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> Date: 21 March 2011 19:31
> Subject: [AllCES] RESEARCH FELLOW POSITIONS IN SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES / Deadline for applications: May 31st
> To: CESinforma <gestorinfo@???>
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> Public Notice
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> RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION IN SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
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> a. DescriptionoftheCompetition:
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> The Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra became an Associate Laboratory (AL) through contract with the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in February, 2002. Under the terms of the above mentioned contract, CES invites applications for two full-time research fellow positions.
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> b. Scientific Area: Social and/or Human Sciences
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> c. Thematic description of the two open positions
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> c1. Social and Political Processes within African Contexts
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> The applicant is expected to have experience in the analysis of social and political processes in the African continent, at the local, national or regional levels, with works explaining the contribution of Africa toward contemporary debates. Work experience in the non-Lusophone Sub-Saharan Africa context is preferred. CES gives priority to those applicants who are integrated in African research networks and have already developed work on this continent.
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> c2. Human Rights and Democracy
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> The applicant is expected to develop research work within the fields of Human Rights and Democracy. This position aims at widening CES’’ interests, adding new (participatory) dimensions to the democratic debate focused on the intersectionality of features such as gender, class, race, ethnicity, religion, or social inequality. CES gives priority to those applicants who already have connections to research networks.
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> d. Preferential criteria, with the corresponding weight (besides having a doctoral degree at the closing date of the application ):
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> 1. Absolute scientific merit (25%),
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> 2. Professional experience (25%),
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> 3. Adequacy of the curricular profile to CES’ goals and strategic guidelines (25%).
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> The best selected applicants according to these criteria will be evaluated by means of a job talk and an interview conducted at CES, designed to assess the perspectives of integration into the Centre’s scientific dynamics (25%).
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> e. Activities to be developed:
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> Besides developing scientific research activities, the selected researchers are expected to participate in the doctoral programmes developed by CES and collaborate in outreach activities, as well as performing some organizational and administrative tasks within the institution.
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> f. Legislation applicable to the contract:
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> Portuguese Labour Code, Law No. 7/2009, of February 12th.
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> g. Workplace:
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> The work will be developed at the facilities of the Centre for Social Studies, or at other locations relevant to the execution of the intended activities, according to work plans previously approved by the CES Scientific Board.
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> h. Duration of the contract(s):
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> The contracts are expected to begin on September 1st, 2011. According to the applicable labour legislation, the contracts of indefinite duration, are limited to the duration of the status of Associate Laboratory.
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> i. Nature of the contract and monthly salary
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> The contract will be an exclusive contract of indefinite duration, with a monthly gross salary of 3,437.24 €, with entitlement to holiday and Christmas pay, according to the Portuguese Labour Code.
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> j. Other supplementary information:
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> The pre-selected applicants’ travel expenses to the job talks and interviews will be supported by CES.
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> The Centre for Social Studies reserves the right not to proceed with the recruitment if the applicants do not correspond to the desired profile.
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> CES promotes equal opportunities.
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> k. Composition of the Selection Panel:
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> - Boaventura de Sousa Santos – President of the panel
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> - Pedro Hespanha
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> - António Sousa Ribeiro
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> - Maria Paula Meneses
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> l. Results publication/notification:
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> The competition final results will be published in a list posted at the Centre for Social Studies facilities and the selected applicant will be notified through e-mail. The competition results will be sent to the remaining applicants through e-mail.
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> m. Deadline for applications:
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> May 31st, 2011
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> n. Application presentation:
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> Applications must include the candidate’s presentation letter (stating his/her interest and how he/she found out about the competition), the indication of the position to which he/she is applying, a complete CV, a copy of the certificates of eligibility, as well as a copy of the most relevant publications from the last three years
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> The applications must be delivered in person at the Centre for Social Studies during the competition, or sent by postal mail with the expedition date stamp until the last day of the competition, to the following address:
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> Centro de Estudos Sociais
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> Referência: CES-LA/10/2011
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> Colégio de S. Jerónimo
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> Apartado 3087
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> Portugal
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> For more information, see www.ces.uc.pt or contact: Phone: +351 239 855570
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> Fax. +351 239 855589
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> About the Centre for Social Studies (CES)
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> CES is a scientific research institution in the field of social and human sciences, founded in 1978 with the status of Non-Profit Private Association. In February 2002, CES was granted the status of Associate Laboratory by the Ministry of Science and Technology. CES is regularly evaluated by international experts, having received, in all occasions, a classification of “Excellent”.
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> Currently, CES numbers 115 researchers, 27 associate researchers and 29 junior researchers, of different knowledge fields within Social and Human Sciences.
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> What do we do
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> CES research activities are focused on studying the new dynamics of social interactions, both within the Portuguese society and related to global relationships, namely North-South ones. Besides its main research activity, CES also provides specialized services in these fields of study.
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> CES has been offering a wide and growing programme of post-graduate training, including doctoral and post-doctoral programmes. CES also develops, within the scope of its status as Associate Laboratory, several Advanced Training actions, with the goal of sharing the results of its researches to a more vast audience.
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> How do we do it
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> Research is often conducted in partnership with different national and international institutions. These partnerships result in the development of cooperation projects and, more steadily, in the development of specific protocols of cooperation with other academic institutions or other entities operating within CES research fields. CES also organizes its research through Observatories, resulting from protocols agreed with entities interested in benefiting from the results of the Centre’s research.
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> Finally, the Biblioteca Norte-Sul (North/South Library) is also worth emphasizing. Created in 1998, it aims to create a bibliographic collection focused on periodical publications resulting from the scientific production of the South Hemisphere, in the fields of social and human sciences. The catalogue, available online, currently includes around 12,600 monographs and 770 reference journals.
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> Our goals
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> * To maximize opportunities of transdisciplinarity, combining the potentialities of sociological research with contributions from many other scientific fields and traditions;
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> * To develop new analytical and theoretical frameworks, and innovative methodological instruments, adequate to the study of contemporary societies’ specificities within the context of the increasing internationalization of social relationships;
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> * To combine analytical and methodological pluralism with theoretical coherence in order to allow producing an integrated research programme;
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> * To create databases which facilitate sociological research and allow different uses in joint initiatives with civil society and public institutions, at national, regional and local level.
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> Our strategy
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> * Consolidation of an interdisciplinary and internationalized research team, presence in national and international scientific networks, with special attention to North-South cooperation and the relationships with Portuguese-speaking countries;
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> * Training of young researchers in the field of social and human sciences and promotion of their scientific activity.
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> * Promotion and spreading of scientific culture, openness to the community and support to initiatives carried out by citizens and the “third sector” in domains related to the Centre’s scientific activity.
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> Laura Centemeri
> Senior Researcher
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> Centre for Social Studies (CES)
> Associate Laboratory
> School of Economics
> University of Coimbra
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> Colégio de S. Jerónimo
> Apartado 3087
> 3001-401 Coimbra
> PORTUGAL
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> Phone: +351 239853642
> Fax: +351 239855589
> E-mail: centemeri@???
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> http://www.ces.uc.pt/investigadores/index.php?action=bio&id_investigador=151&id_lingua=1
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