Research positions at the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, UMinho / FCT 2022 Scientific Employment Program

The Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society at the University of Minho (CEPS UMinho) invites expressions of interest from highly qualified candidates to apply for a fixed-term research position (up to 6 years) under the Scientific Employment Stimulus Program funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The selected researchers will be hired by the Center through FCT funding, according to the following conditions: 

Junior researcher: Ph.D. holders with up to 5 years of post-doctoral research expertise in the scientific area of application. 

Assistant researcher: Ph.D. holders for more than 5 years and less than 12, with research expertise in the scientific area of application and limited scientific independence.

Principal researcher: Ph.D. holders with more than 12 years of research expertise in the scientific area of application and proven scientific independence over the previous 3 years.

Coordinating researcher: Ph.D. holders with 12 or more years of research, holding the Portuguese qualification of ‘Agregado’ or ‘Habilitado’, with a curriculum of high scientific merit and recognized leadership in the scientific area of application.

(The 5 year-limit period is calculated from the closing date of the call) 

Prospective candidates who are interested in applying with CEPS should contact the center at ceps@elach.uminho.pt with the Subject ‘Scientific Employment’. All candidates should attach 1) a recent CV, 2) brief research statement (no longer than 2 pages) 3) a small motivation letter justifying the choice of the Centre and UMinho as host institutions. Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 February 2022. ​​

Applications for the 2022 Call will be open between 3 February and 3 March (17:00 Lisbon Time). 

We strongly encourage applications from women scholars and members of other socially underrepresented groups.

Further information about the 2022 call requirements is available at: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/empregocientifico/ceec_ind_5.phtml.en

CEPS is the leading research center in Portugal specialized in the areas of ethics, political theory, social and political philosophy. For further information about projects and activities, please visit our website: http://ceps.ilch.uminho.pt/index/en