Research Fellowship

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 5 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Call for Research Grant Assignment

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with one position(s), under the project FCG_Growing Minds , title Parents of Little Ones: Development and study of the effectiveness of a program to promote conscious and positive parenting skills for parents of children aged zero to three years.

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

Procedure Reference: IT

I.I - Grant Recipients:

• Master’s degree holders, in the scientific area of Clinical and Health Psychology, enrolled in a non-degree-granting course.

I.II - The non-degree-granting course must be related to the type of activity covered by the grant. Non-degree-granting courses are defined as those referred to in subparagraph e) of paragraph 3 of Article 4 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006, in its current wording, provided that, under subparagraph e) of Article 3 of RBI-FCT, they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units.

I.III - Ineligible candidates:

Candidates enrolled in non-degree-granting courses who have already benefited from a grant contract and who, with this grant assignment, including possible renewals, exceed a total accumulated period of two consecutive or non-consecutive years in this type of grant.

I.IV - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:

• a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States
• b) Nationals of third countries
• c) Stateless persons
• d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status

When the work plan takes place, in whole or in part, in foreign institutions, only candidates who can prove permanent and habitual residence in Portugal at the start of the grant are eligible.

Professora Doutora Helena Teresa da Cruz Moreira

Conducting R&D activities within the scope of the project, in particular the following:

• Recruitment and selection of participants for the Randomized Controlled Trial;
• Administration and analysis of psychological assessment instruments for adults (self-report questionnaires and clinical interviews);
• Collaboration in the implementation of the Randomized Controlled Trial, namely by facilitating intervention groups of the \"Parents of Little Ones\" program;
• Collaboration in data analysis;
• Collaboration in the preparation of scientific documents (e.g., reports, conference presentations, and scientific articles).

6 months

Non-renewable

VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by