14 Aug 2023
Job InformationOrganisation/Company
Universidade de Coimbra
Department
SGRH - DRGC
Research Field
Philosophy
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Portugal
Application Deadline
26 Sep 2023 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
IT136-23-12845
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer DescriptionPUBLIC NOTICE
(Associate Professor)
I publicly announce that, by my order issued at the date of signature of this notice, an international tender for one position of Associate Professor in the field of Psychology, subfield of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology; Cognitive Psychology , is hereby open for 30 working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic. The stated position will be held under a public service employment contract of unspecified duration at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences; of the University of Coimbra. This international tender shall be conducted pursuant to the Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária University Teaching Career Statute in its latest version, hereinafter referred to as ECDU, and the Regulamento de Recrutamento e Contratação de Pessoal Docente da Universidade de Coimbra Regulation on the Recruitment and Hiring of Teaching Staff of the University of Coimbra, hereinafter referred to as RRCPDUC, Regulation Nr. 330/2016, of 29 March, as well as further applicable legislation. I – Reference and Place of Work: I.1 Public tender reference: IT136-23-12845 I.2 Place of Work: University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
II – Admission Requirements: II.1 Applicants shall be at least 18 years of age or older, not be inhibited to holding a job in the public sector nor forbidden to perform the intended position; applicants shall also be in good health and possess the psychological profile required for the job and shall meet the compulsory vaccination requirements. II.2 At the time of application, applicants shall hold a Ph.D. for over 5 years, recognised in Portugal, in the above-mentioned scientific field(s) or in a correlated one, in which case the applicant's scientific background shall demonstrate the ability to thoroughly develop work in the main field of the tender.
III – Application: III.1. Submission: candidates must access and register on the electronic platform apply.uc.pt, to submit the application, selecting the procedure to which they intend to apply. The documents included in the application are exclusively in digital portable document format (pdf), with the exception of the documents referred in III.2.4. and III.2.6., which can be delivered in other digital formats. The application submission is carried out by completing the sections available on the Apply UC electronic platform, under “My application”. If any of the works/papers submitted contains classified information, revealing trade or industrial secrets or literary, artistic or scientific property secrets, candidates must select that option, available on the platform for each document; otherwise, those works/papers can be freely accessed by any of the other applicants when consulting the tender records. III.2. Mandatory documents III.2.1. Curriculum Vitae duly dated and signed, in both Portuguese and English language The Curriculum Vitae shall include a foreword with the candidate's full professional background in higher education institutions, when applicable, with reference to category, field or scientific area(s), identification of the higher education institution in which the candidate has exercised functions, type and length of the contract, specifying the position and type of contract held at the time of application. The foreword shall also include a substantiated synopsis that demonstrates that the candidate has expertise appropriate to the area or disciplinary areas for which the tender is open, and importantly that it presents an adequate profile to contribute to the implementation of a line of research strong in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology in its basic and fundamental aspects, acting in one of the central processes of cognition. The candidate's Curriculum Vitae shall be structured in order to separately respond to the different items listed below in IV.2.; Candidates shall also justifiably identify, on penalty of exclusion, 3 to 6 of their most relevant works/papers that have contributed to the development of the scientific field(s) for which this tender is open. III.2.2. Career development plan, concerning the research line in the area or disciplinary areas for which the tender is open, and centrally relating to the development of the area of Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology, with a focus on basic/fundamental cognitive processes, which the candidate/ proposes to dedicate himself to the UC, obeying the following requirements: presentation of the main problems to which he intends to dedicate his future research, contextualizing them in the current state of the art in these areas, and contextualizing them in the area of Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology and in the study of basic and fundamental cognitive processes; description, systematized and succinct, of the research strategies that the candidate proposes to adopt, to develop his/her investigation and solve or contribute to the resolution of the problems he/she enunciates; explanation of the reasons and motivations for their choices. III.2.3. Copy of qualification certificates. Opponents of the tender who hold a doctoral degree obtained abroad, until the end of the application deadline, under penalty of exclusion, must prove the respective recognition, or attach proof that they have requested it, under the terms of Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August 16th. The failure to present the recognition of the degree at the time of contracting, under the terms of Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 of August 16th, is ground for exclusion. The candidates who hold a public service employment contract with the University of Coimbra may be exempt from the qualification certificates submission. To this end, they must select this option on the platform, stating that they are already in their individual process. III.2.4. Separate copy (one PDF file for work/paper) of the 3 to 6 of the candidates' most relevant works/papers that have contributed to the development of the scientific field for which this tender is open. III.2.5. Copy of all works/papers mentioned in the Curriculum Vitae. III.2.6. Any other information considered relevant by the candidate. III.3. All application documents above indicated in III.2. shall be submitted in either Portuguese or English, exception made to those mentioned in III.2.5. and III.2.6., which may be submitted in a different language. If the original documents mentioned under III.2.3. and III.2.4. are written in a language other than Portuguese or English, candidates are required to include a version in one of those languages. Exception is made to Diplomas, when written in Latin, in which case no translation is required. III.4. Applications that do not comply with the instructions or that fail to meet the tender's formal requirements, pursuant to the applicable laws and to this Public Notice, shall not be accepted. In the same way, if the submission of required documents or papers are submitted outside the established timeframe, the application will not be accepted. The impossibility to comply with the language requirements defined in points III.2. and III.3. of this Public Notice, must be duly substantiated, in a separate document presented by the candidates, under the terms of point III.1. of the Notice. Applicants who are non-native speakers of either Portuguese or English, shall attest their proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in, at least, one of those languages.
IV – Selection methods and criteria: IV.1. Selection Methods: CV Assessment (50%) + Public Hearing (50%) + Approval on Absolute Merit (qualification criterion). IV.1.1. If the Selection Committee exceptionally decides, in the first meeting, not to apply the Public Hearing, the CV Assessment shall have a weight of 100% of the score, followed by the Approval on Absolute Merit (qualification criterion). IV.2. Selection criteria for both CV Assessment and Public Hearing are: scientific performance and pedagogical skills of the candidates, as well as other activities deemed relevant with regard to the mission of a global university, in accordance with the assessment of the parameters mentioned below. IV.2.1. Scientific performance of the candidate in the research area(s) for which the tender is open, with a weight of 80%, based on the following parameters: IV.2.1.1. Scientific production: the relevance of the results obtained by the candidates will be considered, with great emphasis on the works indicated by the candidates as their most significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the area or areas for which the tender is open, and for the creation of a strong line of research in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology focused on basic and fundamental cognitive processes; IV.2.1.2. National and international impact and recognition of scientific production: recognition by the scientific community regarding the results presented in the scientific field(s) for which the tender is open; IV.2.1.3 Future scientific prospects: the ability of candidates to have a very relevant scientific production at the University of Coimbra in the future will be evaluated, and for the creation of a strong line of research in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on basic and fundamental cognitive processes, namely having into account the career development plans presented; IV.2.1.4. Coordination and participation in scientific projects: previous experience evidenced by the candidates and their potential to constructively and effectively coordinate and integrate financed projects of a national and international nature, in the area or areas for which the tender is open, and in the way in which this coordination and participation in scientific projects is related to the creation of a strong line of research in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on basic cognitive processes; IV.2.1.5. Active participation in the community within and outside the university: active participation in the community, namely through organizational and management duties in scientific activities, transfer of knowledge to society and participation in assessment tasks and, in general, all activities pursued by the candidates that demonstrate the skills to develop, with great quality, the activities of a global, extremely productive and scientifically recognized university. IV.2.2. Pedagogical skills of the candidate, with a weight of 20%, will be assessed based on the following parameters: IV.2.2.1. Teaching activity: if existing, previous teaching activity will be evaluated, as well as evidence of the skills held for the future development of this activity. This evaluation should take into account the pedagogical evaluation mechanisms available, namely pedagogical surveys, the results of which candidates are obliged to include in their Curriculum Vitae, and other relevant indicators, such as awards or other distinctions. The evaluation of the candidate's previous teaching activity will be weighted according to its relevance to the area or areas for which the tender is open, as well as to the creation of a strong line of teaching in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on processes basic and fundamental cognitive; IV.2.2.2. Supervision and guidance activities: activity of orientation, tutoring and monitoring of students carried out by the candidate will be evaluated. The evaluation of the guidance and follow-up activity will be weighted according to its relevance for the area or areas for which the competition is open, as well as for the creation of a strong line of teaching in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on basic cognitive processes and fundamental; IV.2.2.3. Pedagogical materials produced: the quality and quantity of the pedagogical material produced by the candidate will be evaluated, as well as the relevance and impact of publications of a pedagogical nature, prizes or other distinctions. The evaluation of the pedagogical material produced will be weighted according to its relevance for the area or areas for which the tender is open, as well as for the creation of a strong line of teaching in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on basic and fundamental cognitive processes; IV.2.2.4. Pedagogical projects: the coordination, participation and dynamization of new pedagogical projects will be evaluated (example: creation of new subject programs, participation in the creation of new courses or study programs) or reformulation and improvement of existing projects, as well as the execution of projects with impact on the teaching/learning process. The evaluation of the pedagogical projects will be weighted according to their relevance for the area or areas for which the tender is open, as well as for the creation of a strong line of teaching in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology centered on basic and fundamental cognitive processes. IV.2.2.5. Active participation in the community within and outside the university: active participation in the community, namely through organizational and management duties in pedagogical and knowledge transfer activities and, in general, all activities pursued by the candidates that demonstrate the skills to perform, with great quality, the activities of a global, extremely productive and pedagogically effective university. IV.2.3. Development, by the candidate, of other activities relevant for the mission of a global university may justifiably enhance the assessment of the parameters mentioned above under IV.2.1 and IV.2.2., whenever the scope of such activities is considered to influence the performance of the candidate in relation to those parameters and the results of these activities are considered to possess the required quality to justify this enhancement. IV.3 Each member of the Selection Committee shall assess candidates with regard to both selection methods, CV Assessment and Public Hearing, scoring each of the selection criteria (scientific performance, pedagogical skills). The global score given by each member of the Selection Committee regarding each selection method is based on the weighted average of the scores given on each selection criterion, with the weights mentioned in IV.2.1 and IV.2.2. The final score given by each member of the Selection Committee to each candidate is based on the simple average of the global score obtained with regard to each assessment method - CV Assessment and Public Hearing. Candidates are then subject to approval on Absolute Merit, followed by their ranking as mentioned below in section VI. If the Public Hearing does not take place, only the result of the CV Assessment method will be considered, followed by the approval on Absolute Merit and the candidates' ranking as indicated below in section VI. IV.4. All candidates complying with the application requirements are subject to the CV Assessment, which shall be conducted under the criteria and evaluation parameters above mentioned (IV.2). However, only the first five best-ranked candidates will be called for the Public Hearing, if it takes place. IV.5. Candidates are approved on Absolute Merit when the Selection Committee deems their overall CV appropriate for the available job, namely revealing scientific performance and pedagogical skills suitable for the position and the scientific field in question. This judgement is based on the selection criteria and evaluation parameters mentioned under IV.2, nonquantitatively weighted. Hired candidates that do not master Portuguese and English will be required to learn the language up to CEFR level C1, which allows them to teach in Portuguese and in English, in order to maintain their contract after the probationary period.
V – Selection Process V.1. Preliminary meeting: In the first meeting, which is always preliminary, the Selection Committee decides on the admission of applications and whether or not the Public Hearing should justifiably take place, pursuant to section 27(2) of RRCPDUC Regulation on the Recruitment and Hiring of Teaching Staff of the University of Coimbra. In the event of deciding that the Public Hearing should take place, the Selection Committee shall proceed to the candidates' CV Assessment and ranking according to the following terms. In case of non-fulfilment or partial fulfilment of any of the requirements defined in III, the Selection Committee decides whether this insufficiency prevents accepting the application, or if, having no relevant impact on the evaluation process, the application may nevertheless be accepted. V.1.1. On the CV Assessment the merit of the candidates will only be assessed based on their experience in the scientific field for which the tender is open, according to the selection criteria and evaluation parameters described in this Public Notice (IV.2). The candidates' background in other areas shall not therefore be taken into consideration by the Selection Committee. The ranking of the candidates shall be based on the methods described below in section VI, up to the number of approved candidates according to the terms above herein IV.4. All candidates falling outside this number shall be deemed excluded. V.1.2. Candidates both excluded and admitted to the Public Hearing shall be notified by Public Notice, under the terms mentioned below in section VII. V.2. Assessment meeting and final ranking of the candidates In the second meeting, if the Public Hearing does not take place, the Selection Committee proceeds to apply the CV Assessment, under the terms mentioned in section V.1.1. Otherwise, if the CV Assessment has already take place, the Selection Committee proceeds to apply the Public Hearing, followed by the candidates' ranking and the drafting of the final deliberation. V.2.1. If the Public Hearing is to take place, the Selection Committee shall conduct it by assessing the candidates based on the selection criteria and evaluation parameters mentioned above herein IV.2., with regard to their merit only and relevant research background in the scientific field for which the tender is open. The Public Hearing of each candidate shall have the maximum duration of one hour. However, the Chair of the Selection Committee may decide to extend it further for a period of 30 minutes. The Public Hearing is conducted by the Chair of the Selection Committee, without prejudice to other members of the Selection Committee also interacting with the candidate upon decision of the Chair. This hearing shall be held in Portuguese, unless the candidate or any members of the Selection Committee are not proficient in this language. In this case, it may be conducted in English, upon decision of the Chair. Failing to attend the Public Hearing shall result in the exclusion of the procedure. Similarly, candidates failing to attend a duly scheduled conference call shall also be deemed excluded. V.2.2. In view of the final score given by each member of the Selection Committee, under the terms described in IV.3., the Committee then proceeds to assess the absolute merit of the candidates admitted to this stage of the procedure. V.2.3. Candidates are approved on absolute merit when the majority of the selection members present at the meeting justifiably deems them to have achieved the level defined in IV.5., each member of the Selection Committee having to respect their previous proposed rankings. V.2.4. The Selection Committee finally ranks the candidates approved on absolute merit, based on the methodology described under VI, proceeding to the drafting of the final deliberation. V.2.5. The position will not be filled if the Selection Committee decides that none of the candidates fulfils the requirements established in this Public Notice. V.2.6. All the candidates shall be notified regarding the provisional deliberations of the Selection Committee, containing the proposed ranking of the selected applicants as well as the list of those excluded. Candidates can, if they so wish, appeal the decision of the Committee, in due respect for their right to a fair hearing, pursuant to section 121 of the Código do Procedimento Administrativo CPA - Code of Administrative Proceedings. The period to submit an appeal begins on the day the public notice with the Selection Committee's deliberation is published, pursuant to section 113(8) of the CPA. V.3. If any of the candidates exercises their right to be heard, the Selection Committee shall hold a third meeting, in order to analyze the request, and the candidates will be notified of its deliberations, under the terms of section VII herein. V.3.1. If the Selection Committee finds such allegations well founded, it shall proceed according to its deliberations, thereby notifying the candidates under the terms of VII.3 herein. V.3.2. If the Selection Committee finds such allegations unfounded, following the candidates' notification under the terms of V.3. herein, the procedure shall then be submitted to the Rector's approval. V.4. All candidates will be notified regarding the approval decision under the terms of section VII herein. The administrative records of the tender may be consulted by the candidates, upon previous appointment, requested by e-mail sent to the Human Resources Management Service's e-mail address: [email protected].
VI – Ranking and voting methods: VI.1. After the debate on the candidates towards establishing a final deliberation about the ranking, each member of the Selection Committee will present a written document, which will be attached to the meeting minutes, with their individual ranking proposal, based on the selection criteria and evaluation parameters stated in this Public Notice. Throughout the various vote rounds, each member of the Selection Committee must respect their proposed rankings. VI.2. The first vote round is intended to select the candidate to be ranked in the first place. If a candidate obtains more than half of the votes, they shall be placed in the first position. If this is not the case, candidates with no votes shall be eliminated, as well as the candidate with the least votes, provided the latter obtained at least one vote. In the event of more than one candidate being placed in the last position with only one vote, there shall be a vote to decide whom to eliminate. In this vote round, committee members shall vote on the candidate who had the lowest score according to their individual ranking, and the candidate who obtains the most votes shall be eliminated. If a tie persists between two or more candidates, the Selection Committee Chair shall decide which candidate should be eliminated. After this process, the Selection Committee shall vote on the ranking of the remaining candidates. This process is repeated until one of the candidates obtains more than half of the votes for the first place. VI.3. The candidate placed in the first position shall then be excluded from the next vote round, which shall decide the second place. This process shall be consecutively repeated until all approved candidates are ranked. VI.4. During the voting of the Selection Committee abstentions are not allowed.
VII - Timetable and notification of candidates VII.1. The tender's timetable will be available on the electronic platform Apply UC until the end of the application period. The candidates are notified by public notice of the following acts: List of approved and excluded candidates; In the event of a Public Hearing, the date, time, place and names of the candidates subject to this selection method, as well as the names of the candidates allowed to be heard by teleconference; the final deliberation draft; deliberations with regard to eventual allegations by candidates; the tender's final result upon approval. In the event of a Public Hearing, it will be held at 04/09/2023. VII.2. If any of the terms established in the timetable of the procedure cannot be met, an updated timetable will be published on that same date and place, on the University of Coimbra website, in order to replace the previous one. In the event that the date for the abovementioned Public Hearing cannot be complied with, the new date will be announced in the public notice confirming that it is to be held and containing the list of approved and excluded candidates. VII.3. Notifications by public notice under the terms of VII.1 herein shall be published on the electronic platform Apply UC pursuant to Section 112(1)(d) and Section 63 of RRCPDUC, being effective under the terms of section 113 of the CPA. VII.4. The entire tender records may be consulted by candidates, upon previous appointment, requested by e-mail sent to the Human Resources Management Service's e-mail address: [email protected].
VIII – Selection Committee:
Chair: Amílcar Celta Falcão Ramos Ferreira, Rector and Full Professor at the University of Coimbra; Committee members: Maria de São Luís de Vasconcelos Fonseca e Castro Schoner, Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto; Angelika Lingau, Full Professor at the University of Regensburg; Melvyn Allen Goodale, Full Professor at Western University; Paul Downing, Full Professor at Bangor University; Alexandra Isabel Dias Reis, Full Professor at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Algarve; Alfonso Caramazza, Guest Coordinator Researcher at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Coimbra; Óscar Filipe Coelho Neves Gonçalves, Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Coimbra
In the event of absences or impediments of the Chair he/she shall be replaced by Luís José Proença de Figueiredo Neves, Vice-Rector and Full Professor at the University of Coimbra , whom shall be replaced, likewise, by the Committee member Óscar Filipe Coelho Neves Gonçalves, Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Coimbra.
This Public Notice will be published in Portuguese in Diário da República, 2nd Series, and on the website Bolsa de Emprego Público (Governmental Public Employment Portal), as well as in both Portuguese and English at Apply UC (apply.uc.pt) and on the EURAXESS Portugal Portal, at https: // www. euraxess.pt/. Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent each and every kind of discrimination. Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or immune from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.
Paço das Escolas, The Rector, Amílcar Falcão
RequirementsResearch Field
Philosophy
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
At the time of application, applicants shall hold a Ph.D. for over 5 years, recognised in Portugal, in the above-mentioned scientific field(s) or in a correlated one, in which case the applicant's scientific background shall demonstrate the ability to thoroughly develop work in the main field of the tender.
Additional Information Work Location(s)Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Country
Portugal
State/Province
Coimbra
City
Coimbra
Postal Code
3000-115
Street
R. Colégio Novo
Geofield
Where to applyWebsite
https: // apply.uc.pt/IT136-23-12845
ContactCity
Coimbra
Website
https: // www. uc.pt/drh/servico/sgrh
Street
Faculdade de Medicina – 1.º piso, Polo I – Rua Larga
Postal Code
3004-504 Coimbra
STATUS: EXPIRED