One MA Scholarship in Linguistics

17 Dec 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

Research Field

Language sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Master Positions

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

7 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Type of Contract Extra Information

Grantee contract

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Feb 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

CLUL_161_2025_BI_EstDeMestOuEstDePosGrad_ProjectoCOVIDGenLan

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

1. By decision of the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, Professor Hermenegildo Fernandes, a tender is open for the award of one Scholarship forMA students or for an MA holder enrolled in a Non-Academic Degree Course.This grant is funded by Portuguese national funds through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under R&D project “Dar Voz à Geração COVID: Avaliação do Desenvolvimento da Linguagem e Risco de Alterações” (2024.14608.PEX) of the Center of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon, from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.

 

2. The scholarship will be awarded for 6 months and may be renewed up to a maximum of 24 months and during the eligibility of the project, if the scholarship is awarded to an MA student, or up to a maximum of 12 months and during the eligibility of the project, if the scholarship is awarded to an MA holder enrolled in a Non-Academic Degree Course.

 

3. The scholarship will be supervised by Professor Marisa Filipe.

 

4.  The research fellow’s main activities will include integrating the research team and collaborating in all phases of the project; participating in the systematic literature review, organizing databases, and defining the risk factors to be included in the questionnaires; supporting the longitudinal study through coordination with schools, educators, teachers, parents, and caregivers; administering standardized language assessment tests to children; administering and managing questionnaires for parents/caregivers and teachers/educators; ensuring data coding, verification, and preparation for statistical analysis; participating in data analysis under supervision; and contributing to the preparation of reports, dissemination materials, and other project monitoring and outreach tasks.

 

5. Application submission

Please send an email to clul@letras.ulisboa.pt with the following documents:

- application form (see template at FLUL website );

- a motivation letter;

- curriculum vitae;

- degree certificate (if you do not have this document, you must send a statement of compliance - see template at FLUL website );

- document proving enrolment in the required program (if applicant is already enrolled);

- published papers or other materials relevant to the application.

 

The application and all documents associated with it must be written in either Portuguese or English.

 

No required application document may be submitted after the deadline.

 

For application purposes, diplomas, certificates and transcripts need not be submitted.  In lieu, a statement of compliance is required.  Official transcripts must be submitted prior to the signing of the contract.

 

Fellowship applicants must show that they meet the necessary conditions to enrol in the program leading to the attainment of the requested academic degree.  Proof of acceptance will be required prior to the signing of the contract.

Where to apply

E-mail

clul@letras.ulisboa.pt

Requirements

Research Field

All

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Upon completion of the grant period, the scholarship holder has up to 60 weekdays to submit to npac@letras.ulisboa.pt  (a) final report on the activities and results (in electronic format); and (b) the supervisor(s)'s evaluation of the final report.

 

The final report will be evaluated by the supervisor(s) according to the following criteria: 

- Quality of the work developed - 60%

- Achieved results achieved (fulfilment of the work plan objectives, quality and completeness of the data collected, contribution to project outputs, and, if applicable, manuscripts or conference presentations) - 30%

- Integration and adaptation skills - 10%

Each criterion will be graded 0-20. The final evaluation will be 0-20. 

Specific Requirements

Applicants must either be enrolled (or willing and able to be enrolled) as MA students in Linguistics, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology, or related fields or hold a Master’s degree in Linguistics, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology, or related fields and be enrolled (or willing and able to be enrolled) in a non-degree course.

 

Applicants must have a good oral and written command of Portuguese and English.

 

In the case of a BI that takes place in Portugal and abroad (bolsa mista), the period of the work plan that takes place at the foreign institution cannot exceed two years.

 

Applicants must permanently and habitually reside in Portugal at the start date of the fellowship.

Internal Application form(s) needed
FormularioDeCandidatura.pdf
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Additional Information
Benefits

Stipend in accordance to the Portuguese Science Foundation salary scale, €1 040,98 per month (see https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.pdf ), paid by bank transfer.

 

Insurance costs (Seguro de Acidentes Pessoais and Seguro Social Voluntário) are supported by the employer. 

 

Acceptance of the fellowship is exclusive of any other professional or research activity (Art. 5 of the Research Fellowship Holder Statute).

Eligibility criteria

The following applicants are eligible:

a) Portuguese citizens or citizens of other Member States of the European Union;

b) Citizens of other countries;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Political refugees.

Selection process

Selection criteria 

The selection criteria, expressed on a scale from 0 to 20 points, are the following:

1. Curriculum Assessment (CA):

1.1. Academic Qualification (weight: 40%);

1.2. Complementary Training (weight: 20%);

1.3. Professional Experience (weight: 30%);

1.4. Preferred Factors (weight: 10%).

Final classification = CA (100%)

 

If the Search Committee so decides, applicants who obtain a value equal to or greater than 15 points in the curriculum assessment may be asked to carry out an Interview, considering all others excluded from the contest. In this case, the final assessment will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 points, through the application of the following formula: Final classification = Curriculum Assessment (70%) + Interview (30%).

Applicants who, at the end of the entire evaluation process, have been evaluated with less than 15 points will not be considered eligible for the grant.

 

Applicants with diplomas issued by foreign higher education institutions may apply and will be evaluated using the same criteria as applicants with diplomas issued by Portuguese institutions, as long as they make proof, in their application, of the academic degree recognition and the conversion of the final classification for the Portuguese scale under the terms of the applicable legislation.

 

Applicants with recognized foreign diplomas who do not make proof of conversion of the final classification to the Portuguese scale or applicants who do not present a diploma (replaced by a statement of compliance) will be evaluated with a minimum classification of 10 points in the criterion “1.1. Academic Qualification”.

 

Search Committee

Chair: Professor Marisa Filipe 

Panel: Professor Sónia Frota and Professor Sofia Mendes

Alternates: Jovana Pejovic, PhD and Professor Marina Vigário

Additional comments

All communications and notifications within the scope of this Search Notice will be done in writing by email.

 

Preliminary decisions will be posted at the FLUL website .

 

Applicants may submit queries or complaints about the decisions within a ten working days period at the preliminary hearing of interested parties in writing by email to the address for sending applications (see section “Offer Description”).

 

Final decisions must be announced within 90 weekdays of the application deadline and up to 60 weekdays after the end of the query and complaint deadline.

 

A complaint may be lodged against the final decision within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be lodged with the Rector of the University of Lisbon within 30 working days, both after the respective notification.

 

In case of non-acceptance by the selected applicant(s), the grant may be offered to any of the other ranked applicants within 18 months of the final announcement.

 

Job offer in Portuguese, Statement of Compliance, Final Report and Contract templates available at FLUL website .

 

This grant is regulated by:

- Portuguese Research Fellow Charter/Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica (Lei n.º 40/2004, de 18 de agosto , Decreto-Lei n.º 123/2019, de 28 de agosto , Decreto-Lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de julho , Decreto-Lei n.º 233/2012, de 29 de outubro and Lei n.º 12/2013, de 29 de janeiro );

- Universidade de Lisboa Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas da Universidade de Lisboa (Despacho n.º 6238/2020, de 12 de Junho  and Despacho n.º 8061/2022, de 1 de julho );

- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fellowship Bylaws / Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Regulamento n.º 950/2019, de 16 de dezembro ).

Website for additional job details

https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/investigacao/investigar-em-letras/bolsas-de-in…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1600-214

Street

Alameda da Universidade

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Contact

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Website

http://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/

Street

Alameda da Universidade

Postal Code

1600-214

E-Mail

npac@letras.ulisboa.pt

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