Results of the 4th Call Stimulate Scientific Employment - Individual

FCT published today (November 23) the results of the Call Stimulate Scientific Employment - Individual - 4th Edition (CEEC Individual), in which 400 more work contracts are awarded to doctoral researchers in all scientific areas and which represents a financial investment of more than 119 million euros. In all four editions, the CEEC Individual has awarded a total of 1,500 contracts to doctoral researchers.

In this 4th edition of the CEEC Individual, 3,730 applications were assessed and the number of candidates who obtained a score of 8 or more, on a scale of 1 to 10, was 1,742. The 400 researchers selected fall into four contractual categories: 208 Junior Researcher contracts, 156 Assistant Researcher contracts, 35 Principal Researcher contracts and 1 Coordinating Researcher contract. Women represent 54.8% of the candidates selected and researchers of foreign nationality 31.5% of the total, an increase of 4.5% on the previous Call . The countries with the highest representation are: Spain (31 researchers), Italy (29), France (10) and Brazil (9). See the statistical summary.

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

After the results have been announced, the prior hearing period begins, during which unsuccessful candidates can contest their assessment. Employment contracts must be signed between the researchers and the host institutions within 90 days of the signing of the program contracts between the latter and the FCT.

The CEEC Individual is one of the funding instruments for hiring researchers defined by the Scientific Employment Regulation launched in 2017 by the FCT, following the publication of Decree-Law no. 57/2016. The next edition of the Call will run until the end of this year, as provided for in Decree-Law no. 60/2018 and disclosed in the FCT Calls calendar for 2021.

The CEEC Individual has been held annually since 2018. Below is a table summarizing the 4 editions already completed.