Under the Horizon Europe framework program Scientific Excellence pillar, CRIA is available to be your host institution in the field of Anthropology at the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-msca-2024-pf-01-01

CRIA is a research centre in Anthropology, with subunits in four Portuguese universities - ISCTE, NOVA FCSH, U Coimbra and UMinho. Currently, it has 235 researchers including university professors, researchers, post-doctoral and doctoral fellows, among others. The four combined universities allow CRIA to create a unique and comprehensive environment, having the resources and facilities to support research and teaching at both national and international levels.

CRIA's research activities fall into four main research groups: 1) Circulation and Production of Places, 2) Environmental Challenges, Sustainability and Ethnography, 3) Governance, Politics and Everyday Life, 4) Culture Practices and Policies. For more information visit: https://cria.org.pt/en

If you wish to have CRIA as your host institution please sent us your proposal by June 27th (11:00 pm., Lisbon time), here: https://forms.gle/EoEVUWXptpR3Lrmd6

You will be asked for:

1. Full name and e-mail;
2. Indication on the type of action under Horizon-MSCA-2024-PF: European Postdoctoral Fellowship or Global Postdoctoral Fellowship;
3. CV (max. 5 pages, only last 5 years);
4. Motivation letter (in English, max. 1 page);
5. Provisional title, 4 keywords and 1 to 3 SDG;
6. Short research project (in English, maximum 2 pages). Please organize your project with objective, scope and expected impact as described on MSCA work programme (MSCA-2024_PF: Postdoctoral Fellowships), aligned with CRIA’s goals and mission; 
7. Short career development plan for the next 5 years. Please centre the first two years (or three if it is a Global Fellowship) on your future MSCA grant at CRIA. In addition to research or innovation objectives, this plan comprises the researcher's training and career needs, including training on transferable skills, teaching, planning for publications and participation in conferences (in English, maximum 2 pages);
8. Support letter/e-mail from your future supervisor at CRIA.
   
   f you don’t have a supervisor, CRIA will suggest a supervisor upon evaluation, based on your cv and research project. Please point out one Research group within CRIA that best suits your application (https://cria.org.pt/en/research-groups);  

Please label each uploaded document with “SURNAME_Name-type of document” (motivation letter; cv; research project; career development plan; supervisor support letter).

Incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

Applicants will be informed of CRIA’s decision by July 8th to the e-mail address associated to the form.

You may be asked for further documents/information upon proposal approval.