teaching career in higher polytechnic education in the category of adjunct professor, in the disciplinary area of Informatics (Inf_ESTS), under a public service employment contract for an indefinite p

9 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

PhD Positions

Application Deadline

24 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

10 Feb 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Having ascertained that the publication of the documentary competition opened by Notice No. 2013/2025 was not carried out in a timely manner, in accordance with Article 29-B of the ECPDESP and Article 14 of the Regulations for the Recruitment and Hiring of Career Teaching Staff of the IPS, the aforementioned notice is hereby republished in its entirety.
The deadline for submitting applications is 30 working days, starting from the date of publication of this notice in the Official Gazette of the Union.
Furthermore, it is expressly declared that Notice No. 2013/2025 remains fully valid, effective and enforceable for all legal purposes. Consequently, all valid applications received under the aforementioned notice will be considered for the purposes of this competition, exempting their signatories from resubmitting.

NOTICE Nº 2013/2025 (Republishing)
Call for Applications
Accepting applications for a qualification-based competition in the career of teaching staff in the higher education for the position of adjunct professor, in the field of Informatics, in the form of an employment contract in public functions for an indefinite period, to perform functions at Setúbal School of Technology the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.
Invites applications for the above post within a period of thirty working days from the publication of the present announcement in the Diário da República. The positions, which was created but not yet filled within the academic staff of the IPS, is governed by the career structure of the national polytechnic higher education sector at the adjunct professor level, in the field of Informatics and is covered by a public sector employment contract of indeterminate duration.

Job description – The adjunct professor will carry out functions set out in section 4 article 3º of ECPDESP.

7.    Recruitment requirements – The following cumulative requirements determine eligibility such that candidates must:
a)    Satisfy the requirements set out in subsections b) to e) of article 17º of Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas (LTFP), approved at Lei nº 35/2014, of 20 June;
b)    Be the holder of a doctorate or hold the title of specialist, in the specified area, or in an area linked to the area specified in the competition.
 

Where to apply

Website

https://ips.pt/

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

11.    Evaluation grid:
Criteria    Weighting    Points
1. TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH RELEVANCE IN THE DISCIPLINARY GROUP. 
In this dimension, the parameters described below will be considered, and the score of the elements obtained in the last 5 years must be multiplied by a factor of at least 2.    50%    
1.1  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Active 
participation in research and development projects, in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas, is valued (Max. 100 points)    9%    
a)    Project manager responsible for projects with evaluation and external funding ( e.g. , FCT, European projects).        up to 15 each
b)    Responsible for other projects with competitive funding.        up to 12 each
c)    Responsible for other projects        up to 8 each
d)    Collaborator on projects with evaluation and external funding ( e.g. , FCT, European projects)        up to 10 each
e)    Contributor to other projects with competitive funding.        up to 6 each
f)    Contributor to other projects        up to 4 each
1.2  SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS 
Scientific production and its sharing with the scientific community are valued, in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas (Max. 100 points)    17%    
a)    Author or co-author of a technical-scientific book        up to 15 each
b)    Book editing or special issue of scientific journals        up to 8 each
c)    Editing of proceedings for scientific events.        up to 6 each
d)    Publication of articles in international scientific journals indexed in Scopus or WOS in the 1st quartile.        up to 10 each
e)    Publication of articles in international scientific journals indexed in Scopus or WOS in the 2nd quartile.        up to 7 each
f)    Publication of articles in an indexed, peer-reviewed international scientific journal.        up to 5 each
g)    Publication of technical and scientific articles in other peer-reviewed journals, or book chapters.        up to 6 each
h)    Publication of technical and scientific articles in proceedings of international conferences with Core indexing (categories A+, A) or equivalent.        up to 10 each
i)    Publication of technical and scientific articles in proceedings of international conferences indexed in Core B category or equivalent.        up to 7 each
j)    Other technical and scientific articles in conference and workshop proceedings.        up to 5 each
k)    Registered patents and prototypes        up to 15 each
1.3  COMMUNICATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 
Scientific dissemination is valued, in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas (Max. 100 points)    3%    
a)    Communications (panels, keynote speaker, oral presentations) at international scientific events        up to 8 each
b)    Communications (panels, keynote speaker, oral presentations) at national scientific events        up to 4 each
c)    Other communications (panels, oral presentations) and seminars        up to 2 each
1.4 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION 
The activities mentioned above are valued in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas (Max. 100 points).    8%    
a)    Full Member of scientific units/groups funded by the FCT.        up to 3 per year
b)    Member of other Research Units/Centers        up to 3 per year
c)    Reviewing articles for international or national journals or book chapters.        up to 3 each
d)    Reviewing articles for international or national conferences.        up to 3 each
e)    Reviewer of international or national research projects.        up to 9 each
f)    Responsible/co-responsible for scientific committees of international or national technical-scientific congresses/seminars.        up to 9 each
g)    Responsible for/co-responsible for organizing committees of international or national technical-scientific congresses/seminars.        up to 9 each
h)    Member of scientific committees of international or national technical-scientific congresses/seminars.        up to 3 each
i)    Member of organizing committees for international or national technical-scientific congresses/seminars.        up to 3 each
j)    Member of the editorial board of scientific journals indexed in SCOPUS or WOS.        up to 9 each
k)    Member of the editorial board of other scientific journals.        up to 6 each
l)    Other technical and scientific organizational activities        up to 6 each
1.5 SUPERVISION/CO-SUPERVISION OF THESES/DISSERTATIONS/REPORTS LEADING TO ACADEMIC DEGREES 
These activities are valued in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas (Max. 100 points)    4%    
a)    Supervision and co-supervision of doctoral theses (completed)        up to 16 each
b)    Supervision and co-supervision of PhD theses (in progress)        up to 8 each
c)    Supervision and co-supervision of Master's theses/projects/internships (completed)        up to 4 each
1.6 PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC EXAMINATION BOARDS 
Participation in academic examination boards is valued. These activities are valued in the disciplinary area in which the competition is open or in related areas (Max. 100 points)    4%    
a)    Doctoral Thesis Examiner        up to 12 each
b)    Dissertation/Project/Master's Internship Advisor        up to 3 each
c)    Member of the Doctoral Examination Board (non-supervisor)        up to 6 each
d)    Member of the Jury (not supervisor and not Master's program coordinator) for Master's Dissertation/Project/Internship        up to 2 each
e)    Argument of the Jury for Expert Examinations        up to 7 each
f)    Member of the Expert Examination Jury        up to 3 each
1.7 Professional Activities Relevant to the Disciplinary Area  
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    5%    
a)    Contractual provision of services abroad, including studies, projects, opinions or others.        up to 10 each
b)    Professional experience in a relevant field outside of academia.        up to 2 per year
c)    Other activities considered relevant        up to 6 each
2. TEACHING CAPACITY. 
Activities in the disciplinary area of the competition and related areas are valued, and in point 2.2 the score of the elements obtained in the last 5 years must be multiplied by a factor of at least 2.    40%    
2.1 TEACHING 
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    20%    
a)    Proven teaching experience in higher education (polytechnic or university)        up to 4 per year
b)    Number of distinct curricular units (in at least 50% of the CU content) taught in the area.        up to 5 each
c)    Responsible for distinct curricular units in the area.        up to 5 each
2.2 TEACHING MATERIALS 
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    5%    
a)    Preparation of course notes/manuals/videos to support teaching that cover at least 75% of the course content.        up to 10 per UC
b)    Development of other teaching support materials.        up to 5 per UC
c)    Development of blended/e-learning activities and other pedagogical innovations.        up to 6 per UC
2.3 OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES  
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    15%    
a)    Guidance and mentoring of students in undergraduate projects/internships.        up to 4 each
b)    Guidance and mentoring of students in CTeSP internships.        up to 2 each
c)    Member of the Jury (not a supervisor or course coordinator) for a Bachelor's Degree Project/Internship.        up to 2 each
d)    Member of the Internship Jury (not a supervisor or course coordinator) for CTeSP (Professional Higher Technical Courses).        up to 2 each
e)    Trainer of Pedagogical Training Courses        up to 4 each
f)    Graduate of Teacher Training Courses        up to 2 each
g)    Organization of educational events        up to 4 each
h)    Other educational activities        up to 2 each
3. OTHER ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO THE IPS MISSION    10%    
3.1 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN COLLEGIATE BODIES  
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    7%    
a)    Presidency of a statutory management body        up to 10 per semester
b)    Department coordinator or course coordinator        up to 6 per semester
c)    Participation in management and statutory bodies, participation in department coordination, course coordination, and technical-scientific or pedagogical committees designated by the governing bodies.        up to 4 per semester
d)    Participation in cross-cutting services/units of the Higher Education Institution        up to 4 per semester
e)    Laboratory responsibility        up to 2 per semester
f)    Participation in juries for local entrance exams, accreditations, recognition of skills, and M23 exams.        up to 4 per
g)    Participation in Evaluation/Restructuring/Proposal Committees for Courses (CET, CTeSP, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Postgraduate Studies)        up to 4 per
h)    Degree-granting course evaluator        up to 6 per course
i)    Other activities considered relevant        up to 3 per
3.2 Participation in Community Engagement Activities 
The activities listed below will be valued (Max. 100 points)    3%    
a)    Coordination of community relations activities        up to 4 per
b)    Participation in community relations activities or in promoting the courses/institution.        up to 2 per
c)    Participation in International Mobility programs (e.g., Erasmus)        up to 4 per
d)    Elected member of institutional bodies and professional associations.        up to 2 per body /order
e)    Participation in bodies external to the IPS representing the School or the IPS.        up to 2 each
f)    Other participations        up to 3 each
TOTALS    100%    
 

Specific Requirements

Recruitment requirements – The following cumulative requirements determine eligibility such that candidates must:
a)    Satisfy the requirements set out in subsections b) to e) of article 17º of Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas (LTFP), approved at Lei nº 35/2014, of 20 June;
b)    Be the holder of a doctorate or hold the title of specialist, in the specified area, or in an area linked to the area specified in the competition.
 

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Good

Research Field

Other

Years of Research Experience

None

Internal Application form(s) needed
Form_Cand_PD_2.pdf
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Additional Information
Benefits

 Contract regime – Public sector employment contract of indeterminate duration, for an initial experimental period of five years according to article 10º-B of Decreto-Lei nº 185/81, of 1 de julho, altered in the Decreto-Lei nº 207/2009, of 31 de agosto, and in the Lei nº 7/2010, of 13 de maio (ECPDESP).

Eligibility criteria

9.    Application form:
9.1.    Applications must be formalized by filling in the standard application form (form A), in paper form, written in Portuguese, available on the IPS website at: 
https://www.si.ips.pt/ips_si/conteudos_geral.conteudos_ver?pct_pag_id=3…
9.2.    The application (form A) must be accompanied by a simple photocopy of the qualification certificates, as proof that the candidate meets the application requirements referred to in paragraph 6 of this notice.
9.3.    When formalizing the application (form A), must also be accompanied by two copies, in digital format (pendrive) containing the following documents:
a)    Qualification certificates, proof that the candidate meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 6 of this notice;
b)    Other diplomas or certificates of the courses referred to in the curriculum vitae, as well as other documents that facilitate the formation of a judgment on the aptitudes of the candidates for the exercise of the functional content of the category of associated professor;
c)    Detailed curriculum vitae, dated, signed, mandatorily organized according to the evaluation grid, and without containing personal data of a confidential nature (namely affiliation, marital status, residence address, and email, mobile / telephone contacts);
d)    Work and proof of activities mentioned in the curriculum vitae;
e)    Completed self-assessment grid (according to the model provided) containing mandatory hyperlinks for each item.
9.4.    The self-assessment grid is available at:
https://ips.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ficha-Atividades-2PA_Inf_v1.x…
9.5.    Applications must be submitted, in a closed envelope, with the proper identification of the candidate's name, the notice number published in Diário da República and the BEP offer code, in one of the following ways:
a)    By registered mail, with acknowledgment of receipt, addressed to the President of IPS, to: Serviço de Recrutamento e Seleção da Divisão de Gestão de Pessoas do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Edifício da Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Campus do IPS, Estefanilha, 2910 761, Setúbal, until the deadline for submitting applications, valid for the date affixed to the registration as the date of dispatch, for the purpose of meeting the respective deadline;
b)    Delivered personally to the Human Resources Department of IPS, until the deadline for submitting applications;
9.6.    In order to promote the most appropriate classification of the curriculum elements, candidates must organize the curriculum vitae in accordance with the evaluation grid approved by the jury of the respective competition, as well as present the documents on the pendrives according to that same organization, with the due hyperlinks of the items referred to in the curriculum vitae to the respective documents.
9.7.    Failure to present the works and proof of activities mentioned in the curriculum vitae submitted by the candidate implies the non-valuation of the elements in each of the items of the evaluation grid.
9.8.    Applications sent by email are not accepted.
9.9.    Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their recognition, equivalence or registration of a doctoral degree, under the terms of the applicable legislation, obtained up to the deadline for the submission of applications to this competition.
9.10.    False statements will be punished under the law.
 

Selection process

Based on the approved grading rubric, each jury member individually evaluates and ranks the candidates. Each jury member then ranks the candidates based on their evaluation, with the final ranking being determined through successive votes for first place, second place, and so on until the list of candidates is exhausted. Each jury member's vote must be justified based on their individual ranking. It should be noted that items in point 1 and point 2.2 of the evaluation rubric, completed in the last 5 years, will be valued at least twice as high as defined in the rubric.
The final score to be assigned to each candidate (from 0 to 100 points) will be the result of the simple average of the scores assigned by each member of the jury. If the score calculated in the previous point does not respect the final ranking obtained, the evaluation and classification of these candidates will proceed, based on the grid, in a joint and consensual manner among the members of the jury.
The Jury also decided that each candidate must submit: their curriculum vitae and supporting documents for all activities mentioned, in digital format, in the order and numbering of the evaluation grid; the number of pages and impact factor of each article; the duration of each course attended or taught; and complete the aforementioned self-assessment grid, where they must indicate the number of pieces they believe should be considered for each item on the grid, as well as the hyperlinks to the supporting documents, otherwise they will not be evaluated.
The jury's evaluation will determine the score for each candidate and their respective final ranking, with absolute merit approval being granted to candidates who obtain a total score equal to or greater than 50 points.
 

Additional comments

12.    Complementary information to the Evaluation and Selection process.
12.1.    The final approved ordering list will be notified to candidates by e-mail with notification of delivery receipt, registered letter or in person and published in the web site at www.ips.pt
12.2.    The minutes of the jury will be made available to applicants on request.
12.3.    The documentation submitted by applicants who do not request their return within one year after the termination of the contest will be destroyed.
12.4.    The documentation submitted by applicants concerning to contests in litigation appealed, may only be destroyed or returned, after the execution of the sentence.
13.    The composition of the jury, is as follows:
President
Maria Luísa Pedro Brito da Torre, Assistant Professor and Director of the Higher School of Technology of Setúbal, of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, appointed under point a) of paragraph 1 of article 23 of the ECPDESP .
Vowels
Alcina Maria Narciso Prata, Coordinating Professor at the Higher School of Technology of Setúbal, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal;
Carlos José Corredoura Serrão, Associate Professor at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon;
Gabriel César Ferreira Pestana, Coordinating Professor at the Higher School of Technology of Setúbal, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal;
Maria Teresa Caeiro Chambel, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon ;
Sandra Maria Gonçalves de Vilas Boas Jardim, Coordinating Professor at the Higher School of Technology of Abrantes, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar.
14.    Equal opportunities - In compliance with section h) of article 9º of the Portuguese Constitution, the public administration, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and career development, taking care to avoid any form of discrimination.
15.    The present notice is published in the following:
a)    In The 2nd series of the Diário da República;
b)    In the Public Employment Exchange, in www.bep.gov.pt , on the 1st working day following its publication in Diário da República;
c)    On the internet https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu in English;
d)    On the IPS website at https://www.ips.pt/ips in Portuguese and English;
 

Website for additional job details

https://ips.pt/conhecer/organizacao/gestao-pessoas/recrutamento/pessoal-docente/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

2

Company/Institute

Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Setúbal

City

Setúbal

Postal Code

2910-761

Street

Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal

Geofield

Contact

City

Setúbal

Website

https://www.ips.pt

Street

Campus do IPS-Estefanilha

Postal Code

2910-761

E-Mail

recrutamento.dgp@ips.pt

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