UNIVERSITY OF PORTO

NOTICE No. 684/2026

Pedro Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Full Professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, and Vice-Rector of the same University:

I hereby give notice that, by my order of 26 May 2026, in the exercise of powers delegated by Order No. 9493/2022, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 148 of 2 August, and for a period of 30 (thirty) working days, commencing on the working day immediately following the publication of this notice in the Diário da República, a competitive selection procedure is hereby opened for an Assistant Professor in the subject area of Romance and Classical Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto, under a permanent civil service contract.

Should the application deadline fall on a day when the University of Porto’s offices are closed, the next working day shall be considered the deadline.

1.    Applicable legal provisions:

Articles 45 to 51 of the Statute of the University Teaching Career (ECDU), republished by Decree-Law No. 205/2009 of 31 August, and amended by Law No. 8/2010 of 13 May; and the Regulations for Competitive Examinations for the Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors at the University of Porto – Order No. 12913/2010, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 154, of 10 August 2010, amended by Resolution (extract) No. 380/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 64, of 1 April; insofar as they do not conflict with Decree-Law No. 122/2019 of 23 August, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, No. 161, of 23 August (which approves the supplementary rules to the transitional regime for lecturers introduced by Decree-Law No. 205/2009, of 31 August), pursuant to the Order of the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, dated 4 December 2020, and Order GR.19/12/2020 of the Rector of the University of Porto, dated 23 December 2020, and other applicable legislation.

2.    Place of work:

Faculty of Arts, University of Porto.

3.   Requirements for admission to the competition (cumulative):

3.1. Academic qualification requirements:

Hold a PhD in accordance with the provisions of Article 41-A of the ECDU, awarded after 31 December 2020, pursuant to Order No. GR. 19/12/2020 of the University of Porto.

If the PhD was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, No. 157, of 16 August. This formality must be completed by the application deadline.

3.2. Contractual requirements:

To have been employed as a Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies on a full-time or exclusive basis as at 1 September 2009, and, from that date up to and including the 2018/2019 academic year, have been employed on a permanent basis, under private law, to perform the duties of Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.

4.    Selection Methods and Criteria:

4.1. Criteria for approval on the basis of absolute merit:

This selection procedure is conducted through public competency assessment tests. However, admission to these tests is conditional upon the candidates’ approval on the basis of absolute merit, and is of an eliminatory nature.

Passing on the basis of absolute merit will depend on the cumulative fulfilment of the following requirements:

1. Possession of a curriculum vitae which the jury considers to provide well-founded evidence of experience in teaching and in relevant training activities for modern language modules, in particular Spanish;
2. Relevance of the summary of the lecture or seminar on a topic within the subject area of the competition.

A candidate shall be deemed to have passed on the basis of absolute merit if they are approved by an absolute majority of the votes of the voting members of the selection panel, in a roll-call vote with reasons given, in which abstentions are not permitted.

4.2. Selection method: public competency assessment tests:

Once the candidates who have passed on the basis of absolute merit have been definitively identified, they shall be ranked in order of relative merit based on the assessment criteria, their respective scores and the final scoring system.

The selection method to be used shall be public competence assessment tests, which shall be divided into two sessions, each lasting a maximum of ninety (90) minutes per candidate, namely: 

1. Session 1: Assessment and discussion of the candidate’s curriculum vitae;
2. Session 2: Presentation of a lesson or seminar by the candidates.

4.2.1. The reasoned assessment and discussion of the CV is carried out by two members of the selection panel and is followed by a discussion.

4.2.2. The lesson or seminar shall last for a maximum of forty-five (45) minutes, and a reasoned assessment shall be provided by a member of the jury, followed by a discussion during the remainder of the time.

4.2.3. All members of the jury may contribute to the discussion referred to in the preceding paragraphs, and the candidate shall be allotted the same amount of time as that used by the jury member.

4.3. Selection criteria: 

The assessment and discussion of the candidate’s curriculum vitae and the assessment of the lesson or seminar presentation shall comply with the parameters and weightings set out below.

4.3.1.   Assessment and discussion of the candidate’s curriculum vitae, with a weighting of 50%, taking into account the following assessment parameters:

4.3.1.1. Teaching experience (60%). The assessment will take into account the experience and quality of the teaching activity carried out by the candidate, using, wherever possible, objective methods based on broad opinion surveys (teaching surveys) and other relevant indicators, such as awards or other distinctions.

4.3.1.2. Relevant training activities (40%). The assessment will take into account:

1. the quality and quantity of teaching material produced by the candidate, as well as the relevance and impact of educational publications in which they have participated, conference presentations, summaries and other materials (25%);
2. activities relating to the supervision, tutoring and support of students carried out by the candidate (25%);
3. the implementation of projects with an impact on the teaching/learning process (25%);
4. community engagement, particularly in organisational and management tasks related to teaching and the dissemination of knowledge (25%).

4.3.2. Assessment of the delivery of a lesson or seminar on a topic within the relevant subject area, weighted at 50%, taking into account the following assessment criteria:

4.3.2.1. Planning: Quality of the detailed outline (lesson plan, including objectives, teaching strategies, teaching materials, digital resources, bibliography, and pedagogical reflection) (50%);

4.3.2.2. Performance: Quality of performance (mastery of subject content, organisation and progression of content, clarity and rigour of presentation and discussion) (50%).

5.    Procedure of the examination board: 

5.1. Final marks for candidates:

Each member of the jury carries out their own reasoned assessment, awarding each candidate a score on a scale of 0 to 100 points, taking into account the parameters and respective weightings of the selection criteria mentioned above (assessment of the curriculum and assessment of the lesson or seminar).

5.2. Final result:

The final result (FR) of each candidate’s assessment by each member of the jury is calculated by summing the marks awarded in each section, taking into account the respective weighting. Following their reasoned assessment, each member of the jury draws up their own ranked list of candidates, which they use to participate in the voting leading to the final ranking of candidates in accordance with point 4.3; a tie between candidates in the final ranking is not permitted.

5.3. Jury deliberations:

5.3.1. Any decision shall be made in accordance with Article 17(12) of the Regulations, applicable pursuant to Article 83-A of the ECDU, which approved the Regulations with a view to implementing the provisions of that legal instrument, covering the procedural conduct of competitions, namely the assessment system and final ranking.

Consequently, pursuant to Article 17(12) of the aforementioned Regulations, the jury shall deliberate by means of a roll-call vote based on the selection criteria adopted and published for the approval and ranking of candidates, with an absolute majority required for any decision and abstentions not permitted.

5.3.2. The ranking methodology is as follows:

In the various votes, each member of the jury must adhere to their ranking list, with the following rules applying to the votes:

In the various votes, each member of the jury must adhere to their ranking list, with the following applying to the votes:

1. the first vote is intended to determine the candidate placed in 1st position, counting the number of votes each candidate received for that position;
2. if a candidate obtains an absolute majority of the votes for first place, they are placed in that position and removed from the ballot, and the procedure to select the candidate who will occupy second place begins;
3. if no candidate obtains an absolute majority of the votes for the 1st place, a new ballot shall commence, involving only those candidates who obtained votes for the 1st place, after the candidate with the fewest votes for that position in the previous ballot has been removed;
4. if there is a tie between two or more candidates in the position with the fewest votes, a run-off vote shall be held solely between these candidates;
5. in the event of a tie between two or more candidates in the position with the fewest votes, a run-off vote shall be held between these candidates only, counting the number of first-place votes each has received, and the candidate with the fewest votes shall be eliminated;
6. if the tie persists between two or more candidates in the position with the fewest votes, but the number of candidates tied in that position has been reduced, compared to the previous round of voting, a new tie-breaking vote shall be held solely among the candidates tied in the position with the fewest votes, counting the number of first-place finishes for each, with the candidate receiving the fewest votes being eliminated;
7. if the tie persists between two or more candidates in the position with the fewest votes, without the number of candidates tied in that position having been reduced compared to the previous round of voting, the tie shall be broken by the President’s casting vote or by the exercise of the tie-breaking vote, as the case may be, with the candidate voted for by the Chair being selected to take part in the subsequent vote for the same position;
8. if there is a tie when only two (2) or more candidates remain for 1st place, the tie is broken by the casting vote of the Chair of the jury or by the exercise of the tie-breaking vote, as the case may be;
9. once the candidate for 1st place has been selected, they are removed from the voting and the selection procedure for the candidate to be placed in 2nd place begins, repeating the process referred to in the preceding subparagraphs for subsequent places until a single ranked list of all candidates is obtained.

6.    Submission of applications:

6.1. Submission of applications:

Candidates must access and register on the online platform www.apply.up.pt to submit their application, selecting the procedure for which they wish to apply (procedure code: DOCPUB-FLUP-26-2), by the deadline.

6.2. Application requirements: 

The application must be accompanied by the following documents:

1. Doctorate certificate, except in cases where the doctoral degree was obtained at the University of Porto.

Candidates selected for the post who hold a PhD obtained abroad must submit the recognition or registration (as applicable) of their degree at the time of signing the contract, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, failing which they will be excluded.

2. Curriculum Vitae, containing all information relevant to the assessment of the application, taking into account the parameters and respective assessment and ranking criteria set out in paragraph 4.2 of this notice;
3. A detailed summary of a lecture or seminar on a topic of the candidate’s choice, falling within the subject area for which the competition is open;
4. Works mentioned in the curriculum vitae submitted, which enable the criteria set out in point 4 of this notice to be assessed;

6.3. Each of the documents indicated in point 6.2(d) of the competition notice must be submitted as a separate file and in full on the system. 

6.4. For the purposes of assessing applications, documents accessible via links will not be considered; their submission via the competition platform is mandatory.

6.5. The documents mentioned in point 6.2. should preferably be submitted in a non-editable format.

6.6. Failure to comply with the provisions of 6.1. will result in the exclusion of the application.

6.7. Failure to submit, or late submission of, the documents referred to in subparagraphs a) to d) of paragraph 6.2 will result in the application being rejected.

7. Notifications and hearings for interested parties:

7.1. The Human Resources Department of the Centre for Resources and Shared Services at the University of Porto shall notify candidates of the decision regarding their administrative admission or non-admission to the competition, which shall be based on compliance or non-compliance with the conditions set out in current legislation and in paragraph 3 of this notice, and the conditions set out regarding the application process referred to in paragraphs 6.2 and 6.7.

7.2. A prior hearing shall be held, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure, for candidates who have not been administratively admitted, for candidates not approved on the basis of absolute merit, and for candidates ranked on the list of candidates who cannot be appointed to the post being advertised. All candidates shall be notified of the approval of the jury’s final decision.

7.3. Notifications shall be made by publication on the Apply UP electronic platform, in accordance with Articles 112(1)(c) and 113 of the CPA.

The deadline for candidates to submit their written comments is ten working days.

8. Composition of the Selection Panel:

Chair – Professor Paula Pinto Costa, Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Porto, acting under powers delegated by Order No. 6016/2026, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 90, of 11 May.

Members: 

Ângela Maria Valada Fernandes, Associate Professor in the Department of Romance Literatures, Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon;

Xaquín Núñez Sabarís, Associate Professor with Aggregation, Department of Romance Studies, Institute of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Minho;

António Sáez Delgado, Full Professor, Department of Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences, University of Évora;

Francisco José de Jesus Topa, Associate Professor with Aggregation, Department of Romance and Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto;

Rogelio Ponce de León Romeo, Associate Professor with Aggregation, Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto.

9. Other provisions:

Joint Order No. 373/2000, of 31 March, issued by the Minister for State Reform and Public Administration and the Minister for Equality, stipulates that the following statement must be included in recruitment and promotion competitions:

“In compliance with Article 9(h) of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and career progression, taking scrupulous care to avoid any and all forms of discrimination”.

Accordingly, the terms “candidate(s)”, “teacher(s)” and similar terms are not used in this notice to refer to the gender of individuals.

Similarly, no candidate may be given preferential treatment, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right, nor exempted from any duty on the grounds of, in particular, of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, social origin or status, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and trade union membership.

26 May 2026, The Vice-Rector – Prof. Pedro Nuno Simões Rodrigues