Call for expressions of interest to apply to CEECInd 2025 with CIIE as host institution

CIIE welcomes expressions of interest from researchers holding a PhD who wish to apply to the 8th edition of the Individual Call for Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEECInd 2025), launched by the Portuguese research funding agency (FCT), with CIIE as their host institution. The deadline for submissions is 29 January 2026. 
 
CIIE is a research institution in the field of Educational Sciences, based at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto. Created in 1988, CIIE conducts high-quality research on key issues of change and educational and social processes, aiming to expand the role of education in promoting equity, inclusion, and active citizenship. CIIE has a long-standing track record of excellence in research and training on a wide range of educational and social issues across all educational sectors, from early years to higher and further education, encompassing formal, non-formal, and community education.

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the CEECInd 2025 call with CIIE as their host institution are requested to express their interest via email to ciie_edicoes@fpce.up.pt by 5 January 2026, with the subject line "Call for Scientific Employment CEECInd 2025 – 8th edition”. Applications must include:
• Career level/category Career level the candidate is applying for (Junior or Assistant researcher)
• Curriculum vitae in English
• Title of the research plan in English
• A summary of the research plan in English, describing and contextualising the scientific objectives, key questions and planned activities.

Applications must be aligned with the scope and scientific strategy of CIIE (https://ciie.fpce.up.pt/en/).
Please note that applying to CIIE as a host institution does not replace the application to FCT, between 15 December 2025 (4pm) and 29 January 2026 (5pm, Lisbon time) through the FCT’s dedicated online platform (https://myfct.fct.pt).
For full details about this funding opportunity, please visit the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia website.
 
About the FCT competition:
The Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT) is launching the 8th edition of the Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus Competition, aiming to fund 400 contracts with researchers holding a PhD, who will be hosted by national scientific institutions. This support for hiring researchers with doctoral degrees aims to strengthen the national scientific and technological system by creating job opportunities for doctoral researchers in the early stages of their careers, thereby contributing to the attraction and retention of postdoctoral researchers in Portugal and rejuvenating scientific institutions.

The Individual Call is aimed at PhD holders of any nationality or stateless individuals with a background in any scientific area who wish to develop their scientific research or technological development activities in Portugal.
The candidate must indicate which level/category of doctoral researcher he/she is applying for, within the two levels open for competition:
1. Junior researcher - PhD holders for 5 years or less, counted as of the closing date of the application submission period, with reduced post-doctoral research experience in the scientific area to which they are applying.
2. Assistant researcher - PhD holders at the closing date of the application submission period, with a relevant curriculum in the scientific area to which they are applying.

FCT signs a contract with the host institutions of the selected candidates, ensuring full funding for eligible costs incurred in hiring the candidate for up to 3 years.

(more information at https://www.fct.pt/concursos/concurso-estimulo-ao-emprego-cientifico-individual-8-edicao)