of qualified or aggregated, 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 editions of Call Stimulus for Individual Scientific Employment
6th Edition
5th Edition
4th Edition
3rd Edition
2nd Edition
1st Edition