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UNIVERSITY OF PORTO

Public Notice No. 1377/2025

Doctor Maria de Fátima de Sousa Basto Vieira, Full Professor of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, Vice-Rector of the same University:

I hereby make known that, by my order of July 21, 2025, in the use of competence delegated by Order No. 9493/2022, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 148 of August 2, for a period of 30 (thirty) working days from the day immediately following the publication of this public notice in the Official Gazette, a documentary competition is opened for the recruitment of one assistant professor for the position with reference 2023.13694.TENURE.034 (Assistant Professor in Physiology, Simulation and Training in Surgery) which is part of the program contract between the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, I.P.) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), concluded under the Scientific Employment Regulation, Regulation No. 607-A/2017 amended and republished by regulation No. 1083/2023, published in the 2nd series of the Official Gazette of October 12, 2023, within the scope of the FCT-Tenure program – 1st Edition.

Job Title: Assistant Professor in Physiology, Simulation and Training in Surgery

Job Category: Assistant Professor

Scientific Domain: Medical and Health Sciences

Scientific Area: Clinical Medicine

Scientific Sub-area: Surgery

Field(s) Description: Human Physiology, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research

1 - Applicable Legal Provisions

This competition is opened under the provisions of:

• Articles 37 to 51, 61 and 62-A of the University Teaching Career Statute (ECDU), republished by Decree-Law No. 205/2009, of August 31, and amended by Law No. 8/2010, of May 13;
• Regulation of Competitions for Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors of the University of Porto (abbreviated as Regulation), approved by Order No. 12913/2010, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 154, of August 10, amended by Deliberation (extract) No. 380/2019, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 64, of April 1;
• Disciplinary and scientific areas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, approved by Order No. 7793/2022, of June 1, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 121, of June 1, 2022, rectified by Rectification Declaration No. 450/2023, published in the Official Gazette, 2nd series, No. 117, of June 19, 2023, and by other applicable legislation, namely:
• Administrative Procedure Code, approved by Decree-Law No. 4/2015, of January 7, in its current wording, hereinafter referred to as CPA.
• Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of February 12, 2021, establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
• Council Implementation Decision No. 13351/23 of October 17, 2023, amending the Implementation Decision of July 13, 2021, concerning the approval of the assessment of Portugal's recovery and resilience plan.
• Decree-Law No. 63/2019 of May 16, the National Science and Technology System (SNCT);

• Program Contract "Competitive Procedure for Institutional Support – FCT Tenure 1st Edition, concluded between the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto", on February 10, 2025.

  
  

2 - Administrative Admission Requirements to the Competition

Administrative admission to the competition depends on fulfilling the following requirement:

i. Hold a Doctorate degree obtained through medical school.

If the doctorate was conferred by a foreign higher education institution, 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 August 16. This formality must be completed by the time of contracting.

3 - Approval on Absolute Merit

3.1 - In the absence of grounds for rejection of applications, the Jury will deliberate on their approval or non-approval on absolute merit, by justified nominal voting, with abstentions not being admitted.

3.2 - A candidate who is approved by absolute majority of the voting jury members is considered approved on absolute merit.

3.3 - The approval on absolute merit of candidates depends on possessing an overall curriculum that the jury considers, with justification, to have scientific and pedagogical merit, research capacity and developed activity, compatible with the disciplinary areas of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Simulation, Cardiac Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery at FMUP and adequate to the category of assistant professor, as documented in the information presented for competition.

3.4 - For the purposes of the evaluation referred to in the previous point, the favorable vote for approval on absolute merit of the candidate will depend on meeting the following criteria:

3.4.1 - Hold a Degree in Medicine or Integrated Master's in Medicine;

3.4.2 - Hold a Doctorate degree in the area of Cardiovascular Sciences awarded by a Medical School;

3.4.3 - Hold the title of Specialist in Cardiac Surgery or Cardiothoracic Surgery;

3.4.4 - Have published at least 3 scientific articles in the scientific domain of Medical and Health Sciences, scientific area Clinical Medicine, and scientific sub-area Surgery within the framework of the disciplinary areas of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Physiology and Pathophysiology, and Biomedical Simulation and Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at FMUP, as first author, by the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) and with impact factor in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) or indexed by Scopus and with SCImago Journal Rank Indicator (SJR).

4 - Evaluation and Ranking on Relative Merit

Once the candidates approved on absolute merit are definitively identified, they will be ranked on relative merit, based on the aspects and ranking criteria, respective weighting and final evaluation system, which are detailed below, established in accordance with the provisions of No. 6 of Article 50 of the ECDU and Article 16 of the Regulation, without prejudice to the minimums identified in the paragraphs of point 3.4 of this public notice, if applicable.

4.1 - Methodology and Evaluation Aspects

Candidates approved on absolute merit are subject to a curricular evaluation, taking into account the general functions assigned to university teachers provided for in Article 4 of the ECDU, focusing on the following aspects, which should highlight aspects in the scientific domain of Medical and Health Sciences, scientific area Clinical Medicine, and scientific sub-area Surgery within the framework of the disciplinary areas Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Simulation, Cardiac Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery at FMUP, according to the following weights:

a) Scientific Merit (VMC) — 40%;

b) Pedagogical Merit (VMP) — 25%;

c) Other activities (VAO) — 15%;

d) Scientific/Pedagogical and Extension Program (VPCPE) — 20%;

4.2 - Evaluation Criteria

The criteria to be considered in the evaluation of each of the Curricular Aspects (VC) of evaluation identified in the previous point and the weighting to be attributed to each of them in the final classification are those detailed below:

4.2.1 - Criteria for evaluating the Scientific Merit aspect (VMC) — 40%

In evaluating the scientific merit of candidates, the following parameters will be considered:

4.2.1.1 - Scientific production (35%): Quality and quantity of scientific production (full articles as first or second author, books, conference communications) expressed by the number and type of publications, by the recognition given to it by the scientific community (translated into the quality of publication venues and the references made to it by other authors) and, when applicable, by the capacity for translation of research results achieved. Quality and quantity of scientific production should be measured taking into account the following parameters: full scientific production in journals indexed in WoS CC or Scopus weighted by quartile classification of the impact factor in JCR or SJR of the journals, respectively; citations from WoS CC or Scopus; H-index of publications (h5-index) by WoS CC or Scopus; other scientific production, namely, full articles in conference proceedings books indexed in WoS CC or Scopus, publications in journals not indexed in WoS CC or Scopus, conference communications, books and book chapters.

4.2.1.2 - Scientific intervention (5%): Coordination and implementation of scientific projects: Quality and quantity of scientific projects in which they participated and results obtained in them, giving relevance to project coordination; in quality assessment, attention should be paid to the type of financing obtained for the project, i.e., whether there was evaluation of the application and which entity was responsible for the evaluation; Constitution of scientific teams: Capacity to generate and organize scientific teams and conduct postgraduate projects, highlighting the supervision/co-supervision of postdoctoral, doctoral, master's and integrated master's students; Intervention in the scientific community: Capacity for intervention in the scientific community, expressed through the organization of events, collaboration in journal editing, publication of review articles or book chapters, presentation of invited lectures, participation in academic juries, etc., with particular emphasis on intervention at the international level; Mobility: National and international mobility in the practice of scientific research; Other factors: Such as, e.g., spin-off companies, patents and development of innovative technologies for clinical application.

4.2.2 - Criteria for evaluating the Pedagogical Merit aspect (VMP) (25%):

In evaluating the pedagogical merit of candidates, the capacity to promote new pedagogical projects, to reform or improve existing projects and to carry out projects with impact on the teaching/learning process will be considered, as well as the quality of service provided in pre and postgraduate training, the pedagogical material produced, publications or conferences of a pedagogical nature, intervention in the coordination of the institution's pedagogical activity and the capacity to create and intervene in training actions outside the Institution itself, including the dissemination of medical science to the community. This parameter will be measured by:

4.2.2.1 - Implementation of pedagogical projects (10%): participation in the creation of new curricular units; creation and participation in the creation of new courses or study programs; reformulation of existing curricular units; reformulation of existing courses or study programs.

4.2.2.2 - Pedagogical activity (15%): Service provided in pre and postgraduate training, namely through teaching practical, theoretical-practical classes and providing service in laboratory work in curricular units of various study cycles and programs or non-degree courses. Quality of pedagogical performance, measured through the results of pedagogical surveys; pedagogical coordination, namely, coordinator of curricular units and participation in pedagogical management bodies; pedagogical production, namely, pedagogical material produced, publications or conferences of a pedagogical nature; create and intervene in community training actions, including the dissemination of medical science to the community.

4.2.3 - Criteria for evaluating the Other Activities aspect (VOA) (15%)

Measured by the following parameters: Performance of duly proven clinical functions in the area in which the candidate teaches and researches and/or participation in advisory or management bodies.

4.2.4 - Scientific/Pedagogical and Extension Program (VPCPE) (20%)

Scientific/pedagogical and extension program (PCPE) that the candidate proposes to develop for the next five years in the disciplinary areas of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Simulation, Cardiac Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery at FMUP, which will be assessed in light of the scientific, pedagogical and extension activities aspects, measured by the following parameters: degree of adequacy of the document structure, clarity and rigor of language according to the proposed objectives; degree of justification of the proposed activities through, namely, technical, scientific and/or university policy references relevant to the proposals in question; degree of originality and innovation of the scientific and pedagogical proposals presented; contribution to the Institution's mission. The project should not exceed 4,000 words, with its format and organization being at the candidate's discretion.

5 - Jury Operating Mode

5.1 - Candidate Scoring

Each jury member makes their evaluative exercise, scoring each candidate in relation to each aspect and project, on a scale of 0 to 100 points, with rounding to tenths, taking into consideration the evaluation criteria approved and publicized in this public notice.

5.2 - Final Result

The Final Result (RF) of the evaluation of each candidate by each jury member is calculated through the sum of the classifications in each aspect, considering the respective weighting.

Following their evaluative exercise, each jury member constructs their ordered list of candidate evaluation, with which they participate in the votes that lead to the decision and final ordering of candidates under the terms of point 4, with no possibility of ties between candidates in the final classification.

5.3 - Jury Deliberations

5.3.1 - Any deliberation will result from Article 17, No. 12, of the Regulation, applicable by virtue of Article 83-A of the ECDU which determined its approval with a view to executing the norms of that legal diploma, covering the procedural processing of competitions, namely the evaluation system and final classification.

Consequently, under the terms of Article 17, No. 12 of the aforementioned Regulation, the jury will deliberate through justified nominal voting on the selection criteria adopted and disclosed for the approval and ordering of candidates, with absolute majority being required for any deliberation, with abstentions not being permitted.

5.3.2 - Ranking Methodology In the various votes, each jury member must respect their ordering list, with the following being observed in the votes:

a) The first vote is intended to determine the candidate placed in 1st place, counting the number of votes each candidate obtained for that place;

b) If a candidate obtains the absolute majority of votes for 1st place, they are placed in the respective position and removed from scrutiny, beginning the procedure to choose the candidate who will occupy 2nd place;

c) If no candidate obtains the absolute majority of votes for 1st place, a new scrutiny begins, only among the candidates who obtained votes for 1st place, after removing the candidate with the fewest votes for that place in the previous vote;

d) If there is a tie between two or more candidates in the position of least voted, a tie-breaking vote is held only among these, counting the number of relative first positions of each one, with the least voted being removed;

e) If the tie persists between two or more candidates in the position of least voted, but the number of candidates tied in the position of least voted has been reduced compared to the previous voting round, a new tie-breaking vote is held only among the candidates tied in the position of least voted, counting the number of relative first positions of each one, with the least voted being removed;

f) If the tie persists between two or more candidates in the position of least voted, without the number of candidates tied in the position of least voted having been reduced compared to the previous voting round, the tie is broken through the President's casting vote or by exercising a tie-breaking vote, as the case may be, with the candidate voted by the President being chosen to integrate the subsequent vote for the same place;

g) If there is a tie when only two or more candidates remain for 1st place, the tie is broken through the President's casting vote or by exercising the tie-breaking vote, as the case may be;

h) Once the candidate for 1st place is chosen, they leave the votes and the procedure for choosing the candidate to place in 2nd place begins, repeating the process referred to in the previous paragraphs for subsequent places until a single ordered list of all candidates is obtained.

6 - Application Submission

6.1 - Application Delivery

The application must be submitted exclusively on the FMUP website, at the following address https://sigarra.up.pt/fmup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST until the end of the deadline.

6.2 - Application Instructions

The application must be mandatorily accompanied by the following documents:

a) Application form (personal data and declarations), completely filled out, dated and signed, according to the mandatory use 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;

b) Certificate of Degree or Integrated Master's and certificate of Doctorate, except for cases corresponding to obtaining the degree at the University of Porto. The candidate for the competition who is selected for the position to be filled and holds a doctorate degree obtained abroad must present the recognition or registration (as applicable) of their degree until the moment of signing the contract, under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, under penalty of exclusion;

c) Document proving the title of specialist degree;

d) Curriculum Vitae, in Portuguese or English, containing all information pertinent to the evaluation of the application, as well as to demonstrate compliance with the criteria set in point 3 of this public notice, as well as for the evaluation of the application considering the evaluation criteria contained in point 4.2 and including a list with all scientific publications submitted within the scope of the application, specifying, for each of them, as well as in aggregate for the set: 1) if it appears in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) and/or Scopus database; 2) if affirmative, if it is in the first two quartiles of the Journal Citation Reports and SCImago Journal Rank; 3) if they are first or last author; 4) the number of citations in the Web of Science and Scopus databases; 5) the number of citations in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, of works of which they are first or last author;

e) One copy of each of the works mentioned in the presented curriculum, which allow verifying and evaluating the criteria contained in points 3.4 and 4.2 of this public notice. Additionally, candidates may highlight in the presented curriculum, up to ten of these works/activities, which they consider most representative of the activity developed by them, namely in the disciplinary area in which the competition is opened.

f) File containing the proposal for the scientific/pedagogical and extension program, prepared under the terms of point 4.2.4;

6.3 Each of the documents indicated in paragraph e) of point 6.2 of the Competition Public Notice must be submitted in an individual file and in full version in the Sigarra system. Documents can be integrated into folders with compressed format (zip, rar, 7z), however, it is necessary to consider the system limit for upload, which is set at a maximum of 720MB per file or compressed folder. Each application can submit multiple files or compressed folders, each with the 720 MB limit, with the total number of submitted files/compressed folders not being limited.

6.4 For the purposes of evaluating applications, any documents whose access is provided through links will not be considered, except for those that refer to publications with DOI.

6.5 The documents mentioned in point 6.2 should preferably be submitted in non-editable format.

6.6 Non-compliance with the provisions of 6.1 determines the exclusion of the application.

6.7 Failure to present or late presentation of the documents referred to in paragraphs a) to f) of No. 6.2 determines the non-admission of the application.

7 - Notifications and Hearing of Interested Parties

7.1 The Human Resources Service of the Center for Resources and Common Services of the University of Porto will notify candidates of the order for administrative admission or non-admission to the competition, which will be based on compliance or non-compliance with the requirements demanded in current legislation, the conditions established in No. 2 and in numbers 6.1 and 6.2 of this public notice.

7.2 There is a place for prior hearing, under the terms of Articles 121 and 122 of the Administrative Procedure Code, for candidates who have not been administratively admitted, candidates not approved on absolute merit and candidates ordered in a place on the candidate ordering list not capable of being filled in the position under competition.

All candidates are notified of the ratification of the jury's final deliberation.

7.3 Notifications are made by electronic mail, under the terms of Articles 112, No. 1, paragraph c) and 113, No. 5, of the CPA.

The deadline for candidates to express themselves, in writing, is ten working days.

8 - Jury Composition

President:

Doctor Joaquim Adelino Correia Ferreira Leite Moreira, Full Professor at FMUP, by delegation of competences.

Members:

Doctor Anabela Mota Pinto, Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra;

Doctor Lino Manuel Martins Gonçalves, Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra;

Doctor Jorge Manuel Nunes Correia Pinto, Full Professor, School of Medicine of the University of Minho;

Doctor Inês Maria Falcão Sousa Pires Marques, Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto;

Doctor André Pedro Leite Martins Lourenço, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

9 - Other Provisions

Joint Order 373/2000, of 31 March, of the Minister for State Reform and Public Administration and the Minister for Equality, determines the obligation in entry and access competitions to make the following mention:

"In compliance with paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional progression, scrupulously providing to avoid any form of discrimination". In this sense, the terms "candidate(s)", "professor(s)" and other similar terms are not used in this public notice to refer to the gender of persons.

Similarly, no candidate may be privileged, benefited, prejudiced or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty by reason of, namely, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union affiliation.

Porto, 21 July 2025.

The Vice-Rector, Professor Maria de Fátima de Sousa Basto Vieira