Call for applicants: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
Until the 1st of June, the Institute for Ethnomusicology – Centre of Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md) is accepting expressions of interest from prospective candidates for postdoctoral fellowships under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 2026, acting as host institution for applications to be submitted by researchers interested in the areas of:
Its six Research Groups:
- Ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies;
- Historical and Cultural Studies in Music;
- Dance Studies;
- Creation, Performance and Artistic Research;
- Education, Music, and Theatre in the Community;
- Music Acoustics and Sound Studies.
Its four Thematic Lines, recently created to articulate synergies in strategic areas:
- Heritage(s), Archives and Museums;
- Studies on Women, Gender and Sexuality;
- Power, Politics and Activism;
- Digital and Technological Performativities.
Brief Description of INET-md
INET-md is a transdisciplinary research center dedicated to the study of music and dance. It aims to consolidate the work being developed in the past three decades by investing in emerging lines of inquiry to address new transdisciplinary research challenges, which, in addition to the academic community, involve national and international institutions and communities, artists and policymakers.
In the following years, ongoing research themes will be further pursued, namely those related to historical studies of music and dance practices and heritage; to the study of music and dance as embodied social practices; to decolonial perspectives on worldwide cultural flows in the fields of music and dance; to experimental approaches in artistic research and sound studies; and to the study of formal and non-formal teaching/learning practices and theories.
While nurturing its past successful engagement with these topics, INET-md is strongly committed in the introduction of new research perspectives and topics, which relying on its unique constitution may integrate a wide range of artistic fields as well as theoretical and practice-based approaches.
INET-md is composed by four branches, each hosted by a different institution of higher education, with its own facilities and managing services: at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), at the Department of Communication and Art – University of Aveiro (DeCA UA), at the Faculty of Human Kinetics – University of Lisbon (FMH-ULisboa) and at the School of Education – Polytechnic of Porto (ESE-P.Porto).
Each branch will therefore monitor and support the progress of their candidates in line with the resources and internal organization of the institution to which it belongs.
How to submit your expression of interest
First, we kindly advise you to look for a potential supervisor for your application and contact her or him beforehand, to check for availability to work together. You may find the profiles of INET-md’s researchers in the page of each of the six research groups listed above.
When contacting a potential supervisor, please consider sharing a brief presentation of your previous experience and research interests, while advancing the themes of your proposal for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026, with deadline on September 9, 2026.
Secondly, and according to the supervisor in sight, you shall choose the branch of INET-md where you may develop your research, and send your expression of interest to the coordination of that branch, copying the intended supervisor.
The contacts of the coordinators of INET-md’s branches are the following:
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities – NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH): Manuel Deniz Silva (manueldenizsilva@fcsh.unl.pt, CC: inet@fcsh.unl.pt)
- Department of Communication and Art – University of Aveiro: Helena Marinho (helena.marinho@ua.pt)
- Faculty of Human Kinetics – University of Lisbon: Sérgio Bordalo e Sá (inetmd.fmh@fmh.ulisboa.pt)
- School of Education – Polytechnic of Porto: Jorge Alexandre Costa (jacosta@ese.ipp.pt)
Branch coordinators may provide further information on hosting conditions and the schedule for support with your application. You can also consult them regarding who might act as your project supervisor.
For further details on the funding program and eligibility criteria, please check the webpage of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
Other useful information:
NOVA University Lisbon hosts an Open Day about this funding program in the 27th of May. INET-md will be one of the research units represented, for further clarification and guidance of potential candidates. For more information click on the button below.
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