Visiting professorships

The creation of Visiting Professorships aims to attract high-level international researchers to Portugal and support higher education institutions in their efforts to internationalize and establish partnerships with other entities.
This program was announced on May 12, 2008, as part of the Science 2008 initiative. The following documents are available:

• Public notice;
• Regulations.

Application guide for institutions

Given the predictable variety of proposals to be received by theVisiting Professorship program, FCT has chosen not to provide a rigid application form, limiting itself to indicating a set of rules for organizing applications described in this document. FCT reserves the right to request the completion of more specific forms in the future.

Evaluation period

The Call open permanently in accordance with Article 5 of the Regulation.

Proposing institution submitting the application

Each application must clearly define aproposing institution(necessarily a university higher education institution, Article4) with legal personality that submits the application. This will be the institution with which the FCT will establish dialogue during the application phase, requesting any clarifications.

Physical support for the application

Application documents should be sent by email tocatedras@fct.pt.

Documents requiring a signature must be submitted digitally signed. Otherwise, if the application is selected, final approval will be dependent on the delivery of the original document.

Document format

For maximum compatibility, all documents in the application must be submitted in PDF format. Exceptions are allowed for:

• spreadsheets, which, for ease of simulation by FCT, should also be submitted in MS Excel format.
• graphic or multimedia documents used in project descriptions or resumes.

Contact person responsible for the application

Each application must clearly identify the person who will be responsible for all contact with the FCT from this point onwards, hereinafter referred to asthe contact person, who must be someone who can be easily contacted. This person does not necessarily have to be the head of the proposing institution or the scientific lead for the application. An email address, telephone number, and fax number must be provided.

The FCT strongly recommends that the email mentioned above automatically generate copies for all individuals involved in the application at the decision-making level.

Documentation structure

The documentation to be submitted shall include:

• Identification document of the proposing institution, including thecontact person, if the same for all applications.
• Formal letter of support for the application(s) signed (electronically) by the head of the institution.
• Document describing the application for the Visiting Professorship.

Identification of the proposing institution submitting the application

The identification document of the proposing institution submitting the application must identify it in a succinct but unambiguous manner, taking advantage of any information that the FCT may already have. It must include thecontact personand the NIB to be used for the transfer of funds if they are common to all applications, and the list of proposed applications.

If the proposing institution is not a university institution already identified by the FCT, and only in this case, detailed information must be provided on its headquarters and address, governing bodies, management contacts, tax identification number, etc.

Application description

Documents to include:

• List of beneficiary institutions, including other participating institutions, with contact details, responsible persons, andcontact person forthe application, if specific.
• Document of acceptance of participation in the application by each institution involved.
• Definition of the objectives to be achieved with the creation of the chair, including the mobilization of international partnerships, cooperation networks, projects, other research initiatives, collaboration in doctoral programs, strengthening of critical masses of quality, etc. (Articles3,6,and 7)
• Definition of the scientific profile of the chair. If a name is proposed, include the respective curriculum vitae and project. (Article6)
• Conditions for integration into research and higher education institutions and, where applicable, including the division of time between several institutions, periods abroad, and in Portugal. (Articles6and 7)
• Co-financing conditions and proposed budget, including estimates of the various types of expenditure planned throughout the duration of the contract and the funding requested from the FCT. (Articles7,10,11, and12)
• Proposed timeline for the recruitment process.

Use of other FCT IT resources

The recruitment process must be advertised on the website https://www.euraxess.pt/.