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The Individual CEEC aims to strengthen the national scientific and technological system by creating employment opportunities for PhD researchers.

In the last six competitions, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) approved funding for 2,138 PhD contract positions nationwide. Of these, 480 positions (22% of the national total) belong to the U.Porto research ecosystem – 50% in the Junior Researcher category, 38% in the Assistant Researcher category, 12% in the Principal Researcher category, and finally, 0.2% in the Coordinator Researcher category.

At the top of the faculties and associated research institutes with the highest number of awarded positions are i3S (23%), CIIMAR (14%), and FEUP (13%).

By area, the highest number of positions are in the fields of 'Nature and Life Sciences', 'Exact Sciences and Technologies', and 'Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences', with 69%, 22%, and 9%, respectively.

The Individual CEEC is a funding instrument for supporting the hiring of researchers, created by FCT in 2017, following the publication of Decree-Law No. 57/2016, with the aim of stimulating scientific and technological employment across all areas of knowledge and, in doing so, contributing to the attraction and retention of qualified PhDs in the country, rejuvenating scientific institutions.

These results are an encouragement to consolidate U.Porto's strategy in enhancing knowledge and contributing to public policies in Portugal..

Disclaimer: The counting is based on the positions awarded, not on the contracts actually signed.
The information and data presented on this page correspond to the final results, after Pre-Audit, and are obtained from the official data provided by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT).
The information herein presented does not replace the consultation of the official pages.
More information available on the programme's page at Individual CEEC.

Did you know...

… 22% of the positions awarded nationally within the six editions of the Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEEC) by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) belong to the U.Porto ecosystem?