Polytechnic University of Bragança Notice 1 - It is hereby made public that, by Order No. 5/UPB/2026, of the Rector of the Polytechnic University of Bragança, in the exercise of his own powers, pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph d), of paragraph 1, of Article 92 of Law No. 62/2007, of September 10, and subparagraph d), of paragraph 1, of Article 27 of the Statutes of the UPB, approved by Normative Order No. 62/2008, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd Series, No. 236, of December 5, in its current wording, a documentary competition, of international scope, is open for a period of 35 working days from the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Gazette, for the recruitment of 2 (two) Assistant Professors, for the Higher School of Health of the Polytechnic University of Bragança, under a contract of Public service employment for an indefinite period, with a five-year probationary period, in the Disciplinary Area of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies, sub-area of Dietetics and Nutrition, of the staff chart of this University, in accordance with the provisions of articles 5, 10-B, 15, 15-A, 17 and 29-B of the Statute of the Career of Teaching Staff of Higher Polytechnic Education, published by Decree-Law no. 185/81, of July 1, republished by Decree-Law no. 207/2009, of August 31, and amended and supplemented by Law no. 7/2010 of May 13, hereinafter referred to as ECPDESP, in conjunction with Regulation no. 290/2011 on Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Career Teaching Staff of UPB, published in the Official Gazette.
of the Republic, 2nd series, no. 90, of May 10, hereinafter referred to as the Regulation.
2 - Validity period: the competition is valid for filling the indicated job position(s), expiring upon its filling or one year after the date of approval of the final ranking list by the Rector of UPB.
3 - The general admission requirements for this competition are those set out in Article 17 of the General Law on Public Service Employment, approved by Law No. 35/2014 of June 20, in conjunction with Article 12-E of the
ECPDESP.
4 - The following are special admission requirements: 4.1 - Holding a PhD in the area or a related area to that for which this competition is open.
Applicants holding qualifications obtained abroad must prove the recognition, equivalence or registration of their PhD, in accordance with applicable legislation.
5 - Characterization of the functional content of the category and remuneration position: the generic functions of higher education teachers are foreseen in article 2-A of the ECPDESP, with the functional content of the category being that contained in paragraph 4 of article 3 of the
ECPDESP.
The remuneration position for the category of Assistant Professor is foreseen in the table annexed to Decree-Law no. 408/89, of November 18, as amended.
6 - Formalization of the application must be carried out, under penalty of exclusion, through a request addressed to the Rector of UPB, within the deadlines set in point 1 of this notice, duly signed and dated, submitted, together with all attachments, through the UPB electronic competition platform () and must contain the following elements: a) Full identification (full name and name used in bibliographic references, parentage, place of birth, date of birth, number and date of the citizen card or other legally recognized document, expiry date, marital status, profession, residence, postal code, telephone contact and email address);
b) Academic qualifications and/or professional/academic degrees;
c) Category, group or disciplinary area to which they belong, length of service as a higher education teacher and institution to which they belong, if applicable;
d) Any other elements that candidates consider likely to influence the assessment of their merit or to constitute a reason for legal preference;
(e) Identification of the competition to which you are applying and reference to the Official Gazette in which this notice was published;
f) Date and signature.
7 - Instructions for the admission application: 7.1 - A declaration by the candidate, under oath, in the application itself or in a separate document, of their precise situation regarding the content of each of the following points: a) Portuguese nationality, unless waived by the Constitution, international convention or special law;
b) Not be barred from exercising public functions or prohibited from exercising the functions for which they are applying;
c) Possess the physical robustness and psychological profile indispensable for the performance of the duties;
d) Compliance with mandatory vaccination laws.
7.2 - According to the ECPDESP, and in accordance with the Regulations for the Recruitment and Hiring of Career Teaching Staff of the Polytechnic University of Bragança, the application for admission to the competition must also include the following elements: a) Document proving fulfillment of the special requirements set out in point 4 of this notice (certificate of the required degrees and qualifications) and certificate proving length of service;
b) Candidate's Curriculum Vitae, written according to the model in Annex A of this notice;
c) Jobs mentioned by the candidate in their curriculum vitae;
d) If the candidate is not a native speaker of Portuguese, they must possess language skills at level C1 or equivalent of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Portuguese.
7.3 - When supporting documents are submitted for elements of the Curriculum Vitae that were originally written in a language other than Portuguese, Spanish or English, a translation into Portuguese or English, certified by a recognized entity for this purpose, must be submitted simultaneously.
8 - Failure to submit the supporting documents proving the legally required (general and special) requirements under this notice, or submitting them after the stipulated deadline, will result in exclusion from the procedure.
9 - Without prejudice to the provisions of point e) of paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Regulations for the Recruitment and Hiring of Career Teaching Staff of the Polytechnic University of Bragança, the failure to submit the documents related to the curriculum submitted by the candidate implies that the elements that should prove it will not be valued, and the same consequence applies when the curriculum vitae or supporting documents are not organized in accordance with the model in Annex A.
10 - Submitting a false document will result in immediate exclusion from the competition and notification to the competent authority for criminal proceedings.
11 - Candidates who are employed at UPB are exempt from submitting documents that already exist in their individual file, and this fact must be expressly mentioned in their application for admission.
12 - Jury Composition: The jury is composed of the following members: President: André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo, Deputy Director of the School of Health at the Polytechnic University of Bragança.
Effective vowels: Maria Palma Mateus, Coordinating Professor at the University of Algarve;
Lino Jorge de Jesus Mendes, Coordinating Professor at the Polytechnic University of Lisbon;
Marisa Paula de Andrade Baeta Guerreiro Cebola, Coordinating Professor at the Polytechnic University of Lisbon;
Ana Lúcia Baltazar dos Santos, Coordinating Professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra;
Vera Alexandra FerroLebres, Coordinating Professor at the Polytechnic University of Bragança.
13 - Selection and ranking criteria for candidates: in accordance with the provisions of Article 15-A of the
ECPDESP and Article 19 of the Regulations for Competitions for the Recruitment of Teaching Staff at UPB, the selection and ranking criteria for candidates, aimed at ascertaining their merit for the functions to be performed, are as follows, to which the following weighting has been assigned: a) Technical-scientific performance (40%);
b) Pedagogical performance (40%);
c) Other activities relevant to the institution's mission (20%).
13.1 - In the evaluation of technical-scientific performance (DTC), the following criteria, their breakdowns and respective weightings are considered: I - Academic background (FA) a) Doctorate in the sub-area of the competition - 20 points;
b) Doctorate in areas related to the competition - 15 points;
c) Specialist Title under Decree-Law No. 206/2009, of August 31, in the sub-area of the competition - 15 points.
The points awarded for the specialist title under Decree-Law No. 206/2009, of August 31, are not cumulative with the points awarded for a doctorate.
d) Bachelor's degree in Nutritional Sciences, Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, or Bachelor's degree in Dietetics and Nutrition - 15 points e) Other completed training courses considered relevant to the disciplinary sub-area of the competition - maximum 5 points Training completed within the scope of Higher Education, considered relevant to the sub-area of the competition: Training between 90-120
ECTS - 4 points;
60-89
ECTS - 3 points.
Training between 30-59
ECTS - 2 points;
1-29
ECTS - 1 point.
II - Quality and dissemination of research activity results (RAI) a) Authorship of scientific books in the competition's area with review - 10 points per book in the competition's sub-area.
4 points for other books in the competition's area.
Maximum 20 points.
b) Authorship of chapters in scientific books in the area of the competition with review - 5 points per chapter in the sub-area of the competition.
2 points for other chapters.
Maximum 2 chapters per book.
Maximum of 20 points.
c) Authorship of scientific articles in journals in the disciplinary sub-area of the competition - 5 points per article in indexed journals, using WoS /SCOPUS as a reference;
2.5 points per article in non-indexed journals;
For articles indexed in WoS / Scopus , the candidate must present, in the text or as an attachment, proof of indexing, which may be a screenshot obtained from these indexing services.
Maximum 20 points.
d) Technical publications in specialized journals within the disciplinary sub-area of the competition - 1.5 points per publication.
Maximum 6 points.
e) Participation in scientific events: i) Articles in proceedings in the sub-area of the competition - 2.5 points per article.
Maximum 10 points.
ii ) Oral/poster presentations in the competition's sub-area - 1/0.5 points per oral/poster presentation at scientific events.
Maximum of 4 points.
iii ) Participation as a guest speaker at scientific events in the sub-area of the competition - 2.5 points per event participation.
Maximum 10 points.
iv ) Participation as a guest moderator in scientific events in the sub-area of the competition - 0.25 points per event participation.
Maximum 1 point.
f) Participation in organizing committees or scientific committees of technical-scientific events in the sub-area of the competition - 2 points per participation.
Maximum of 8 points.
g) Coordinator or editor of scientific publications in the sub-area of the competition - 5 points per book or journal.
Maximum of 20 points.
h) Reviewer of scientific articles submitted to journals in the sub-area of the competition - 2 points per article and/or journal.
Maximum of 8 points.
i) Evaluator of scientific research projects in the sub-area of the competition - 5 points per competition for funding programs.
Maximum 20 points.
j) Member of societies, associations and other scientific organizations in the sub-area of the competition - 0.5 points per organization.
Maximum of 2 points.
k) Other activities in the competition's sub-area - other activities will be valued, namely activities related to the dissemination and promotion of science - 0.5 points per activity.
Maximum 2 points.
III - Quality of research projects and contracts (PCI) The score assigned will take into account the duration, using 12 months as a reference, and clear institutional evidence of the link to t