The William James Center for Research (WJCR) is accepting expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers who would like to apply to the 7th Edition of the Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEEC, 2024), promoted by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology – Fundação para a Ciência and Tecnologia (FCT).
The William James Center for Research (WJCR) is funded by the FCT and has been ranked as “Excellent” in FCT’s last round of the assessment of national R&D units. It integrates outstanding psychological research from the University of Aveiro (UA) and ISPA – Instituto Universitário. One of the goals and expectations of the WJCR is to become a European Center of excellence for research and training in the psychological foundations of human social behavior. To this end, our center has several stellar colleagues with expertise ranging from fundamental research methods and multimodal neuroimaging to experimental studies.
The scientific expertise of the Center focuses on the necessity to complement fundamental research with its application, and vice versa, to advance our understanding of human functioning by learning from the dialogue arising from the fundamental and applied interface.
Our multi-disciplinary expertise integrates knowledge from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, health psychology, social developmental psychology, cognitive and affective neuroscience, behavioral ecology, animal models, comparative psychology, neurobiology, and neurobiological processes. It adopts multi-modal methodologies such as EEG, EMG, fMRI, transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES, TMS), genetic screening, hormonal markers and correlates, and virtual reality.
For more information on the WJCR’s research foci, please see: https://williamjamescr.org/
Researchers interested in applying with the WJCR as their host institution are invited to send their expression of interest to wjrc@ispa.pt until 4th October 2024 and must include the following supportive documents (in PDF format):
1. Detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV);
2. Motivation letter (max 2 pages). On the first page, the candidate should describe the relevant scientific activities from the past 5 years and how their expertise aligns with the WJCR mission and research. On the second page, the candidate should briefly describe the research program and work plan they intend to submit to FCT’s call for applications;
3. Clarify the Researcher Career Level (Junior Researcher or Auxiliary Researcher) the candidate intends to apply to;
4. Clarify which WJCR institution (ISPA – Instituto Universitário or the University of Aveiro) the candidate intends to name as the host institution.
The subject of the email should indicate “Scientific Employment Stimulus 2024”.
Considering prospective candidates are aware of the eligibility requirements for FCT’s Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus – 7th Edition (2024), the WJCR will notify candidates of the decision to accept their applications to FCT by email until 11th October 2024.
Please find detailed information about the FCT call and concomitant requirements at: https://www.fct.pt/en/concursos/concurso-estimulo-ao-emprego-cientifico-individual-7-edicao
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