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Research studentship (Master holder) as part of the IPMadvance project

  • Writer: CIS-Iscte
    CIS-Iscte
  • 6 days ago
  • 2 min read

A call for applications is now open for the award of 1 (one) Research Studentship (BI), reference of the call BOL/2026/00020, to a student to fund research activities in Psychology at The Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte), located at the Iscte Knowledge and Innovation – Center for Value Creation and Technology Transfer (Iscte – CVTT), within the scope of the project "IPMadvance - Ingroup Projection Revisited: Evidence, theoretical advancements and future research on a pervasive intergroup phenomenon" (reference of the project: 2023.18020.ICDT; DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.18020.ICDT), with financial support through national funds from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), I.P. / Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação (the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology - FCT, I.P. / Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation) within the scope of the Call for SR&TD Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023.

 

The project aims to promote a social psychological understanding of discrimination and tolerance between groups, using the Ingroup Projection Model as a framework (https://history.easp.eu/ideas/ingroup-projectionmodel). The selected candidate will join a research team consisting of three experts in intergroup relations and two researchers (one postdoctoral researcher and the candidate selected for the present research studentship). As a member of this research team, the selected candidate will support various activities, including assisting in the preparation of research protocols and materials for literature review, collaborate in conducting meta-analyses, in writing reports and manuscripts for presentation of findings, supporting the dissemination of results to the general public, as well as collaborate in the development of a publicly available online repository, as well as other activities aligned with the project’s objectives and work plan.

 

The research studentship is intended to carry out R&D activities by a student, master’s degree holder, enrolled in a Ph.D. Program to obtain a doctoral degree in Psychology or in a non-degree academic course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D Units. Please refer to the Call for Applications Notice for detailed information on Admission Requirements.

The research studentship is expected to last 6 months, estimated to start in August 2026, possibly renewable for the same or different period, up to the maximum limit of the approved funding or up to the maximum duration of the type of studentship awarded  (whichever occurs first), and may not in any case exceed the limits defined in paragraphs 4 and 5 (according to the type of the research studentship to be awarded) of article 6 of the Research Studentships/Fellowships Regulations (RBI) of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), I.P.

 

The application period runs from 01 July 2026 until 11h59pm (Lisbon time) on 16 July 2026.

Applications must be submitted exclusively through the Iscte – CVTT recruitment platform, available at:

 

This information does not replace consultation of the full Call for Applications Notice, which is available at:

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