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Universidade do Porto

PUBLIC NOTICE n.º 1115/2025

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.046).

3. Characterisation of the Job

3.1. Scientific Area(s): Mechanical Engineering

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:

1. Teaching and Training:

   Develop and teach Biomechanics courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervising Master's and Doctoral students in topics such as soft tissue characterization, computational modeling, and 3D/4D printing of medical devices. Create a dynamic learning environment and contribute to the curricular modernization of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering programs, aligning them with the growing demand for specialization in Biomechanics.

2. Event Organization and Scientific Dissemination:

   Take a leadership role in organizing events, seminars, and workshops focused on Biomechanics, fostering academic debate within and beyond the Department. Actively participate in disseminating scientific findings through high-impact journal publications and presentations at national and international conferences.

3. Development of the Biomechanics Laboratory:

   Establish and coordinate a Biomechanics laboratory at FEUP, focusing on soft tissue characterization and experimental validation of biomechanical models. This initiative aims to strengthen cutting-edge research, foster collaborations with industrial partners and healthcare institutions, and provide essential educational resources for students.

4. Research and Technological Innovation:

   Conduct innovative research in experimental and computational modeling of biological tissues, integrating emerging technologies such as Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, and 3D/4D printing. Explore new approaches to enhance the performance and customization of medical devices, contributing to advances in regenerative medicine and reconstructive surgery.

5. Competitive Research Funding:

   Strengthen FEUP’s ability to secure national and international funding in Biomechanics, particularly in experimental and computational modeling and Digital Twins. Creating a dedicated research group will increase FEUP’s visibility as a center of excellence and enhance its presence in the global scientific community.

6. Interinstitutional Synergies and Technology Transfer:

   Promote collaborations between FEUP’s R&D units, hospitals, industry, and international research centers to drive advancements in biomechanical technologies. Reinforce academia-industry interactions, facilitating knowledge transfer and the clinical application of scientific developments achieved at FEUP.

Research activities will be carried out at the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics (LAETA).

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 evaluation referred to in the previous point, a favorable vote must be based on the cumulative fulfillment of the following qualitative and quantitative circumstances or requirements:

1. The candidate must hold a doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering (preferred) or another related engineering field, with an academic background (bachelor’s and/or master’s degree or integrated master’s degree) in engineering, specifically in the disciplinary area of Bioengineering, within the domain of Women’s Health Biomechanics, with a particular focus on inverse numerical modeling of in vivo soft tissues and the development and modeling of implants manufactured using electroextrusion methods for the correction of pelvic dysfunctions;
2. Be an author or co-author of at least ten (10) papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals (excluding book chapters and conference proceedings) in the disciplinary area of expertise and specific domain defined in point a), indexed in the SCOPUS database, and published within the last five years;
3. Hold an H-index of 9 (nine) or higher, as measured in the SCOPUS database, within the specific domains outlined in point a);
4. Have participated, in the last 5 years, in at least one funded project in a competitive environment, in national and international competitions, with a focus on the Horizon Europe (HORIZON) program, and aligned with the specific domains mentioned in point a).
5. Have teaching experience in higher education in the last 2 (two) years, in the domain of the competition, at the bachelor (first degree) and/or master's level.
6. Have (co)supervised at least 20 (twenty) master's dissertations and (co)supervised (completed or ongoing) at least 3 (three) doctoral theses in the disciplinary area and domain of the competition.

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 identified in the subparagraphs of point 5.4 of this notice, the evaluation of candidates focuses on the following aspects and Project. It should highlight the curricular aspects within the disciplinary area for which the position has been opened, with a particular emphasis on the field of Bioengineering, specifically in the domain of Biomechanics, with a proven focus on inverse numerical modeling of soft tissues in vivo and the development and modeling of implants manufactured using electroextrusion methods for the correction of pelvic dysfunctions.

a) Scientific Merit (VMC) – 45%

b) Pedagogical experience and merit (VEMP) – 20%

c) Extension, economic, and social valorization of knowledge tasks (VTC) - 10%

d) 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) – 45%

6.3.1.1. MC1 — Scientific production-25%

Quality and quantity of scientific production in the disciplinary area and domain for which the recruitment process is open (books, journal articles, conference proceedings, conference presentations), expressed by the number and type of publications and the recognition they receive from the scientific community (reflected in the quality of publication venues and citations by other authors).

6.3.1.2. MC2 — Coordination and carrying out of scientific projects-5%

Quality and quantity of scientific projects funded on a competitive basis by public funds, through national or international agencies, in which the candidate participated and the results achieved. Particular emphasis is given to project coordination, including responsibility for Portuguese participation in international projects. Projects in the disciplinary area of Bioengineering, in the field of Biomechanics, with a proven focus on inverse numerical modeling of in vivo soft tissues and the development and modeling of implants manufactured by electroextrusion methods for correcting pelvic dysfunctions, will be of particular relevance.

6.3.1.3. MC3 — Formation of Scientific Teams -10%

Ability to generate, organize, and lead scientific teams, as well as to supervise researchers in doctoral projects, particularly in the disciplinary area and field for which the recruitment process is open.

6.3.1.4. MC4— Involvement in the Scientific and Professional Community -5%

The ability to intervene in scientific and professional communities, expressed, notably, through the presentation of invited lectures, participation in academic juries both within and outside the institution, as well as through activities with recognized impact, mainly through the awarding of prizes or other distinctions, in the disciplinary area and field for which the recruitment process is open.

6.3.2. Criteria for assessing Pedagogical Experience and Merit (VEMP) – 20%

6.3.2.1. EMP1 — Development of Teaching Materials -5%

Quality and quantity of the pedagogical material produced by the candidate, publications of a pedagogical nature in prestigious journals or international conferences, as well as participation in projects aimed at improving the teaching/learning process, including the redesign or development of course programs, in the disciplinary area and field for which the recruitment process is open.

6.3.2.2. EMP2 — Teaching activity-15%

Quality of the teaching activity carried out by the candidate, using, whenever possible, objective methods based on broad opinion surveys (pedagogical surveys), with relevance given to demonstrating teaching experience in the disciplinary area of Bioengineering and the field of Biomechanics.

6.3.3. Criteria for Evaluating University Extension and Knowledge Valorization (VTC) – 10%

6.3.3.1. TC1 — Intellectual Property, Technical Standards, and Legislation Development -3%

Authorship and co-authorship of patents, intellectual property rights registrations for software, mathematical methods, and rules of mental activity. Participation in the development of legislative projects and technical standards.

6.3.3.2. TC2 — Science and Technology Dissemination -7%

Coordination and participation in scientific and technological dissemination initiatives within the scientific community (e.g., organizing congresses and conferences) and for various audiences, as well as publications related to scientific and technological dissemination in the disciplinary area and domain for which the recruitment process is open.

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 the research lines in the scientific field of Mechanical Engineering, in the disciplinary area of Bioengineering, and the domain of Biomechanics, with a focus on inverse numerical modeling of soft tissues in vivo and the development and modeling of implants manufactured by electrospinning methods. The candidate should outline the future research they intend to conduct, contextualizing the state of the art and the research strategies they propose to adopt. The alignment of this plan with teaching in the disciplinary area and the specific domain for which the competition is open should be clearly explained. A document should be submitted with a maximum of 12 A4 pages (Arial font, size 11, 1.5 line spacing, and 2.5 cm margins), consisting of two parts: (i) a proposal for research activities the candidate intends to develop during the first five years of their activity as an Assistant Professor; and (ii) a pedagogical proposal for a curricular unit under the responsibility of DEMec (L.EM, M.EM, L.BIO, M.BIO, and 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. Candidates of foreign nationality, except those from Portuguese-speaking countries, must declare on honour that they have language skills at level B or above of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). If you are hired, you must present the respective certificate or diploma of communicative competence in Portuguese at level B1.
4. Curriculum Vitae, in Portuguese, containing all the relevant information for the assessment of the application, as well as for demonstrating compliance with the criteria set out in point 5 of this notice, taking into account the assessment and ranking criteria set out in point 6 of this notice for the assessment strands and parameters;

5. Work mentioned in the curriculum vitae submitted, which makes it possible to prove the requirements of point 5 and assess the criteria set out in point 6 of this notice.

   In addition, candidates may highlight up to ten of these works in their CVs, which they consider to be the most representative of their work, indicating the reasons for highlighting the selected documents;

6. A file containing the Scientific and Pedagogical Project, in Portuguese, with a maximum of 12 pages A4 (Arial font, size 11, 1.5 space 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 f) 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 Paulo Rui Alves Fernandes, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Instituto Superior Técnico;

Doctor Virgínia Isabel Monteiro Nabais Infante, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon;

Doctor Ricardo José Alves de Sousa, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro;

Doctor Ana Colette Pereira de Castro Osório Maurício, Full Professor of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto;

Doctor João Manuel Ribeiro da Silva Tavares, Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the 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.