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European Research Infrastructures

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:

  1. Junior Researcher: PhD holders with little post-doctoral research experience or without a scientific curriculum after their PhD in the scientific area to which they are applying.
  2. Auxiliary 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Coordinating Researcher: PhD holders for more than 5 years, with the title of qualified or aggregate, 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.