CIIMAR has secured 15 new positions in the 8th Call for the FCT Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEEC), including three Assistant Researcher positions and twelve Junior Researcher positions.
The result represents an average success rate of 20.8%, above the national success rate of 13.5% published by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for this edition of the competition.
The selected researchers are Gonçalo Themudo, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux and Isabel Oliveira, for Assistant Researcher positions, and Raquel Chaves, Francisco Pascoal, Joana Assunção, Rafaela Santos, Marlene Pinheiro, Elza Fonseca, Helena Fernandes, Diogo Peixoto, Thomas Dourdin, Diana Guedes, Rafael Sousa Santos and Ana Basto, for Junior Researcher positions.
The new positions span six scientific evaluation panels, which reflect the diversity of research areas at CIIMAR: Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Agri-food Biotechnology; Architecture, Urban Planning, Design and Cultural Heritage; Biological Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering and Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology; and Health Sciences.
With these 15 new positions, CIIMAR has now secured a total of 96 positions across the eight CEEC competitions, strengthening its capacity to attract and integrate researchers across different scientific fields.
The next CEEC competition is expected to open soon, providing further opportunities for researchers to pursue their scientific careers at CIIMAR.