FLUP | Call for a Research Grant | Project ‘Habit:AÇÃO’ | Ref. 2024/60 - Pr. 169

Applications until 11 December 2024

Type: FCT Scholarship

NOTICE OF FOR ONE (1) RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP, FOR THE PROJECT “HABIT:AÇÃO - TERRITORIAL IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIAL VULNERABILITY AND UNWORTHY HOUSING” AT FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES OF UNIVERSITY OF PORTO

Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto hereby opens this call for applications for one (1) research studentship, to carry out R&D activities, within the scope of the contract signed between the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto (FLUP) and the Competence Center for Planning, Policies and Foresight of the Public Administration (PlanAPP), as part of the project “Habit:AÇÃO - Territorial identification of social vulnerability and unworthy housing”, underway at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto under the following conditions:

1. Research area/s: Arts; Social Sciences; Humanities or related areas.

2. Admission requirements:

All individuals of legal age who fulfil all three requirements, with documentary evidence, can apply for this scholarship:

Requirement 1:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree1 in Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Design and Photography;

Requirement 2:

- Multidisciplinary professional experience in the fields of Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Design and Photograph.

Requirement 3

a) Be a student enrolled in a master's degree programme in Geography, Sociology, Anthropology,

Architecture, Art, Design and Photography, a requirement to be proven upon recruitment;

If the academic degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher

education institution, under the terms of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16, which approves the legal framework

for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and

article 4(2)(e) of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3, and any formalities set out therein must be fulfilled by the date of the act

of hiring.

b) Be a student enrolled in a PhD programme in the fields of Geography, Sociology, Anthropology,

Architecture, Art, Design and Photography, a requirement to be proven upon recruitment;

c) Be enrolled in a non-degree course at a univerty education institution.

3. Preferred requirements:

The aim of this scholarship is to recruit a candidate who brings together skills linked to the territorial study of social vulnerability and unworthy housing, using photography as a research tool and technological development linked to infographics. The candidate is expected to be able to generate research autonomously under the supervision of the coordinator.:

a) Knowledge of photography, with experience in designing documentary/artistic projects related to architecture, the city and the territory.;

b) Capability of processing and organising visual data, with a particular focus on the use of photography as a research tool;

c) Capability of research, consultation and organisation of visual databases, production of bibliographical summaries and scientific writing;

d) Capability of carrying out cultural production tasks, and experience in organising events and scientific meetings (seminars, conferences, workshops, and so on);

e) Solid knowledge and significant curriculum in the field of photography and infographics;

f) Solid knowledge of image manipulation software - Adobe Photoshop, In design, Illustrator, and other similar softwares;

g) Familiarity with premier or short cut video editing programmes;

h) Proficiency in written and spoken English;

i) Significant interest and curriculum in the area of editorial work related to Architecture, Art and/or the Humanities;

j) Willingness and ability to generate research autonomously under supervision.