CICANT, Lusófona University, Portugal (deadline 3 september 2024)
Job Position: Ph.D. Research Assistant
Job/Fellowship Reference: CEEC-COFAC/CICANT/AUX- 1/2024
Main research field: Communication Sciences, Educational Sciences and Media and Technology
About the recruitment process
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural crl/ Universidade Lusófona, hereby opens a call to recruit a Ph.D. researcher, corresponding to position 195 of the Research Career Statute, under the terms of the applicable legislation, with an Open Ended Employment Contract, within the scope of contract program between Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.(FCT), and the above-mentioned Cooperative, supported by national funds inscribed in the budget of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) – and carried out at CICANT - Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies. The contract to be made is scheduled to begin on November, 1st, 2024, and finish, predictably, on October, 31st 2030.
Eligibility and Applications
1. Position to be filled and terms of open call:
a) The call aims to hire a Ph.D. researcher, with an open ended employment contract;
b) National, foreign or stateless Ph.D. researchers may apply to the position.
2. Cumulatively, the candidate should have the following academic profile:
a) Adequate background in Communication Sciences and, secondly, in Education Sciences and in media and technology
b) Ph.D. degree for over 5 years and track in Digital Citizenship and Digital Rights.
c) Experience in the field of Active and Innovative Methodologies and Children and Youth will be especially valued.
d) Leadership capacity with evidence of scientific and financial management of funded projects;
e) Evidence of good work capacity in interdisciplinary environments, organization, and work capabilities;
f) Up to five publications in leading international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals and/or in leading international peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed proceedings and/or monographs;
g) Experience in participating in national and international scientific networks;
h) Experience in coordinating national and international research projects, using competitive funding;
i) Invitations to national and international conferences and/or international universities;
j) Experience in community dissemination activities (scientific and non-scientific), through participation in national and international scientific events, organization of scientific events and support for the dissemination of the project and its results;
k) Experience in supervising doctoral and post-doctoral students;
l) Be fluent in portuguese, written and spoken;
m) Be fluent in English. Proficiency in other non-portuguese languages will be valued.
Deadline
The call is open from the 27 of june and 5 pm (Lisbon time) of the 3rd September 2024.
How to apply
Applicants to this call will address their application by email, in a PDF format, to the following email address : cicant@ulusofona.pt with the subject: CEEC-COFAC/CICANT/AUX-1/2024, along with the following documents:
a) Cover letter mentioning the motivations which justified the application, written in English;
b) Curriculum vitae referring the professional experience, accompanied by a list of the scientific publications;
c) Ph.D. certificate;
d) Personal data and contact information with their respective email addresses – of at least two leading academics who can attest the curriculum submitted;
e) Other documents considered relevant by the applicant and which, from the candidate ́s perspective, are pertinent to attest and assess the scientific and professional history.
Dissemination of results
The list of admitted and rejected applicants, as well as their respective final scores, will be displayed in the facilities of Universidade Lusófona do Porto, na Rua de Augusto Rosa, 34, in Porto and, moreover, they will be posted on the websites https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/ and https://www.ulp.pt/; the applicants will be notified by email.
Futher information
Further information about the position and recruitment process is available for consultation at https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/careers/1295-recrutamento-emprego-cientifico-ceec-institucional-fct-recruitment-scientific-employment-fct-institutional-ceec-2
Contact information
For queries about this job post, please reach out at cicant[at]ulusofona[dot]pt