Call for Applications – Two Early-Stage Researcher Positions at the University of Aveiro, Portugal (Project EPHEMERAL, MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024)
2025-10-10
We are pleased to announce the opening of the call for the recruitment of two Early-Stage Researchers in Rural Entrepreneurship at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. These positions are offered within the framework of the EPHEMERAL – Entrepreneurship and Place: How Entrepreneurs Manage Evolving Relationships Across the Life-Cycle project (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01 / 101227644).
The full notice of the call is available at: https://www.ua.pt/en/sgrh/concursos-outras-posicoes.
At this link, applicants can find all relevant information, including eligibility criteria, detailed descriptions of the research projects, requirements, and application procedures. The appointments will be for a period of 36 months.
The research positions will focus on two main topics:
1) Rural tourism and heritage identities: implications for local entrepreneurship (1 position)
2) Food networks & building connectivity and communicating place identities beyond the rural (1 position)
Funded under Horizon Europe, EPHEMERAL seeks to train a new generation of researchers in advancing rural development theory and practice through entrepreneurship. The project investigates how entrepreneurs shape rural places over time, considering life-cycle dynamics, evolving local contexts, and structural societal changes. The consortium brings together five European universities and several non-academic partners, offering interdisciplinary supervision and training in rural entrepreneurship and development (www.sdu.dk/clf/EPHEMERAL)
We kindly invite you to share this call within your networks and encourage interested candidates to apply.