Master student research fellowship: INCLUSIVE_2025_01 Braga

Master student research fellowship: INCLUSIVE_2025_01
Braga
Braga, Portugal

CECS-Communication and Society Research Centre

Organisation/Company: CECS-Communication and Society Research Centre

Department: Communication Sciences (University of Minho, Portugal)

Research Field: Sociology

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Bachelor Positions

Country: Portugal

Application Deadline: 27 Feb 2025 - 11:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract: Other

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number: INCLUSIVE_2025_01

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Minho (UM) opens a call for the attribution of 1 master student research fellowship, reference no INCLUSIVE_2025_01, in the area of Sociology, under the Research Fellowship Statute (EBI) and the University of Minho Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships (RBIC).

Funding: The Fellowship will be funded by the EC and Erasmus+, under the scope of the “INCLUSIVE-UNI: Promoting Inclusive Campuses for Equity and Diversity” Project, reference no. 2024-1-TR01-KA220-HED-000254836.

The master student research fellowships are meant for enrolled candidates or candidates who may prove to have the necessary conditions to enrol in a Master Program.

Requirements for Granting the Fellowship

• Candidates may apply without prior registration in the course for which the scholarship is open. The requirement to enrol in a degree course or
  - granting course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship.
• For contractual purposes, only selected candidates who present valid proof of enrollment in the degree course or
  - degree course, according to the type of scholarship in the call for application, will be accepted.

The research activities will be carried out in the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, under the scientific supervision of Professor Emília Araújo.

Goals and Work Plan

The fellowship holder will carry out activities in support of the organization and
- scientific development of the project, namely:

• Collecting and analysing documentary information;
• Systematising information and preparing reports;
• Participation in transnational meetings and presentation of data analyses;
• Transcribing and analysing interviews;
• Application of questionnaire surveys and data analysis.

Application Process

The call for applications is open for 10 working days from the date of the publication of this notice on Euraxess.

Applications and application support documents must be submitted via
- mail to cecs_candidaturas@ics. uminho. pt, indicating the call reference in the email subject “INCLUSIVE_2025_01”. Applications sent by other means or extemporaneously will not be accepted.

Applicants Admissibility Requirements

• Hold a Degree in Sociology.

Preferential Requirements

• Experience in documentary and bibliographical research and the use of appropriate software to build and manage databases;
• Experience in collecting and analysing information, including through observation;
• Experience in research and intervention projects;
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English.

Additional Information

The fellowship will take place for 5 months.

Monthly Maintenance Allowance: The value stipend is 990, 98€ per month.

Benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity.

Selection Process

The application assessment will focus on the Candidate's Merit (MC), taking into account several subcriteria.

• a. Academic trajectory: 30 points;
• b. Personal and professional curriculum: 50 points;

The selected candidate must inform their willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants.

Publication of Results

The final results of the evaluation will be publicized through a list sorted by the final grade obtained, posted in a visible and public place of the host institution, as well as by email to all candidates.

Complaint and Appeal Procedures

After the notification, applicants have a period of 10 working days to produce their arguments at a prior hearing of interested parties.