Results of the 5th Call Scientific Employment Incentives – Individual
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Today, August 1, FCT published the provisional results of Call Scientific Employment Stimulus – Individual – 5th Edition (CEEC Individual), in which a further 400 employment contracts are awarded to PhD researchers in all scientific areas, representing a financial investment of over €120 million. Over the course of the five editions held, CEEC Individual has already awarded a total of 1,900 contracts to PhD researchers.
In this 5th edition of CEEC Individual, 2,890 applications were evaluated and the number of candidates who obtained a score of 8 or higher, on a scale of 1 to 10, was 1,458. The 400 researchers selected are divided into four contract categories: 208 Junior Researcher contracts, 153 Assistant Researcher contracts, 38 Principal Researcher contracts, and 1 Coordinating Researcher contract. Women represent 58.8% of the selected candidates and foreign researchers represent 24% of the total, representing a decrease of 7.5% compared to Call . The countries with the highest representation are: Spain (22 researchers), Italy (21), and Brazil (13). See the statistical summary.
Candidates were selected through an evaluation and ranking process carried out by 28 international panels. The distribution of contracts by category and scientific panel is proportional to the respective number of candidates evaluated.
Following the announcement of the results, a preliminary hearing period will begin, during which unsuccessful candidates may contest their evaluation. 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 Individual CEEC is one of the instruments for financing the hiring of researchers defined by the Scientific Employment Regulation launched in 2017 by the FCT, following the publication of Decree-Law No. 57/2016. The Individual CEEC has been held annually since 2018. Below is a table summarizing the five editions that have already been completed.
