Research Studentship

**RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
The Centre for Social Studies (CES) - Associate Laboratory - University of Coimbra (Portugal), opens a call
- Champions: Promoting inclusion, gender equity and non-violent models of masculinities in sports

environments”, GA 101134522, funded by Erasmus+, through the European Education and Culture

Executive Agency (EACEA), and coordinated by Tatiana Moura.

CES provides a stimulating intellectual environment in the domain of social sciences and humanities. The

project is part of the research line _Europe and the Global South: heritages and dialogues,_ that analyses the

articulations between Europe and the Global South, at various scales, in the framework of an increasingly

multipolar world, marked by colonial legacies that shape multiple forms of violence.

**a. Project Description**:

- EQUI-Champions: Promoting inclusion, gender equity and non-violent models of masculinities in sports _
- environments _

The EQUI-Champions Project investigates the impact of non-violent models of masculinity in sports

environments, aiming, on one hand, to contribute to eliminating gender-based violence in sport by providing

coaches and physical education teachers with innovative strategies that empower young people, addressing

gender construction and promoting non-violent models of masculinity in school sport and sport

environments; on the other hand, to bring to the EU a new approach to promote inclusion through sport of

young people of different genders, ages and backgrounds in sports and promote healthy and gender

inclusive environments. The project will advocate for increased focus on masculinities & involvement of boys

and young men in GE and GBV prevention in sports, by promoting the mainstreaming of gender
- synchronised and gender-based violence prevention methodologies into national training programmes for

coaches and physical education teachers. The proposed methodology, which combines previously tested

and successfully implemented methodologies from EQUI-X, Life Champions and Fútbol Más programmes,

will enable fe/male PE teachers/students and sports coaches to make their sports teaching & coaching

approaches more gender equitable, to acknowledge and respond to gender prejudice and stereotyping, and

raise awareness for the importance of gender equality amongst children and young people they work with.

Expected duration of project execution: 24 months, starting January 1, 2024.

**b. Scientific field**:
Social and Human Sciences, preference for students in the areas of sociology, educational sciences, gender

studies and masculinities, among others.

**c. Work plan, tasks**:
The selected researcher is expected to have the following responsibilities:
review, documentary, quantitative and qualitative research, database maintenance, fieldwork

preparation and support for the writing of project progress reports;
ii. Assistance and participation in general project management tasks, namely organizing team

meetings, training and dissemination activities;
iii. Assistance in carrying out policy briefs;
iv. Contribution to the development of the EQUI-CHAMPIONS gender norms transformative curriculum,

as well providing support for the workshops to be implemented.

**d. Applicable Legislation and Regulations**:
Portuguese Law nº 40/2004, of 18 August (Scientific Research Fellow Statute) and following amendments;
FCT’s (National Agency for Science and Technology) Regulations for Advanced Training and Qualification of

Human Resources, and Regulations for Fellowships at the Centre for Social Studies.

Template of the fellowship contract:
Template of the final activities report:
**e. Work place**:
The tasks will be performed at the Centre for Social Studies facilities or in other locations when necessary

for the good implementation of the work plan, under the scientific supervision of the Project’s Principal

Investigator.

**f. Duration of the fellowship contract**:
The fellowship will last **12** months, starting in May 1, 2024. The fellowship contract may be extended for

equal or different time periods, until the end of the project, depending on the evaluation of the work carried

out, the financial provisions and scientific needs of the project.

**g. Application dates**:
From April 2nd to April 18th, 2024.

**h. Application process**:
Applications must include:
a) a letter of intent/motivation in English with the contest reference (CES/07/2024-BI-EQUI
b) detailed Curriculum Vitae;

indicated in point k.);
d) copy of the enrolment for the PhD in the academic year 2023/2024 or copy of the enrolment in a

non-academic degree, but integrated in the pedagogical project of a higher education institution

e) other relevant documents for eligibility purposes.

after a reading receipt is sent. Applications must include a clear indication of the reference of this call

(CES/07/2024-BI-EQUI-Champions).***

**SKILLS/ QUALIFICAÇÕES**

**i. Preferred selection criteria and their weigh