Scholarship in Materialities of Literatures- Coimbra

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Advanced Studies on Materialities of Literature  — Application for Doctoral Scholarships

The Doctoral Programme in Materialities Literature at the University of Coimbra was selected for funding by the Foundation for Science and Technology, IP (FCT-IP), and will award five doctoral scholarships in the academic year 2016-2017. The Directive Committee of the Programme will be responsible for selecting the candidates who will be awarded scholarships funded by FCT-IP. The awarded candidates will contract their scholarships directly with the FCT. Thus, under the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nº 40/2004 of August 18, in its current wording, and Regulation for Scholarships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, the Directive Committee calls for applications:

DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Five doctoral scholarships are awarded. These scholarships are intended for those who meet the conditions specified in clause 1 of Article 30º of Decree-Law Nº 74/2006, of March 24, in its current wording. The duration of the scholarship is annual, renewable up to a maximum of four years, and it cannot be awarded for periods of less than six consecutive months.

RECIPIENTS
This call for applications is open to:
1)     Portuguese nationals or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
2)     Nationals of third states, when ranking criteria include an individual interview;
3)     Portuguese nationals or foreign citizens who have permanent residence in Portugal for scholarships whose working plan takes place wholly or partly in foreign institutions.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications are open from 1-15 July, 2016.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applications must contain the following documents:
1)     Copy of identification document, certificate of permanent residence, authorization for permanent residence or status of long term resident, if applicable;
2)     Letter of motivation;
3)     Curriculum Vitae;
4)     Certified copy of certificates for all degrees obtained, containing the final average for the degree and final grades for all courses taken;
5)     Copy of a published research paper, if applicable;
6)     Summary of a preliminary PhD thesis project (maximum 1500 words, with an additional list of up to 15 relevant bibliographic references) – this preliminary project must be related to one of the three major research topics in the Programme: “Ex Machina: Literature and Inscription” (cf. http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/exmach  http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/exmach ); “Vox Media: Sound in Literature” (cf. http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/voxmed  http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/voxmed ); or “ReCodex: Forms and Transformations of the Book” (cf. http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/recod  http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/recod );
7)     Statement about the candidate’s current professional situation, indicating the nature of working contract, job description and average teaching load (if applicable). This document may be replaced by a declaration under oath in case the candidate has no contracted or self-employed professional activity.

Applications should be sent by email to clp@ci.uc.pt <mailto:clp@ci.uc.pt> addressed to the Programme Director, Professor Manuel Portela.

MEMBERS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD COMMITTEE
Professor Manuel José Freitas Portela, Professor António Joaquim Coelho Sousa Ribeiro and Professor Osvaldo Manuel Alves Pereira Silvestre.
Alternate member: Professor Paulo Jorge da Silva Pereira.

EVALUATION
Evaluation of applications is made according to the terms of this announcement, weighing up the assessment factors and producing an ordered list of candidates. The following criteria will be used for ranking candidates:
1)     Scientific merit of the candidate's preliminary PhD thesis project (40%);
2)     Score of the application to the PhD Programme in Materialities of Literature[1] (30%);
3)     Interview (30%).

Note 1: Candidates will be notified by email about the schedule for interviews. If unable to attend, interviews will be conducted via teleconference.
Note 2: The award committee reserves the right not to award the scholarship if the overall grading of the candidate or candidates is equal to or less than 15 points.

PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
The evaluation results will be announced within 30 days after the deadline for submission of applications. Candidates will be notified via email. The results will also be publicly ​​available on the website of CLP in http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/bols  http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/bols . After disclosure of the results, candidates should be considered automatically notified for presenting any claim in a preliminary hearing within 10 working days, as established in the Administrative Procedure Code. An appeal concerning the final decision may be brought to the Directive Committee within 15 working days after being notified of the decision.

FINANCING
The grants awarded under this scholarship application will be financed by funds from the State Budget of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education and, when eligible, from the European Social Fund through the Operational Programme HUMAN CAPITAL of Portugal 2020 2014-2020.

For all matters not referred to in this Announcement the Regulation for Scholarships of the Foundation for Science and Technology applies (Regulation Nº 234/2012, of June 25, revised by Regulation nº 326/2013, of August 27, and by Regulation nº 339/2015, of June 17), available at http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml  http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml
 
NOTE
Scholarships will not be awarded to candidates who are in situation of unjustified breach of the obligations of the grantee under any previous grant contract funded directly or indirectly by the FCT, namely when final or interim reports have not been delivered or when funds whose refund is due under applicable law or regulation have not been returned.

Coimbra, June 1, 2016.

[1] Application to the PhD Programme in Materialities of Literature should be made through the University of Coimbra online system: http://www.uc.pt/candidatos/online  http://www.uc.pt/candidatos/online  Applications are open from June 1, 2016 through July 15, 2016.

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