Scientific Research Fellowship (BI) 043/2026
Core
Adapt, validate, and apply the Agentic Engagement Scale (AES) for the Portuguese population of adult and young adult higher education students to assess proactive contribution to learning.
Role type
Research Fellow (Psychometrics & Educational Sciences)
Builds
Psychometrically sound instruments for assessing agentic engagement in higher education
Domain
Higher Education / Educational Psychology / Psychometrics
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Literature review, statistical analysis, data collection and management, translation and back-translation, report writing, conference presentation
Preferred skills
Research methodology, sampling procedures, participant recruitment
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct literature review on agentic engagement constructs; Support linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Agentic Engagement Scale; Prepare data collection instruments and study materials; Identify and contact higher education institutions for sampling; Collect, organize, and manage project database; Perform statistical analysis of validation data; Interpret findings and prepare technical/scientific reports; Prepare conference presentations and scientific papers; Contribute to final project report and management activities