Organisation/Company Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CATÓLICA-LISBON Department Católica Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economics (CUBE) Research Field Management sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Portugal Application Deadline 17 Oct 2025 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
PUBLIC NOTICE/0099/2025
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR THE POST OF POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER
PURSUANT TO DECREE-LAW NO. 57/2016 OF 29 AUGUST
Internal Reference: CUBE_CT_2_2025
1. Framework
The Rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Prof. Dr. Isabel Capeloa Gil, hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications for one vacancy of junior doctoral researcher to perform duties of scientific research and science and communications management (with an exclusivity clause), in the scientific field of Management, Business and Economics. The research activities will be carried out at the Católica Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economics (CUBE), integrated at the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Lisboa, within the framework of the CUBE Research Unit Funding Program (ref. UIDB/00407/2020).
The position consists of management and communication tasks in the CUBE Management Office. It requires high responsibility and considerable autonomy. The director of the Research Unit supervises the position.
The key responsibilities will include the performance of the following skills:
* Management of procedures to support the internal functioning of CUBE and the projects associated with it.
* Obtaining information on funding programs for national and international R&D activities relevant to CUBE's scientific competencies.
* Collaboration with Researchers in networking at national and international levels, potentially facilitating the application processes and obtaining funds for Research financing.
* Ensure the proper execution of projects and provide support throughout the Pre-award process by being the point of contact with funding entities, submitting applications, changes to the initial project, and reports.
* Participate in scientific communication initiatives.
* Manage and disseminate data and results related to CUBE research.
This position demands strong organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills. Experience in European project management and familiarity with the Portuguese and international research funding landscape is highly advantageous.
2. Applicable Legislation
Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29 August, amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July, in its current wording, which sets out the framework for the hiring of post-doctoral academics, aimed at fostering scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge (RJEC), without prejudice to the specific regulations applicable to the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
3. Workplace
The workplace is located at the Lisboa facilities of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
4. Remuneration
Gross monthly pay is €2.351,53, plus meal allowance, to which will be added annual leave and Christmas allowances.
5. Admission requirements
Any national, foreign, or stateless candidates who hold a doctoral degree in Management or related scientific fields, and who furthermore hold a scientific and professional curriculum vitae whose profile is suited to the activities to be performed, can submit their application. If the doctoral degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, said degree must comply with the provisions of Portuguese legislation regarding the recognition of foreign degrees. For those purposes, the requirements described in point no. 11 of this public notice must be considered.
5.1. General Requirements
Candidates should have a PhD degree, received more than 3 years ago, preferably in Management, or related science areas, along with the following experience:
a) Assisting in the management of scientific projects (writing of proposals, reports, ethics self-assessment, and data management).
b) Organizing scientific events.
c) Identifying funding opportunities and assisting with funding applications.
d) Managing webpages to enhance science communication.
e) International experience or international exposure to best practices in project management.
f) Principles and techniques of EU projects planning.
g) Knowledge transfer activities between academia and diverse audiences, including practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
5.2. Specific Requirements
a) Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
b) Autonomy and ability to set and meet deadlines.
c) Ability to work effectively within a team.
d) Ability to communicate assertively and diplomatically with diverse internal and external audiences.
e) Strong written and spoken command of English and Portuguese.
f) Experience/knowledge in current software tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, others).
6. Selection Process
The selection process must comply with article 5 of the RJEC.
7. Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria, based on the requirements identified in point 5. The assessment criteria will be based on curricular assessment (65%) and professional experience (35%). The final candidate classification shall be given on a scale of 0 to 100. The value shall be invariably calculated, considering that, for each item, only those activities relevant to the field of the present call for applications are to be considered, with the following weighting:
* Scientific and curricular background (SCB)
a) Project management experience: 65%;
b) Participation in science management initiatives: 35%;
Final classification = 65% SCB + 35% Professional Experience
8. Tender Selection Panel
Pursuant to article 13 of the RJEC, the tender selection panel shall be formed by:
President of the Jury: Prof. Dr. Filipe Santos;
Other members: Prof. Dr. Fernando Machado; Prof. Dr. Miguel Godinho de Matos and Prof. Dr. Kyryl Lakishyk (substitute member).
9. Deliberation and publication
The panel shall deliberate by means of roll-call voting based on the adopted and disclosed selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed. Minutes of panel meetings shall be taken. These shall contain a summary of events, as well as details of the votes cast by each of the members and their respective reasoning. After all selection criteria have been applied, the panel shall prepare a ranked list of approved candidates and their respective classification. The panel's final decision shall be approved by the Rector, who shall also approve the hiring of the selected candidate.
The ranked list of approved candidates will be posted at the Lisboa facilities of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, located at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisboa - Portugal and will be published on the website https://www.clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt/research/research-positions. Candidates will be notified by email once this list has been made available.
10. Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline
After notification of the results, candidates have ten working days to respond. In the following five working days (counting from the end of the candidates' response period), the panel's final decision is issued.
11. Formal application procedure
Applications are formalized by sending the required documentation to catolica-lisbon-research@ucp.pt, in PDF Format with the reference in subject CUBE_CT_2_2025 #Candidate's Name#.
Applications must be submitted in English.
Applications shall include the following documents:
a) Curriculum vitae, highlighting the scientific and curricular course (of the past five years) considered most relevant by the candidate.
b) Doctoral Certificate with date of admission to the degree.
c) Cover letter, demonstrating the candidate's motivations.
If the Doctoral Degree has been awarded by a non-Portuguese higher education institution, said degree must comply with the provisions of the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, as set out in Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of August 16th. Entering into a contract with the selected candidate is conditional on the submission of the formal document. For additional information on this matter candidates are advised to check the website of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES): https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition .
12. Application deadline
Candidates may submit their application, pursuant to the terms mentioned in the previous point, from October 1, 2025 until October 15, 2025 (until 5pm, Continental Portugal time).
Candidates who do not comply with the application's prerequisites or who fail to submit proof of meeting the requirements stated in the present public notice shall be excluded from consideration. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request that candidates present further documentation attesting to their written statements. Failure to submit the requested clarification, information, or documents, within five working days of being requested to do so, determines the dismissal of the application.
Any false statements made or provided by the candidates are punishable by law.
13. Privacy Policy
Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - General Regulation on Data Protection.
The personal data submitted within the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be treated by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfillment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyze and evaluate it.
The personal data of the Data Subject, if it be indispensable for the fulfillment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.
The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years.
The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional rules of confidentiality.
The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.
Rights of Personal Data Subjects: https://www.ucp.pt/rights-data-subjects .
For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the e-mail address compliance.rgpd@ucp.pt or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".
The Data Subject is always entitled to contact and file a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (Portuguese Supervisory Authority for Personal Data).
14. Non-discrimination and equal access policy
Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and/or union membership.
15. Final remarks
The present call for applications is exclusively destined to fill this specific vacancy and can be terminated at any time up to the approval of the final candidate list. The call for applications expires once the vacancy has been filled.
The present call for applications and the contract signed as a result thereof shall only take effect if financing conditions are met.
The present call for applications may be canceled when it is vacant, when any case of force majeure occurs, or when other reasons of a budgetary nature, occurring after the opening of the competition, determine it.
The selected candidate shall be hired by Universidade Católica Portuguesa as a junior researcher under an uncertain term contract (contrato a termo incerto), predicted to start on November 1, 2025 with the estimate duration of 36 months (duration of the activities) which will never, under any circumstances, be superior to 72 months.
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