Post-Doc Research Grant Applications

The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology "Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT", our Granting Authority) opened now the “Call for Post-Doctoral Research Grant Applications” for long period duration research grants (three years up to 6 years maximum with a scientific evaluation at the 3rd year).
Deadlines: June 16 (1st Call) and September 13 (2nd Call), 2008.

Research Projects in course  at the Physics of Nanocrystalline Group of Centre of Physics of the University of Minho:

(1) “Ferroelectric ceramic thin films of PZT and BST families grown by  Laser Ablation/Pulsed Laser Deposition)”
(2) "Physics and technology of Si1-xGex nanocrystals-based floating-gate flash memory with high-k tunneling/control dielectrics”
(3) “Doped ZnO nanoparticles embedded in dielectric matrices for spintronic applications
(4) “Functionalizing hybrid organic-inorganic composites with semiconductor and metal nanoparticles”

Concerning the Post-Doc Research Grant Applications, the relevant information is:

(a) The Grant Holder celebrates an official and legal Research Grant Contract with the FCT Institution.

(b) The call for applications deadline is June 16, 2008 or September 15, 2008 at 12 p.m. 

(c) The Post-Doc grant conditions are:
The salary is 1495 € monthly with the extra conditions: (i) additional payment for Portuguese health insurance of ~90€monthly, (ii) plus an annual subsidy of 750, 00€ for attend an International Conference, (iii) plus a subsidy of 1.000,00 € is given at arrival of researcher in Portugal. 
The 1495 € is the net salary since the grant holders are free of legal taxes in Portugal (this is a very important point when you compare this salary with grant salary in other countries)
 
(d) The Post-Doctoral research grant contract is signed for 1 year, and can be extended to a maximum of 3 years, with annual evaluation by FCT. The contract is almost automatically renewed if the researcher works seriously in the project and gets some publications. 

(e) Procedure for Research Grant Applications:

(i) First: fill the CV form on the web site:     
https://www.fct.mces.pt/fctsig/ 

To enter in the CV form needs to register previously in FCT data base (follow the instructions in the web site).

(ii) Second: fill the Research Project Form available in boths web site 

http://concursos.fct.mctes.pt/bolsas/  

or 

http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/ciencia2008

To enter in the Application form need the keywords attributed to the applicant by FCT in the step (i). 

Documents to attach to the application:
-PhD degree Certification or Diploma, Master degree diploma, University Diploma;
- Two Letters of Recommendation;
- Copy of Passport

Contact:
Maria J.M. Gomes, Full Professor 
University of Minho, Department of Physics, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
Tel.: +351-253-604327 / 604320 ; Fax: +351-253-678981; E-mail: mjesus@fisica.uminho.pt