Investigation
Research constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of the mission of Fernando Pessoa University, assuming a central role in the production, dissemination, and valorisation of scientific knowledge.
The Institution's research policy is based on the promotion of quality research, guided by the principles of ethics, scientific rigour, innovation and social responsibility, contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, social and cultural development of society.
In this context, Fernando Pessoa University seeks to encourage its researchers' participation in national and international projects, foster collaboration with external entities, and strengthen the acquisition of competitive funding, promoting a culture of open, interdisciplinary research with community impact.
Research Support Office
Presentation
The Research Support Office (GAI) is the department responsible for the technical, administrative, and operational support of the research, development, and innovation activities of Fernando Pessoa University and the Fernando Pessoa Higher Health School.
Your mission is to support researchers and research units through all stages of scientific projects, promoting funding capture, knowledge production and dissemination, research valorisation, and the strengthening of institutional scientific culture.
The GAI is guided by the principles of integrity, rigour, transparency, accountability, and cooperation, while also promoting open science, innovation, the ethical use of artificial intelligence, and respect for human rights, the environment, and equal opportunities.
Your vision is to contribute to the establishment of Fernando Pessoa as a benchmark institution in scientific research, recognised for the quality, impact, and relevance of the knowledge it produces.
Guidelines
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Regulation
Consult the Post-Doctoral Program Regulations (PDF).
POST-DOCTORAL
Presentation
Fernando Pessoa University welcomes doctoral researchers who wish to pursue postdoctoral studies.
This is an individual research program, which can be accessed by holders of a PhD degree who wish to develop research in one of the lines of research available at UFP.
Admissions Office:
9th of April Square, 349
4249-004 Porto
T. 22 507 1300 (call)
(for the national fixed network)
ingresso@fundacaofernandopessoa.pt
Opening hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri: 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00
Wed: 10:00-12:00
Password for serviceOption A
Guidelines
• Humanitarian action
– Professor João Casqueira Cardoso / jcasq@ufp.edu.pt
• Discourse analysis
– Professor Elsa Simões, PhD / esimoes@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Jorge Pedro Sousa / jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Sandra Tuna, PhD / stuna@ufp.edu.pt
• Anthropology of space
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Anthropology of tourism
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Anthropology and sociology of sport
– Professor Daniel Seabra / das@ufp.edu.pt
• Urban anthropology
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Visual anthropology
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Argumentation and rhetoric
– Professor Rui Estrada / restrada@ufp.edu.pt
• Appetite
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Digital arts
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Visual arts
– Professor Eduardo Paz Barroso / epb@ufp.edu.pt
• Physical activity and health
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Neurocognitive assessment and intervention
– Professor Inês Gomes, PhD / igomes@ufp.edu.pt
• Databases, digital archives and preservation
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Bioethics
– Professor Susana Teixeira, PhD / susanat@ufp.edu.pt
• Human capital
– Professor Dr. Fátima Rocha / frocha@ufp.edu.pt
• Cyberculture and cyberspace
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Cyberculture and digital literature
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• Cyberliterature (computer-animated poetry, hyperfiction, text generators)
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Cyberpsychology and cyberpsychotherapy
– Professor Luís Santos / lsantos@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Zélia Teixeira / zelia@ufp.edu.pt
• Citizenship and political participation
– Professor Isabel Costa Leite, PhD / icleite@ufp.edu.pt
• Information science (archives and libraries)
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Political science: democracy; political parties and ideologies; civil society and representation.
– Professor Dr. Cláudia Toriz Ramos / cramos@ufp.edu.pt
• Communication Sciences
– Professor Eduardo Paz Barroso / epb@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Rui Estrada / restrada@ufp.edu.pt
• Business Sciences
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Cinema
– Professor Eduardo Paz Barroso / epb@ufp.edu.pt
• Personal and executive coaching
– Professor Cristina Pimentão / pimentao@ufp.edu.pt
• Cognition
– Professor Joaquim Ramalho / ramalho@ufp.edu.pt
• E-commerce and e-business models
– Professor Fernando Bandeira / fband@ufp.edu.pt
• Consumer behavior
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Paulo Cardoso / pcardoso@ufp.edu.pt
• Human behavior and technology
– Professor Luís Santos / lsantos@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Zélia Teixeira / zelia@ufp.edu.pt
• Addictive behaviors
– Professor Zélia Teixeira / zelia@ufp.edu.pt
• Body composition
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Cultural communication
– Professor Eduardo Paz Barroso / epb@ufp.edu.pt
• Brand communication
– Professor Paulo Cardoso / pcardoso@ufp.edu.pt
• Communication and advertising
– Professor Dr. Andreia Galhardo / galhardo@ufp.edu.pt
• Business communication
– Professor Sofia Gaio / sgaio@ufp.edu.pt
• Communication through art
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Visual communication
– Professor Francisco Mesquita / fmes@ufp.edu.pt
• Pollution control
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• Organized and transnational crime
– Professor Laura Nunes / lnunes@ufp.edu.pt
• Criminology and social (re)integration
– Professor Ana Isabel Sani / anasani@ufp.edu.pt
• Court decisions
– Professor Ana Sacau / pssacau@ufp.edu.pt
• Demography and historical demography
– Professor Rui Leandro Maia / rlmaia@ufp.edu.pt
• General Didactics
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Family law
– Professor Joaquim Ramalho / ramalho@ufp.edu.pt
• Family Law and Socio-Breakdowns
– Professor Jorge Trindade / jtrindade@ufp.edu.pt
• Women's rights and religion
– Prof. Doctor Teresa Toldy / toldy@ufp.edu.pt
• Human rights in the digital age
– Professor Ana Campina / acampina@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Carlos Rodrigues / carlosrodrigues@ufp.edu.pt
• Advertising speech
– Professor Elsa Simões, PhD / esimoes@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Sandra Tuna, PhD / stuna@ufp.edu.pt
• Public debt
– Professor Sandra Bernardo, PhD / sbern@ufp.edu.pt
• Hereditary metabolic diseases
– Professor Maria Gil Ribeiro / gribeiro@ufp.edu.pt
• E-learning
– Professor Luís Borges Gouveia / lmbg@ufp.edu.pt
• E-learning / distance learning
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• E-government
– Professor Luís Borges Gouveia / lmbg@ufp.edu.pt
• Ecocriticism
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Economics, macroeconomics, sustainable development
– Professor Dr. Luísa Vasconcelos / lvasc@ufp.edu.pt
• Environmental education and awareness
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• Special education
– Professor Susana Marinho / smarinho@ufp.edu.pt
• Physical education
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Entrepreneurship and innovation
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Energy: geological sequestration of CO2
– Professor Dr. MJ Lemos de Sousa / lsousa@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Cristina Rodrigues, PhD / crisrod@ufp.edu.pt
• Energy: petroleum systems
– Professor Dr. MJ Lemos de Sousa / lsousa@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Cristina Rodrigues, PhD / crisrod@ufp.edu.pt
• Teaching
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Active aging
– Professor Ana Costa, PhD / acosta@ufp.edu.pt
• Spirituality
– Professor Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• State, governance and political processes
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Healthy lifestyles
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Distribution strategies
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Study of crime, criminals, and victims in specific populations.
– Professor Laura Nunes / lnunes@ufp.edu.pt
• Study of spaces, community assessment, policing issues
– Professor Laura Nunes / lnunes@ufp.edu.pt
• Minority Studies / Social Work
– Professor João Casqueira Cardoso / jcasq@ufp.edu.pt
• Translation studies
– Professor Sandra Tuna, PhD / stuna@ufp.edu.pt
• Journalism studies
– Professor Jorge Pedro Sousa / jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt
• European studies
– Professor João Casqueira Cardoso / jcasq@ufp.edu.pt
• English Studies
– Professor Elsa Simões, PhD / esimoes@ufp.edu.pt
• Latin American studies
– Professor Ana Toscano / atoscano@ufp.edu.pt
• Media studies
– Professor Eduardo Paz Barroso / epb@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Elsa Simões, PhD / esimoes@ufp.edu.pt
• Postcolonial studies
– Prof. Doctor Teresa Toldy / toldy@ufp.edu.pt
• Ethics in the human and social sciences
– Prof. Doctor Teresa Toldy / toldy@ufp.edu.pt
• Literary experimentalism (concrete, visual and sound poetry)
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Documentary film
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Philosophy of law
– Professor Joaquim Ramalho / ramalho@ufp.edu.pt
• Anonymous photograph
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Photojournalism
– Professor Jorge Pedro Sousa / jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt
• Gender, sexualities and health
– Professor Luís Santos / lsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Constructive conflict management
– Professor Pedro Cunha / pcunha@ufp.edu.pt
• Indoor air quality management
– Professor Nelson Barros / nelson@ufp.edu.pt
• Human resources management
– Professor Dr. Carla Barros / cbarros@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Pedro Cunha / pcunha@ufp.edu.pt
• Waste management
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• Environmental risk management
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• History of media and journalism
– Professor Jorge Pedro Sousa / jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt
• Historiography
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Hooliganism and ultra groups
– Professor Daniel Seabra / das@ufp.edu.pt
• Digital humanities
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Humanities and computer science (digital literacy)
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• Middle Ages, Modern Age, Contemporary Era
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Social identity and space
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Impact of advertising on the receiver
– Professor Paulo Cardoso / pcardoso@ufp.edu.pt
• Impact of air quality on human health
– Professor Dr. Nelson Barros nelson@ufp.edu.pt
• European political integration
– Professor Isabel Costa Leite, PhD / icleite@ufp.edu.pt
• Interculturality
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Cultural journalism
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Justice and internal affairs
– Professor Isabel Costa Leite, PhD / icleite@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and environment
– Professor Isabel Patim, PhD / isabelp@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and anthropology
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and visual arts
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and cinema
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and medicine
– Professor Isabel Patim, PhD isabelp@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature and migrations
– Professor Isabel Patim, PhD / isabelp@ufp.edu.pt
• Experimental literature (algorithmic literature; concretism and verbivocovisuality; avant-garde)
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• Hispanic-American Literature
– Professor Ana Toscano / atoscano@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature in Canada
– Professor Isabel Patim, PhD / isabelp@ufp.edu.pt
• Literature from a feminine perspective
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Literatures in Portuguese
– Professor Isabel Ponce de Leão / ivaz@ufp.edu.pt
• Brands
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Digital marketing
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Marketing and communication
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Online marketing and communication
– Professor Paulo Cardoso / pcardoso@ufp.edu.pt
• Political marketing
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Territorial marketing
– Professor Sofia Gaio / sgaio@ufp.edu.pt
• Narrative medicine and medical humanities
– Professor Susana Teixeira, PhD / susanat@ufp.edu.pt
• Media and crime
– Professor Rui Estrada / restrada@ufp.edu.pt
• Minors and justice
– Professor Ana Sacau / pssacau@ufp.edu.pt
• Air quality modeling
– Professor Nelson Barros / nelson@ufp.edu.pt
• Pedagogical models for e-learning
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• Museums and representation
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Nutrition
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Heritage and memorialization
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
– Professor Ana Costa, PhD / acosta@ufp.edu.pt
• Research in marketing and consumer behavior
– Professor Paulo Ramos / pramos@ufp.edu.pt
• Comparative politics. International studies.
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Population, environment and health
– Professor Rui Leandro Maia, PhD rlmaia@ufp.edu.pt
• Post-colonialism and race
– Professor Paula Mota Santos, PhD / pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt
• Pragmatism and post-structuralism
– Professor Rui Estrada / restrada@ufp.edu.pt
• Health promotion
– Professor Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• Psycholinguistics
– Professor Inês Gomes, PhD / igomes@ufp.edu.pt
• Clinical psychology
– Professor Dr. Marta Matos / mmatos@ufp.edu.pt
• Cognitive psychology
– Professor Ana Costa, PhD / acosta@ufp.edu.pt
• Community psychology
– Professor Isabel Silva, PhD / isabels@ufp.edu.pt
• Criminal psychology
– Professor Dr. Glória Jólluskin / gloria@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychology of art and creativity in health and education contexts.
– Professor Dr. Marta Matos / mmatos@ufp.edu.pt
• Health psychology
– Professor Isabel Silva, PhD / isabels@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Dr. Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• Occupational health psychology
– Professor Dr. Carla Barros / cbarros@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychology of conflict and negotiation
– Professor Pedro Cunha / pcunha@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychology of leisure
– Professor Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• Evolutionary psychology
– Professor Marina Lencastre, PhD / mlencast@ufp.edu.pt
• Forensic and testimony psychology
– Professor Ana Isabel Sani / anasani@ufp.edu.pt
• Legal psychology
– Professor Dr. Glória Jólluskin / gloria@ufp.edu.pt
• Positive psychology
– Professor Dr. Carla Fonte / cfonte@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Isabel Silva, PhD / isabels@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Dr. Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychometrics
– Professor Isabel Silva, PhD / isabels@ufp.edu.pt
• Developmental psychopathology
– Professor Susana Marinho / smarinho@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychopathology and psychoanalysis
– Professor Dr. Marta Matos / mmatos@ufp.edu.pt
• Evolutionary psychopathology
– Professor Marina Lencastre, PhD / mlencast@ufp.edu.pt
• Dynamic psychotherapy
– Professor Marina Lencastre, PhD / mlencast@ufp.edu.pt
• Psychotherapy
– Professor Dr. Carla Fonte / cfonte@ufp.edu.pt
– Professor Dr. Marta Matos / mmatos@ufp.edu.pt
• Outdoor advertising and technology
– Professor Francisco Mesquita / fmes@ufp.edu.pt
• Advertising, design, creativity and innovation
– Professor Francisco Mesquita / fmes@ufp.edu.pt
• Air quality in urban areas
– Professor Nelson Barros / nelson@ufp.edu.pt
• Quality of life
– Professor Rute Meneses / rmeneses@ufp.edu.pt
• Quality of life at work
– Professor Dr. Carla Barros / cbarros@ufp.edu.pt
• Quality and satisfaction
– Professor António Cardoso / ajcaro@ufp.edu.pt
• Quality in distance learning
– Professor Fernando Bandeira / fband@ufp.edu.pt
• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (mechanisms of enzymatic reactions: molecular dynamics of protein-ligand complexes)
– Professor Pedro Silva / pedros@ufp.edu.pt
• Social reintegration
– Professor Dr. Glória Jólluskin / gloria@ufp.edu.pt
• International relations
– Professor João Casqueira Cardoso / jcasq@ufp.edu.pt
• International relations: globalization, democratization, international security
– Professor Dr. Cláudia Toriz Ramos / cramos@ufp.edu.pt
• Political relations: Portugal-European Union-Latin America
– Professor Isabel Costa Leite, PhD / icleite@ufp.edu.pt
• Religion in the public sphere
– Prof. Doctor Teresa Toldy / toldy@ufp.edu.pt
• Circadian rhythms
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Health, environment and sustainability
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• Semiotics of culture and communication
– Professor Rui Torres / rtorres@ufp.edu.pt
• Sexuality and the HIV epidemic
– Professor Dr. Marta Matos / mmatos@ufp.edu.pt
• Information systems and technologies
– Professor Dr. Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia / fribeiro@ufp.edu.pt
• Political societies. Social and political elites. Political discourse.
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Sociology of the family
– Professor Rui Leandro Maia / rlmaia@ufp.edu.pt
• Sociology of migration
– Professor Rui Leandro Maia / rlmaia@ufp.edu.pt
• Sociopsychology and criminal responsibility
– Professor Jorge Trindade / jtrindade@ufp.edu.pt
• Sleep
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Environment
– Professor Dr. Alzira Dinis / madinis@ufp.edu.pt
• Educational technologies and the development of e-content
– Professor Pedro Reis / preis@ufp.edu.pt
• Journalism theory applied to the study of the journalistic process (Newsmaking)
– Professor Jorge Pedro Sousa / jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt
• Political theory and its history
– Professor Dr. Judite Freitas / jfreitas@ufp.edu.pt
• Intersemiotic translation
– Professor Elsa Simões, PhD / esimoes@ufp.edu.pt
• Sports training
– Professor Raquel Silva, PhD / raquel@ufp.edu.pt
• European Union: Theories of integration. Democratic institutions and processes.
– Professor Dr. Cláudia Toriz Ramos / cramos@ufp.edu.pt
• Victimology
– Professor Ana Isabel Sani / anasani@ufp.edu.pt
Applications and School Fees
1. Application submission procedures:
– Contact the potential tutor/supervisor
– After acceptance by the tutor/supervisor, the applicant must request registration as a postdoctoral student from the Rector of the Fernando Pessoa University, and the application must include all the documents indicated in point 2.
2. The application must include:
Application Form (PDF);
– European Union identification document | Non-EU citizens: Student visa or residence permit issued by the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service;
– Tax identification document (for issuing receipts);
– Updated Curriculum Vitae (Europass, Lattes or DeGóis format), duly signed and dated;
– Bachelor's degree certificate (optional) (see notes 5.2 and 5.3)*;
– Master's degree certificate (optional) (see notes 5.2 and 5.3)*;
– Doctorate certificate (see notes 5.2 and 5.3)*;
Work plan;
– Acceptance form from the academic tutor/supervisor (PDF);
– Letters of recommendation (optional);
– Application fee.
* In the case of online applications, the certified copy must be sent by mail to the UFP Admissions Office within the application deadline.
3. The registration must include:
– Presentation of the original valid residence permit, in accordance with the regulations of the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (applicable to citizens of countries outside the European Union);
– Photograph (2 x 3 cm);
– Enrollment form (PDF);
– Payment of registration fees and tuition fees, including the respective school fees.
4. School Fees: see here
5. Observations:
5.1. No refunds will be given for fees paid, nor will submitted documentation be returned;
5.2. Certificates from foreign educational institutions:
5.2.1. Originals or photocopies must be authenticated by the official education services of the respective country and recognized by the Portuguese diplomatic authority or bear the Hague Apostille.
5.2.2. These authentications must be clearly visible in the digital versions submitted in online applications.
5.3. Academic or professional documents must be issued in Portuguese, English, Spanish, or French. If issued in another language, they must be translated into Portuguese by a translator recognized by the Portuguese diplomatic authorities.
5.4. Address for sending documentation:
Fernando Pessoa University
Admissions Office
9th of April Square, 349
4249-004 Porto
Regulation
Consult the Post-Doctoral Program Regulations (PDF).
PUBLICATIONS
Since the publication of its first title in 1992, the Fernando Pessoa Foundation Publishing House has developed skills that allow it to be self-sufficient in producing high-quality graphic work and in implementing an editorial policy whose primary goal is to make visible the pedagogical and scientific work of our university community.
FFP Publications are therefore a privileged instrument for achieving the objectives of research, cooperation and university outreach.