Advertisement for two Doctoral Scholarships from the Caixa Geral de Depósitos/
Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa – 2015
An international application for two Doctoral Scholarships (BD) is open for candidates who wish to
undertake research work leading to the academic degree of Doctor in the Instituto Superior de
Agronomia in Engenharia Agronómica, Engenharia dos Biossistemas, Engenharia do Ambiente,
Engenharia Alimentar, Biologia or Arquitetura Paisagista. The grants will start in September 2015.
Legislation and regulations: Regulamento para Atribuição de Bolsas de Doutoramento da Caixa Geral
de Depósitos pelo Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa (regulation nº 225/2015,
published in DR, 2ª série, nº 89, May 8, 2015), available in https://dre.pt/application/file/67174910.
Eligible applicants
Applicants must have cumulatively:
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A Master´s degree or equivalent (pre- or post-Bolonha) or a 5-year graduate diploma with
scientific or professional experience;
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Classification over 14 (out of 20) obtained by weighted average of the classifications
obtained in the Bachelor or 5-year graduate diploma and Master’s degrees or in the 5-year
graduate diploma.
Application
The applications should be submitted by electronic mail to [email protected] accompanied with all
the elements required in Artigo 6º of the Regulamento para Atribuição de Bolsas de Doutoramento
da Caixa Geral de Depósitos pelo Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa.
The candidates may also fill and send by email the EXCEL file with a structured CV that can be
downloaded from www.isa.ulisboa.pt.
Selection method
Selection will be made in two phases with the following criteria:
1st phase: curricular evaluation
A. Quality of the academic path
B. Work plan
C. Research experience (e.g. publications, contracts or grants in research projects,
organization/participation in congresses or other scientific meetings), and/or Professional
career (e.g. work in public or private institutions or non-governmental organizations relevant
for the thesis theme)
D. Hosting and supervising conditions
Each criteria will be classified from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5, and a first step score (C1)
with be attributed by an average with the following weights: A: 35%, B: 35%, C: 20%, D: 10%. A
ranked list of the 4 candidates with the best C1 classification will be prepared to proceed to the 2nd
phase of selection.
2nd phase: interview
A classification from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 (C2) will be given as a result of an interview.
The final score (CF) combines the first and second step scores with the following weights: C1 70%, C2
30%.
Selection Committee
The selection committee is headed by Profª Profª Maria Margarida Branco de Brito Tavares Tomé
and includes also the following members: Prof. Pedro Jorge Cravo Aguiar Pinto, Profª Elisabeth da
Costa Neves Fernandes de Almeida Duarte, Prof.ª Maria Isabel Freire Ribeiro Ferreira and Prof.
Jorge Manuel Rodrigues Ricardo da Silva.
Application deadline
The call is open between July 6 and July 24, 2015.