The first institutional call for scientific employment programs is now open.

(available only in Portuguese)

The Notice of the Call for the first competitive procedure for institutional support for the funding of 400 contracts for PhD researchers. The application form will be available on February 22, and applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on March 22.

 The Call to support the development of R&D activities, promoting and encouraging the hiring of PhD researchers by scientific institutions through Calls addressed to these institutions or networks formed by them, considering support for scientific employment plans and the development of scientific careers by higher education institutions, state laboratories, and other scientific institutions, whether public or private.

Support for the hiring of PhD researchers aims to support, deepen, and specialize scientific research, technological development, and management and communication activities in science and technology, geared toward the performance of scientific missions and challenges outlined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also aims to stimulate scientific employment by hiring PhD researchers to carry out research and technological development activities within the institutional contexts that characterize the national scientific and technological system (STCN), including institutional network cooperation, as well as strengthening the conditions for innovation and increasing the competitiveness of the productive, social, and cultural fabric.

This competitive procedure, coordinated by António Cunha and António Rendas, is being conducted under the Scientific Employment Regulations on the opening of Calls for proposals to support scientific employment. This is the first Call under the Scientific Employment Stimulus Program for Calls , which will be followed by a second Call opening Call March 2019.