Results of the 2nd Call Scientific Employment Stimulus - Individual

FCT today (November 27) communicated the results of the Call de Estímulo ao Emprego Científico - Individual 2018 (CEEC Individual) to the applicants. This Call awards 300 employment contracts to PhD researchers, in all scientific areas and in four contractual categories: 158 Junior Researcher contracts, 104 Auxiliary Researcher contracts, 37 Principal Researcher contracts and 1 Coordinating Researcher contract. The distribution by major scientific areas shows 97 contracts in Natural Sciences, 57 in Engineering and Technology, 51 in Humanities and Arts, 43 in Social Sciences, 33 in Health and Medical Sciences and 19 in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences.

The candidates were selected through an evaluation and ranking process carried out by 25 international panels, coordinated by José Carlos Marques dos Santos. The distribution of contracts by category and scientific panel is proportional to the respective number of candidates evaluated.

Of the 300 researchers selected, 51% are women. Portugal's attractiveness on the international scientific scene has grown, with foreign researchers representing 32% of all candidates selected for contracts, compared to 25% in the previous Call . The main origin of the foreign researchers selected is Spain (23 researchers), Italy (18), France (10) and Germany (9).

After the announcement of the results, the period for a preliminary hearing will begin, during which unsuccessful applicants may contest their evaluation. The employment contracts must be signed between the researchers and the host institutions within 90 days after the signature of the program contracts between these institutions and FCT.

The Individual CEEC is one of the funding instruments for hiring researchers defined by the Scientific Employment Regulation, launched in 2017 by FCT, following the publication of Decree-Law no. 57/2016. The next edition of Call will run until the end of this year, as provided for in Decree-Law no. 60/2018 and disclosed in the FCT calendar of Calls for 2019.