Upon completion of the grant period, the scholarship holder has up to 60 working days to submit, in electronic format, a final report on the activities and results, and the supervisor(s)'s evaluation statement. The documents should be submitted to npac@letras.ulisboa.pt.

The final report will be evaluated by the supervisor(s) according to the following criteria: 

- Quality of the work developed - 60%

- Achieved results (publications, conference presentations) - 30%

- Integration and adaptation skills - 10%

Each criterion and the final assessment will be graded on a scale of 0-20 points.

Applicants must be enrolled (or willing and have the conditions to be enrolled) in a PhD programme in Linguistics, Language Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education or a related area.

Applicants must have a good oral and written command of English.

Applicants must have experience in experimental research involving human participants, preferably in language, speech, or language-learning research.

Applicants must have knowledge of quantitative data analysis and statistics.

Applicants must permanently and habitually reside in Portugal at the start date of the fellowship.

Stipend in accordance to the Portuguese Science Foundation salary scale, 1359,64€ per month (see https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM-2026.pdf), paid by bank transfer.

Personal accident insurance (Seguro de Acidentes Pessoais) and, if applicable, voluntary social insurance (Seguro Social Voluntário) are supported by the host institution. 

Acceptance of the fellowship is exclusive of any other professional or research activity (Art. 5 of the Research Fellowship Holder Statute).

The following applicants are eligible:

a) Portuguese citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;

b) Citizens of other countries;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Political refugees.

Selection criteria 

The selection criteria, expressed on a scale from 0 to 20 points, are the following:

1. Curriculum Assessment (CA):

1.1. Academic Qualification (weight: 40%);

1.2. Complementary Training (weight: 20%);

1.3. Professional Experience (weight: 30%);

1.4. Preferred Factors (weight: 10%).

Final classification = CA (100%)

If the Search Committee so decides, applicants who obtain a value equal to or greater than 15 points in the curriculum assessment may be asked to carry out an Interview, considering all others excluded from the contest. In this case, the final assessment will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 points, through the application of the following formula: Final classification = Curriculum Assessment (70%) + Interview (30%).

Applicants who, at the end of the entire evaluation process, have been evaluated with less than 15 points will not be considered eligible for the grant.

Applicants with diplomas issued by foreign higher education institutions may apply and will be evaluated using the same criteria as applicants with diplomas issued by Portuguese institutions, as long as they make proof, in their application, of the academic degree recognition and the conversion of the final classification to the Portuguese scale under the terms of the applicable legislation.

Applicants with recognized foreign diplomas who do not make proof of conversion of the final classification to the Portuguese scale or applicants who do not present a diploma (replaced by a statement of compliance) will be evaluated with a classification of 10 points in the criterion “1.1. Academic Qualification”.

Search Committee

Chair: Doctor Vita Kogan

Panel: Professor Sónia Frota and Professor Jovana Pejović

Alternates: Professor Marina Vigário and Professor Marisa Cruz

All communications and notifications within the scope of this Search Notice will be done in writing by email.

Preliminary decisions and final results will be posted at FLUL's website, in https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/investigacao/investigar-em-letras/bolsas-de-investigacao.

Final results will be announced within 90 working days of the application deadline.

Applicants may submit queries or complaints about the decisions, in writing by email to the address for application submissions (see section “Offer Description”), within a ten working day period of the publication of the results, in a preliminary hearing of interested parties.

The final decision is announced within 60 working days after the end of the preliminary hearing of interested parties.

A complaint may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be lodged with the Rector of the University of Lisbon within 30 working days, both after the respective notification.

In case of non-acceptance by the selected applicant(s), the grant may be offered to any of the other ranked applicants within 18 months of the final announcement.

Job offer in Portuguese, and templates of the contract, final report, supervisor(s)’s final evaluation statement and statement of compliance are available at FLUL's website, in https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/investigacao/investigar-em-letras/bolsas-de-investigacao.

This grant is regulated by:

- Portuguese Research Fellow Charter/Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica (Lei n.º 40/2004, de 18 de agosto, altered by Decreto-Lei n.º 202/2012, de 27 de agosto, Decreto-Lei n.º 233/2012, de 29 de outubro, Lei n.º 12/2013, de 29 de janeiro, Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de julho, Decreto-Lei n.º 123/2019, de 28 de agosto and Decreto-Lei n.º 65/2024, de 1 de outubro);

- Universidade de Lisboa Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas da Universidade de Lisboa (Despacho n.º 6238/2020, de 12 de Junho, altered by Despacho n.º 8061/2022, de 1 de julho);

- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Regulamento n.º 950/2019, de 16 de dezembro, altered by Aviso (extrato) n.º 412/2026/2, de 7 de janeiro).