진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

Doctor José Manuel Pereira Dias de Castro Lopes, Full Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Vice-Rector of this University:

Following my Order issued on May 20, 2025, by delegated power under Ordinance no. 9493/2022 published in the Official Gazette (Diário da República), 2nd series, no. 148 of 02 August, this call for applications is published for one position of an Assistant Professor in the area of Mechanical Engineering, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEMec) of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.

1. Legal dispositions

Articles 37º to 51º and 62º-A, of the ECDU “Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária”, republished by the Decree-Law no. 205/2009, of August 31 and modified by the Law no. 8/2010, of May 13, and “Regulation on Competition for the Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors of the University of Porto” – Decision no. 12913/2010, published in “Diário da República”, no. 154, of August 10, and the Deliberation no. 380/2019 published in “Diário da República”, no. 64, of April 1.

2. Funding

This call is open under the FCT-Tenure Program – 1st Edition, published through the Call for Applications Notice (AAC) with reference Investment C06-i06 – Science and Capacity Building, PRR Notice No. 02/C06-i06/2024 (application reference 2023.11089.TENURE.048).

3. Characterisation of the Job

3.1. Scientific Area(s): Engineering and Technology Sciences

3.2. Disciplinary Area(s): Mechanical Engineering

3.3. Category: Assistant Professor

3.4. Number of Positions: 1

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

3.6. Job Description:

The Assistant Professor will be responsible for performing the duties outlined in Article 4 and Paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the ECDU, namely, in accordance with the application specified in point 2 of this notice:

- Conduct extensive research on the latest trends and advancements in lightweight material (e.g., high-strength steels, aluminum, titanium, magnesium alloys) forming technologies, providing more sustainable solutions for the industry. Assess materials for their mechanical properties, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and compatibility with existing manufacturing processes. Support Advanced Mechanical Characterization (e.g., FLD, fatigue) to optimize manufacturing tools design and improve parts structural performance.

- Explore and refine forming technologies like stamping and forging (e.g., technology hybridization), aiming to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance product quality. Develop and implement advanced simulation tools to model forming processes, predict outcomes and optimize parameters for best results.

- Leverage digital twins, AI and machine learning in manufacturing, using sensors for precise control and real-time adjustments. Design and showcase demonstrators within FEUP labs to highlight the practical application of advanced manufacturing techniques, specifically instrumentation in laboratory-scale forming operations models (e.g., bending). Create highly reliable tools using a hybrid approach of numerical and data-driven methods for deep process understanding and optimizing complex stamping processes.

- Lead FEUP-industry collaborations in R&I, promoting joint research projects and disseminating findings through publications and organizing events that bridge scientific and industrial communities. Also, the internationalization of an FEUP group on metal forming is required through participation in EU research consortiums and events organizations.

- Foster synergies between FEUP's R&I units, other educational institutions and research centers, aiming at novel technologies and solutions in forming technologies.

- Address FEUP teaching staff gaps, particularly in forming technologies, guide students in research projects and develop courses to prepare students with industry-relevant skills in Mechanical Engineering. Develop and streamline lessons on technological processes, integrating them into the core curriculum to provide students with crucial knowledge and skills in Mechanical Engineering, including advanced modeling, simulation, manufacturing techniques and new materials aligned with industry standards.

4. Administrative admission requirements to the competition

According to Article 41º-A of the ECDU, only those who hold the degree of Doctor may be admitted to this competition.

Holders of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions must hold a recognised doctoral degree under the terms of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August, in its current wording, by the date of expiry of the deadline for the signing of the contract.

5. Approval on absolute merit

5.1. If there are no grounds for rejecting the applications, the Jury will decide whether to approve them on absolute merit by justified roll-call vote, with no abstentions allowed.

5.2. A candidate approved by an absolute majority of the Jury's voting members will be considered approved on absolute merit.

5.3. Candidates will be considered to have been approved on absolute merit if they have an overall curriculum vitae that the Jury finds have scientific and pedagogical merit, research capacity, and activity compatible with the subject area for which the competition was opened and appropriate to the respective teaching category, as documented in the respective information submitted for the contest.

5.4. For the purposes of the assessment referred to in the previous point, candidates' approval on absolute merit will depend on the cumulative fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. The candidate must hold an academic background (Bachelor's and Master's, or integrated Master's) in Mechanical Engineering and hold a doctoral degree in disciplinary area of Mechanical Engineering;
2. Be an author or co-author of at least 25 (twenty-five) papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals (excluding book chapters and conference proceedings) in the subarea of Plastic Forming Technologies for Metallic Materials, indexed in the SCOPUS or Clarivate Analytics Web of Science databases, published in the last five years;
3. The candidate must have an H-index higher than 10 (ten), obtained through SCOPUS or Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, in the subarea defined in point a);
4. The candidate must have served as institutional coordinator, in the last five years, of at least one funded project in a competitive environment, in the specific domain of Plastic Forming Technologies for Metallic Materials;
5. Have (co)supervised at least 3 (three) master's degree projects and (co)supervised (completed or in
6. course) at least 1 (one) doctoral project in the specific field of Metal Forming Technologies.

6. Evaluation and ranking on relative merit

Candidates approved on absolute merit will be subject to a curriculum evaluation, which may be complemented by a public presentation hearing, to which candidates approved on absolute merit will be submitted, aimed at clarifying aspects related to the curriculum and the scientific-pedagogical plan, bearing in mind the general functions entrusted to university teachers by article 4 of the ECDU, focusing on the aspects and respective criteria identified below.

6.1 Assessment methodology

Candidates approved on absolute merit will be subject to a curricular assessment, bearing in mind the general duties assigned to university lecturers by Article 4º of the ECDU, focusing on the aspects and respective criteria identified below.

6.2. Assessment aspects

Without prejudice to the minimum requirements outlined in the subpoints of section 5.4 of this notice, the evaluation of candidates will focus on the following aspects, highlighting the curricular aspects in the area of Mechanical Engineering, sub-area of Technological Processes, with a focus on the specific domain of Plastic Forming Technologies for Metallic Materials.

1. Scientific Merit (VMC) – 40%
2. Pedagogical experience and merit (VEMP) – 25%
3. Extension, economic, and social valorization of knowledge tasks (VTC) - 5%
4. University Management (VGU) – 5%
5. Scientific and Pedagogical Program - (PCP) – 25%

6.3. Assessment criteria

The criteria to be taken into consideration in the assessment of each of the evaluation aspects and the

Scientific-Pedagogical project identified in the previous point and the weighting to be given to each of them in the

final classification are as follows

6.3.1. Criteria for evaluating the Scientific Merit (VMC) – 40%

6.3.1.1. MC1 — Scientific production-50%

Quality and quantity of scientific output in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition process is opened (books, articles in journals, publications in conference proceedings, conference communications) expressed by the number and type of publications and the recognition given to them by the scientific community (reflected in the quality of the publication venues and the references made to them by other authors).

6.3.1.2. MC2 — Coordination and carrying out of scientific projects-30%

Quality and quantity of scientific projects in which the candidate has participated in the area, subarea and specific domains for which the competition process is opened, funded on a competitive basis by public funds, through national or international agencies or by companies where the candidate has participated, and the results obtained in them, emphasizing project coordination. When assessing the quality, the funding obtained, the degree to which the competition was demanding, the projects' evaluations, and the prototypes and patents generated, mainly if they resulted in new or improved products or services, will be considered.

6.3.1.3. MC3 — Intervention in the scientific and professional communities-20%

Ability to intervene in the scientific and professional communities, expressed by collaborating in the publication of journals, presenting guest lectures and taking part in academic juries outside the institution itself, as well as for activities with recognized impact, namely through the awarding of prizes or other distinctions, in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition process is opened.

6.3.2. Criteria for assessing Pedagogical Experience and Merit (VEMP) – 25%

6.3.2.1. EMP1 — Production of teaching materials and participation in projects with an impact on the teaching/learning process-35%

Quality and quantity of teaching material produced by the candidate, as well as publications of a pedagogical nature in prestigious international journals or conferences, as well as participation in projects aimed at improving the teaching/learning process, including the redesign or development of curriculum programs, in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition is opened.

6.3.2.2. EMP2 — Teaching activity-65%

Experience, scope and quality of the teaching activity carried out by the candidate in the area, subarea and specific domains for which the competition process is opened. Quality assessment should use, whenever possible, objective methods based on broad opinion surveys (pedagogical surveys).

6.3.3. Criteria for assessing Extension, Economic and Social Valorization of Knowledge Tasks (VTC) – 5%

6.3.3.1. TC1 — Registration and ownership of rights, drafting of technical standards and legislation-30%

Authorship and co-authorship of patents, registration of intellectual property rights for software, mathematical methods and rules of mental activity. Participation in drafting legislation and technical standards. Particular emphasis should be given to activities carried out in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition is open.

6.3.3.2. TC2 — Consultancy services and study and development contracts-50%

Coordination of and participation in consultancy services in the public sector or business environment. The assessment of this criterion should also consider the economic value of the research results achieved, as measured by the development and technology transfer contracts to which they gave rise and the spin-off companies to whose creation they contributed to the area, subarea and specific domain in which the competition process is opened.

6.3.3.3. TC3 — Dissemination of science and technology-20%

Coordinate and participate in scientific and technological dissemination initiatives for the scientific community (e.g., organization of congresses and conferences) and various audiences, and scientific and technological publications and other means of dissemination in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition is opened.

6.3.4. Criteria for the evaluation of the University Management aspect (VGU) – 5%

6.3.4.1. GU - University management activities. -100%

The candidate's participation and performance in scientific, pedagogical, or institutional management activities are evaluated. Particular emphasis should be given to activities carried out in the area, subarea and specific domain for which the competition is open.

6.3.5. Criterion for assessing the Scientific-Pedagogical Project (PCP) – 25%

Plan regarding research lines in the area of Mechanical Engineering, subarea of Technological Processes, with a focus on the specific domain of Plastic Forming Technologies for Metallic Materials. The candidate should outline the future research they intend to conduct, contextualizing the state of the art and the research strategies they plan to adopt. The integration of this plan with teaching in the specific disciplinary area, subarea and domain for which the competition is open should be clearly articulated. The candidate must submit a document, no longer than 10 A4 pages (Arial font, size 11, 1.5 spacing, and 2.5 cm margins), divided into two parts: (i) a proposal for research activities the candidate intends to develop during the first five years as an Assistant Professor, and (ii) a pedagogical proposal for a curricular unit under the responsibility of the DEMec of one of the study cycles with a significant contribution from DEMec (L.EM, M.EM, or others).

7. Working methodology of the Jury

7.1. Scoring the candidates

Each member of the jury will carry out an evaluation exercise, scoring each candidate for each assessment aspect on a scale of 0 to 100 points, rounded up to the nearest tenth, considering the criteria approved for each assessment aspect and program, with a degree of demand appropriate to the category for which the competition is open.

7.2. Public hearing

The Jury can hold a public hearing, under equal circumstances, for all candidates who have passed the competition on absolute merit to personally clarify the evaluation elements contained in the documentation they have submitted.

If it is necessary to hold these public hearings, they will take place between the 30th and 70th day following the deadline for submitting applications, and all candidates will be informed by email at least ten working days in advance of the date and place where these public hearings will take place.

7.3. Final result

The Final Result (FR) of the assessment of each candidate by each member of the Jury is calculated using the formula for weighting the various curricular aspects.

Following their assessment, each member of the Jury builds their ranked list of candidates, with which they participate in the votes that lead to the decision to approve the candidates on absolute merit and the final ranking of the candidates under the terms of point 6., where there can be no tie between candidates in the final ranking.

7.4 Deliberations of the Jury

7.4.1. Any deliberations will be the result of Article 17º, no. 12, of the Regulations for Competitions for the Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors of the University of Porto, applicable under Article 83º-A of the ECDU, which determined the approval of the same to implement the rules of that legal diploma, covering the procedural process of the competitions, namely the system of evaluation and final classification. Therefore, under the terms of Article 17º, no. 12 of the aforementioned Regulation, the Jury will decide by roll call vote based on the selection criteria adopted and publicized for the approval and ranking of candidates, with an absolute majority required for any decision, and abstentions are not permitted.

7.4.2.Ranking methodology

In the various votes, each member of the Jury must respect their ranking list, observing the following in the votes:

1. the first vote is intended to determine the candidate in 1st place, counting the number of votes each candidate received for that position;
2. if a candidate obtains an absolute majority of the votes for 1st place, they are placed in that position and removed from the ballot, and the procedure for choosing the candidate who will take 2nd place begins;
3. if no candidate obtains an absolute majority of the votes for 1st place, a new ballot begins, only among the candidates who obtained votes for 1st place, after the candidate who received the least votes for that place in the previous ballot has been removed;
4. in the event of a tie between two or more candidates for the position of least voted, a tie-breaking vote is held between them only, counting the number of relative first positions for each, and the least voted candidate is removed;
5. if there is still a tie between two or more candidates in the least voted position, but the number of tied candidates in the least voted position has been reduced compared to the previous round of voting, a new tie-breaking vote is held between the tied candidates in the least voted position only, counting the number of relative first positions of each, and the least voted is removed;
6. in the event of a tie between two or more candidates in the least-voted position, without the number of candidates tied for the least-voted position having been reduced compared to the previous round of voting, the tie-breaker is made by the Chairman's casting vote or by exercising the casting vote, as the case may be, and the candidate voted for by the Chairman is chosen to take part in the subsequent vote for the same position;
7. in the event of a tie when there are only two or more candidates left for 1st place, the tie-breaker is the Chairman's casting vote or the casting vote, as the case may be;
8. if the candidate for 1st place is chosen, he or she is removed from the ballot, and the procedure for selecting the candidate for 2nd place begins, and the process referred to in the previous paragraphs is repeated for the subsequent places until a single ordered list of all the candidates is obtained.

8. Submission of applications

8.1. Submission of applications

Applications must be submitted exclusively on the FEUP’s website, at the following address: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST, by the deadline.

8.2. Application instructions:

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents, under penalty of exclusion:

1. Application form (personal details and declarations), fully completed, dated and signed, in accordance with the compulsory form 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. PhD certificate, except for cases corresponding to obtaining a PhD from the University of Porto. Applicants who are selected for the post(s) to be filled and hold a doctoral degree obtained abroad must present the recognition or registration (as applicable) of their degree at the time of signing the contract, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August, under penalty of exclusion;
3. Curriculum vitae containing all relevant information for the application assessment, considering the selection and ranking criteria set out in point 5 of this notice, namely information on scientific publications in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science or SCOPUS databases, including the quartiles of the journals, journal impact factors and citation indicators, excluding self-citations; the candidate must structure their CV in such a way as to facilitate the rapid and complete identification of their contribution in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open, taking into consideration the evaluation and ranking criteria set out in point 6.3 of this notice for the assessment aspects and parameters;

4. Works mentioned in the curriculum vitae submitted, which serve to verify the requirements of point 5 and assess the criteria outlined in point 6 of this notice.

   Additionally, candidates may highlight up to ten of those they consider most representative of their work, providing the reasons that justify the selection of the highlighted documents;

5. File containing the Scientific-Pedagogical Project, in Portuguese, with a maximum of 10 pages A4 (Arial font, size 11, 1.5 spacing and 2.5 cm margins).

8.3. Each document listed in e) of point 8.2 of this notice must be submitted in an individual file and in full in the Sigarra system. The documents can be integrated into folders with a compressed format (zip, rar, 7z). However, it is necessary to consider the system's limit for uploading, which is set at a maximum of 720 MB per file or compressed folder. Each application can submit several compressed files or folders, each with a limit of 720 MB, and the total number of compressed files/folders submitted is not limited.

8.4. To access applications, any documents that can be accessed via links will not be considered, except those that refer to publications with a DOI.

8.5. The documents mentioned in point 8.2. must preferably be submitted in a non-editable format.

8.6. Failure to comply with point 8.1. will result in the application being rejected.

8.7. Failure to submit or submit after the deadline of the documents referred to in points a) to e) of paragraph 8.2. will result in the application not being accepted.

9. Notification and hearing of interested parties

9.1. The Human Resources Department of the University of Porto's Common Resources and Services Centre will notify candidates of the order admitting or not admitting them to the competition, which will be based on compliance or non-compliance with the requirements laid down in the legislation in force and in no. 4 of this notice, and with the conditions established regarding the application form referred to in no. 8.2.

9.2. Candidates who have not been admitted administratively, those who have not been approved on absolute merit, and candidates ranked in a position on the list of candidates who cannot be filled for the post in the competition will be given a hearing under the terms of Articles 121º and 122º of the Code of Administrative Procedure. All candidates will be notified of the Jury’s final decision.

9.3. Notifications are made by email, in accordance with Articles 112.º, no. 1, al. c) and 113.º, no. 5 and no. 6 of the CPA.

Candidates have ten working days to submit their written comments.

10. Composition of the Jury

Chairman:

Doctor Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, Director and Full Professor of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, in the use of delegated competence by order no. 4953/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 80 of April 24.

Members:

Doctor Luís Filipe Menezes, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra;

Doctor João Pedro de Sousa Oliveira, Full Professor at the Department of Materials Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology;

Doctor António Gil D'Orey de Andrade Campos, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro;

Doctor João Manuel Ribeiro da Silva Tavares, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto;

Doctor Laura Maria Melo Ribeiro, Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.

11. 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 must be mentioned in entry and access competitions:

"In fulfillment of point 9 of Article 9 of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities for men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, taking scrupulous care to avoid any form of discrimination."

In this sense, the terms "candidate(s)", "teacher(s)" and the like are not used in this notice to refer to people's gender.

Likewise, no candidate may be favored, benefited, disadvantaged, or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the grounds of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, the territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and trade union membership.

The Vice-Rector, ProfessorJosé Manuel Pereira Dias de Castro Lopes, 20 of May of 2025.