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Universidade do Porto

Public Notice no. 516/2025

Professor Pedro Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Full Professor of ICBAS – School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of University of Porto, Vice-Rector of the University:

Following my Order issued on 21 February 2025, by delegated power under Ordinance no. 9493/2022, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da República), 2nd series, no. 148 of 2nd August, this Call for applications is published for one position of Assistant Professor in the disciplinary area of Communication and Information Sciences at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto. The application procedure will remain in force for thirty business days from the date immediately following the publication of this Public Notice in the Official Gazette.

If the University of Porto´s offices are closed on the same day as the recruitment application deadline, the closest following working day will be considered for this effect.

1. Applicable legal provisions 

Articles 37 to 51, 61 and 62-A of the University Teaching Career Statute (ECDU – Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária), republished in Decree-Law no. 205/2009 of 31 August and amended by Law no. 8/2010 of 13 May, and the Regulations for the Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors of the University of Porto (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), approved by Order no. 12913/2010, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd Series, no. 154 of 10 August, and the Amendment Resolution (excerpt) no. 380/2015, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd Series, no. 64 of 1 April.

2. Financing

This Call is open under the FCT-Tenure Programme – 1st Edition, published through the Call Notice (AAC) with the reference PRR no. 02/CO6-iO6/2024 (application with the reference 2023.13450.TENURE.006).

3. Characterisation of the Job Position(s)

3.1. Scientific Area(s): Media and Communication

3.2. Disciplinary Area(s): Communication and Information Sciences

3.3. Category: Assistant Professor

3.4. No. of vacancies: 1

3.5. Remuneration: Scale 1, index 195 of the category of Assistant Professor 

3.6. Functional content:

The Assistant Professor will to perform the functions provided for in Article 4 and Paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the ECDU, namely, under the terms of the selected application identified in point 2 of this Public Notice:

To promote critical thinking regarding the theory and practice of media, society and power; analyse the media ecosystem and its impacts on the social, political, economic and technological dynamics in Portugal; question and examine the role of different agents in the formation of public opinion; promote research projects focused on the study of the processes of construction and manipulation of public opinion, particularly the dissonant effects caused by social networks; analyse and develop new strategic communication models adapted to Science, Health, Public Administration, Environment and Companies; deepen critical thinking regarding the conceptions of public policies for the diversity of content and the cultural and creative industries.

The Assistant Professor will collaborate in teaching the Bachelor's and Master's Courses in Communication Sciences, and the Master's Degree in Communication and Management of Creative Industries. Furthermore, at the teaching level, the Assistant Professor hired is expected to collaborate in the Doctoral Programme in Communication and Information Sciences, strengthening the current teaching team of the Department in tasks such as teaching and thesis supervision.

In terms of research, the Assistant Professor should contribute to the increase of scientific production in the field of strategic, organisational and political communication, to develop research projects in this field of knowledge and strengthen cooperation with international networks such as ECREA, IBERCOM or LUSOCOM. The Assistant Professor will also be responsible for promoting scientific dissemination activities, such as congresses, conferences and workshops, and connecting with society through applied research projects, namely through the supervision of master's dissertations and doctoral theses, carried out in a non-academic environment.

4. Administrative requirements set out in the Call specifications

Under the provisions of Article 41-A of the ECDU, all candidates in this Call for applications must hold a PhD degree.

If a foreign higher education institution has conferred the doctoral degree, it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 published in the Official Gazette, 1st series, no. 157 of 16 August. This formality must be fulfilled by the time of hiring.

5. Approval based on absolute merit

5.1. If there are no grounds for rejection of the applications, the Selection Committee will decide on their approval or non-approval based on absolute merit, by justified nominal vote, from which the Selection Committee members are not allowed to abstain.

5.2. A candidate is considered approved on absolute merit when approved by an absolute majority of the voting Selection Committee members.

5.3. The approval of candidates based on absolute merit will depend on whether they hold a Doctoral degree in the disciplinary area for which the Call is open, in the scientific area of Communication and Information Sciences, and have a curriculum that the Selection Committee considers as showing scientific and pedagogical merit, research capacity and have developed activities compatible with the disciplinary and highly appropriated to the respective teaching position area for which this Call is open.

6. Evaluation and ranking of the candidates based on relative merit

Once successful candidates have been admitted based on absolute merit, the Selection Committee will proceed to their ranking by relative merit, based on the established selection dimensions and criteria, respective weighting and final valuation system, established under the provisions of no. 6 of Article 50 of the ECDU and Article 16 of the Regulations.

This evaluation will take into account the disciplinary area of Communication and Information Sciences, for which the Call is open, with a special focus on the subareas of Strategic Communication, Organizational Communication and Political Communication and taking into account the candidate’s experience in fundamental and applied research on topics such as strategic communication models, media ecosystem and their impacts on social, political, economic and technological dynamics or the role of different agents in shaping public opinion.

The assessment of the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae will concentrate on the established selection dimensions and criteria, particularly regarding the activities undertaken in the last eight years immediately preceding the publication date of this Public Notice.

6.1. Evaluation methodology

Candidates approved on absolute merit are subject to a curricular evaluation, which will be complemented by a public hearing, aimed at clarifying aspects related to their curriculum and their scientific and pedagogical project. The evaluation and ranking of the candidates will be based on the general functions attributed to university lecturers under Article 4 of the ECDU, focusing on the dimensions and respective criteria listed below.

6.2. Evaluation Dimensions

The evaluation of the candidates should take into account the disciplinary area of Communication and Information Sciences, for which the Call is open, with a special focus on the subareas of Strategic Communication, Organizational Communication and Political Communication, focusing on the following aspects and Scientific and the Scientific and Pedagogical Project:

1. Scientific Merit (VMC) – 50%
2. Pedagogical Experience and Merit (VEMP) – 20%
3. Activities of academic outreach, scientific dissemination and economic and social promotion of knowledge (VTC) - 15%
4. Scientific and Pedagogical Project (PCP) – 15%

6.3. Evaluation Criteria

The following criteria will be taken into account in the assessment of each of the evaluation dimensions and criteria, and the Scientific and Pedagogical Project, identified in the previous point, as well as the weighting to be attributed to each one of them in the final classification:

6.3.1. Criteria for the evaluation of the Scientific Merit (VMC) – 50%

6.3.1.1. Scientific production (MC1): the quality and quantity of scientific production in the specific area for which this Call is open (books and book chapters, articles in indexed journals, articles in other academic journals, and proceedings of congresses, as well as papers presented at conferences).) This evaluation will consider the number and type of publications and their recognition by the scientific community (quality of the periodicals where the papers have been published and citations by other authors). (50%)

6.3.1.2. Coordination and development of scientific projects related to fundamental research and applied research (MC2): quality and quantity of scientific projects in which the candidate has participated, publicly funded on a competitive basis, both by national and international agencies within the subject area of the Call, as well as the results achieved. Particular weight will be given to the coordination of projects. The evaluation will also consider the type of funding received, the degree of difficulty of the funding competition, and the assessment of the accomplished projects. (20%)

6.3.1.3. Constitution and participation in scientific teams (MC3): capacity to create, organise and eventually lead scientific teams, as well as to develop team research activities and guide researchers in post-doctoral, doctoral and master's research work. (15%)

6.3.1.4. Intervention in activities within the scientific community (MC4): the candidate’s capacity to intervene in the scientific community, mainly expressed by participating on editorial boards of scientific journals, pela invitations to present papers at scientific meetings and participation in academic examination boards, particularly as an examiner. (15%)

6.3.2. Criteria for the evaluation of Experience and Pedagogical Merit (VEMP) – 20%

6.3.2.1. Teaching activity (EMP1): experience and quality of the teaching activity carried out by the candidate, using, whenever possible, objective methods based on collecting extensive information (pedagogical surveys). (70%)

6.3.2.2. Coordination of pedagogical projects (EMP2): coordination and implementation of pedagogical projects, comprising the presentation of pedagogical materials related to two curricular units within the subject area of the Call (e.g. development of new course programmes, with bibliography, objectives and evaluation methods, including lesson plans with scheduled content development) or modification and improvement of existing projects (e.g., reformulation of existing course unit programmes), as well as the development of projects with an impact on the teaching and learning processes and their supervision (e.g. supervision of master’s dissertations, Internship reports and PhD theses). (30%)

6.3.3. Criteria for the evaluation of Activities of Academic Outreach, Scientific Dissemination and Economic and Social Promotion of Knowledge (VTC) – 15%

6.3.3.1. Consulting Services (TC1): Coordination and contribution in consultancy activities involving businesses and the public sector. (35%)

6.3.3.2. Dissemination of knowledge (TC2): Coordination and participation in scientific dissemination activities (organisation of scientific events)with thecommunity and forvarious audiences. Scientific and knowledge dissemination publications. (35%)

6.3.3.3. Coordination and participation as a lecturer in professional training or scientific specialisation courses in the subject area of the Call. (30%)

6.3.4. Criteria for the evaluation of the Scientific and Pedagogical Project (PCP) – 20%

The project must demonstrate its contribution to the scientific and pedagogical development of the subject area for which this Call is open, describing the research and teaching activities the candidate is committed to developing over five years. The evaluation will consider the following parameters: the relevance of the candidate’s previous work in the specific research areas and potential contribution to the scientific and pedagogical development of the Department's field of study and courses, and a development career plan (maximum of 4000 words).

7. Procedural guidelines for the Selection Committee

7.1. Scoring of Candidates 

Each member of the Selection Committee makes a reasoned assessment, scoring each candidate based on each dimension on a scale from 0 to 100 points, rounded to the nearest decimal place, taking into account the criteria approved for each dimension, with a degree of demand adjusted to the category for which this Call is open.

7.2. Public Hearing

The Selection Committee may hold a public hearing, under the same circumstances for all candidates approved on absolute merit, to clarify in-person evaluation elements from the documentation submitted by the candidate.

These public hearings will take place between the 30th and the 70th day following the deadline for the submission of applications. All candidates will be informed by email of the date and place where these public hearings will take place.

7.3. Final Result

The Final Result (RF) of the evaluation of each candidate by each member of the jury is calculated through the weighting formula of the various curricular dimensions:

RF= (0,5*VMC) + (0,2*VEMP) + (0,15*VTC) + (0,15*VPCP)

which reflects the weights associated with each dimension.

Following the individual reasoned assessment, each member of the Selection Committee shall provide the candidates’ final individual score, building the ordered list for the vote leading to the final ranking list under point 6, it is not possible for there to be a tie between candidates in the final classification.

1. Deliberations of the Selection Committee

7.4.1. Any decision will result from no. 12 of Article 17 of the Regulations, applicable under Article 83-A of the ECDU, which determines its approval to implement the rules of that legal diploma, cover the procedural requirements of the Calls for applications, namely the system of evaluation and final classification.

Consequently, under the terms of no. 12 of Article 17 of the aforementioned Regulations, the Selection Committee will deliberate through a nominal vote based on the selection criteria adopted for the admission, selection and ranking of candidates. An absolute majority is required for any deliberation, abstentions are not allowed.

7.4.2.Ranking methodology

In the different votes, each member of the Selection Committee must respect his ranking list, observing the following in each voting session:

1. the first voting round is intended to determine the candidate placed in first place by counting the number of vote sessions each candidate received for that place;
2. if a candidate obtains an absolute majority of votes for the first place, must be placed in the respective position and removed from the voting. The procedure will start to choose the candidate who will be positioned in the second place of the voting round;
3. if no candidate obtains an absolute majority of votes for the first place, a new voting round will be held, which will only include candidates who have achieved votes for the first place, upon removing the least voted candidate in the previous vote for that place;
4. if there is a tie between two or more candidates in the least voted position, a tiebreak voting between them will be held, counting the number of relative first positions for each, with the least voted being removed;
5. if a tie remains between two or more candidates in the least voted position, but the number of those candidates has been reduced concerning the previous voting, a further tiebreak voting shall be held only between candidates tied for the least voted position, counting the number of relative first positions for each, with the candidate least voted being removed;
6. if the tie remains between two or more candidates in the least voted position, without reducing the number of candidates tied in the least voted position to the previous voting round, the decision will be made by the quality voting of the President of the Selection Committee or by a casting voting, according to the situation. The candidate voted by the President of the Selection Committee will be chosen to integrate the following voting round for the same place;
7. if there is a tie when only two or more candidates remain for the first place, the tiebreaker is made through the casting voting of the President of the Selection Committee or by the exercise of the tiebreaker voting, according to the situation;

8. the candidate chosen for the first place will leave the voting and the selection procedure for the candidate to place in second place will begin, repeating the process mentioned in the previous paragraphs for the subsequent places until there is a single ordered list of candidates.

   
   

8. Submission of applications

8.1. Submission procedure

Applications must be submitted exclusively on the FLUP website at the following address: https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST, until the established deadline.

8.2. Application documents 

The application must include all the following documents:

1. Mandatory application form (personal data and statements), filled in and duly dated and signed, which is available at https://sigarra.up.pt/up/pt/conteudos_geral.ver?pct_pag_id=1004282&pct_parametros=p_pagina=1004282&pct_grupo=3123&pct_grupo=2013&pct_grupo=2015&pct_grupo=2461#2461;
2. Submit a copy of the candidate’s doctoral certificate or diploma, unless the doctoral degree was awarded by the University of Porto;
3. Proof of recognition of the PhD awarded by a foreign higher education institution by a Portuguese higher education institution (if applicable);
4. A Portuguese version of the Curriculum Vitae with all relevant information to evaluate the candidate’s application, as well as to demonstrate compliance with the criteria set out in point 5 of this Public Notice, following the order of the selection criteria described in point 6.3. of this Public Notice, i.e., the selection dimensions and criteria;
5. A copy of each work mentioned in the curriculum presented will allow the verification and evaluation of the criteria in point 5 and the evaluation of the criteria in point 6.3. of this Public Notice.

Additionally, applicants may also highlight up to ten of the works considered most representative of their activities, indicating the reasons that justify the standing given to the selected documents;

1. A file with the Scientific and Pedagogical Project describing the career development plan related to the lines of research in the disciplinary area for which this Call is open and which the candidate proposes to develop at the University of Porto, including its articulation with the teaching activity. This document must not exceed 4000 words.

8.3. Each document listed in subparagraph e) of point 8.2. of this Public Notice must be submitted in an individual file and in full on the SIGARRA platform. The documents can be integrated into folders with compressed format (ZIP, RAR, 7Z). However, it is necessary to consider the system’s limit for upload, which is set at a maximum of 720MB per file or compressed folder. Each applicant may submit several files or zipped folders, each with a limit of 720 MB. There is no limit to the number of files/zipped folders submitted.

8.4. In the process of evaluating the applications, any document that can only be accessed via a web link will not be considered, except for those that refer to publications with DOI.

8.5. The documents mentioned in point 8.2. should preferably not be submitted in an editable format.

8.6. Failure to comply with the provisions in point 8.1. determines the non-admission of the application.

8.7. Failure to submit or late submission of the documents mentioned in subparagraphs a), b) and from d) to f) of point 8.2 determines the non-admission of the application.

9. Notification of the results and requests for a prior hearing

9.1. The Human Resources Office of the Common Resources and Services Centre of the University of Porto will notify the candidates on the ranking list of the administrative admission or non-admission to the Call, based on fulfilling or non-fulfilling the conditions established in the current legislation and in point no. 4 of this Public Notice, and the conditions established regarding the application instruction referred in paragraphs 8.2 and 8.7. 

9.2. The candidates who have not been administratively admitted, or have not been approved on absolute merit, as well as candidates who appear on the ranked list of candidates in places that will not allow them to fill in the post announced, may request a prior hearing under the terms of Articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedures. All candidates are notified of the final deliberation approved by the Selection Committee.

9.3. The notifications will be sent by email, according to Article 112, no. 1, subparagraph. c) and Article 113, no. 5 and 6 of the CPA.

The deadline for candidates to comment in writing is ten working days.

10. Composition of the Selection Committee

President:

Professor Paula Pinto Costa, Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, by delegated power under Ordinance no. 1272/2025, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, no. 19 of 28 January.

Members:

Professor Sónia Margarida Pedro Sebastião, Full Professor of the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon;

Professor Teresa Augusta Ruão Correia Pinto, Associate Professor with Aggregation of the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho;

Professor Gisela Marques Pereira Gonçalves, Associate Professor of the Department of Communication and Department of Arts of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Beira Interior;

Professor José Manuel Pereira Azevedo, Full Professor of the Department of Communication and Information Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto;

Professor Fernando Vasco Moreira Ribeiro, Associate Professor of the Department of Communication and Information Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto.

11.  Other provisions 

The Joint Order no. 373/2000, of 31 March, issued by the Minister for Reform of Government and Public Administration and the Minister for Equality, determines that the following mention must be made in the entrance and access contests:

“In compliance with paragraph h) of article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities among men and women to access employment and in their professional progress, taking strict measures to avoid any type of discrimination”. 

In this sense, the terms “candidate(s)”, “teacher(s)” and similar terms are not used in this Public Notice to refer to the gender of people.

Likewise, no candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right, or exempted from any duty on grounds, in particular of descent, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social status, 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.

21 February 2025 – The Vice-Rector, Professor Pedro Nuno Simões Rodrigues