CD-CTTI-30-SGRH/2024 - Assistant Professor in the subject area of Education, subarea of Educational Sciences, specific area of History and Philosophy of Education

1 – Admission requirements:

1.1 — Applicants to the Competition must be holders of a PhD degree in the area or area related to it for which the competition is open.

1.2 — Applicants with qualifications obtained abroad must provide proof of recognition, equivalence or registration of a PhD degree, by a Portuguese higher education institution, in accordance with the applicable legislation. This formality must be fulfilled by the date of expiry of the application deadline.

Hold a certified professional qualification for teaching, in Portugal, that includes teaching of History on 2^st Cycle of Basic Education or in 3^st Cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education

Applicants to the Competition must be holders of a PhD degree in the area or area related to it for which the competition is open.

Applicants with qualifications obtained abroad must provide proof of recognition, equivalence or registration of a PhD degree, by a Portuguese higher education institution, in accordance with the applicable legislation. This formality must be fulfilled by the date of expiry of the application deadline.

4 — Admission and exclusion of applications:

4.1 - Approval on absolute merit:

The admission of candidates is conditioned to their approval on absolute merit, based on the merit of the candidates' overall curriculum in the specific area of the competition, also taking into account the fulfillment of the requirement in point 4.1.1 and, cumulatively, the fulfillment of at least one of the following requirements set out in points 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4.:

1. 1. 1. Hold a certified professional qualification for teaching, in Portugal, that includes teaching of History on 2^st Cycle of Basic Education or in 3^st Cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education;

and one of the following three:

1. 1. 1. Be the author or co-author of at least 10 articles or book chapters in the subject area for which the tender procedure is open and subject to peer review, with at least 3 being indexed in the ISI Web of Science i) Science Citation Index Expanded as document type = article or document type = review; ii) or SCOPUS SCI Verse with the same characteristics; iii) and or in SCIELO; iv) and or in QUALIS / Capes (classification A1 to B2);

or

1. 1. 1. Be an author, co-author or editor of at least 3 books (excluding author editions) or magazines, with peer review, in the subject area for which the tender procedure is open.

or

1. 1. 1. Have participated in at least 3 funded scientific projects obtained in competitive competitions and or funded interinstitutional programs.

4.2 — Candidates must prove that they meet the above requirements (4.1.1 to 4.1.4), indicating, in cases where it applies, the key to be used in the search for Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics or SCI Verse of Scopus that proves it, or including in their CV listing of the same database that confirms it. Point 4.1.4 must be duly proven and documented.

4.3— Methods and items for assessment:

4.3.1 — The method of selection is the assessment of the curriculum which aims to assess the applicant’s scientific performance, pedagogic skills and performance in other activities relevant to the mission of higher education institutions.

4.3.2 — In the assessment of the curriculum the following items are mandatorily considered and pondered in accordance with the requirements of the functions corresponding to the position to be filled with the present Competition:

a) The scientific performance of the applicant in the subject area that the Competition is open, with preference for the domain of History of Education;

b) The pedagogic capacity of the applicant in the subject area that the Competition is open;

c) Other relevant activities;

d) Scientific-pedagogical project.

4.3.3 —In assessing the items referred to in 4.3.2 a), b) and c), the extent of the curriculum of the candidates should be taken into account and the activity developed in the last five 5 (five) years and will represent 80% of the assessment in each of these areas.

5 — Assessment criteria

In applying the evaluation strands referred to in the previous point, the following criteria are evaluated and assigned the weighting factors indicated:

5.1 — Criteria for assessing Scientific Performance.

5.1.1 — Scientific production: Quality and quantity of the scientific production in the specific area that the competition is open, with preference for the domain of History of Education (books, magazine articles, and congress communications), expressed by the number and type of publications, and by the recognition given to it by the scientific community (translated into the quality of Publication and in the references made to them by other authors).

5.1.2 — Participation in scientific projects: Quality and quantity of scientific projects in which the applicant has participated in the specific area for which the competition is open, funded on a competitive basis by public funds, through national or international agencies or financed by companies. In the evaluation of the quality must take into account the obtained financing, the degree of demand of the competition, the evaluations of the projects carried out and the prototypes made, in particular if they have been sequenced in products or services.

5.1.3 — Intervention in scientific community: Assessing the capacity to intervene in scientific community, particularly by organizing events, being (co-)editor of magazines, participation in the assessment of projects and articles, being invited to give speeches, as well as participation in academic juries and consulting activities and the recognition obtained through the awarding of prizes or other distinctions and their impact.

5.1.4 — Constitution of research teams and orientation of academic work of post-doctoral and doctoral students.

5.2 — Criteria for evaluation of Pedagogical Ability.

5.2.1 — Coordination of pedagogic projects: Conception, development and direction of study programs or curricular units, proven by the institutions where the pedagogical activity took place.

5.2.2 — Teaching activity: Total number of teaching hours and quality of teaching activity performed by the applicant, with preference for the domain of teaching of History and Philosophy of Education, proven by the institutions where the pedagogical activity took place, using, whenever possible, objective methods based on extensive collections of opinion (educational surveys).

5.2.3 — Orientation of students in final bachelor's and master's dissertations and reports. 

5.3 — Criteria for evaluation of the Other Relevant Activities.

5.3.1 — Training activities shall be considered and or professional activity (courses, workshops, seminars), the participation in scientific, pedagogical or institutional management activities and the participation in outreach activities, transfer of knowledge or technology, contributing to the Mission of the University.

5.3.2. — Analysis of the scientific performance report, educational and other activities considered relevant to the Mission of higher education institutions.

5.4 — Criteria for evaluation of the Scientific-academic project.

5.4.1 — Analysis of Scientific-academic project: Consider the clarity and quality of the exhibition, the actuality of the content and other complementary elements considered, with special attention to the potential contribution to the educational and scientific development of the specific area to which is opened the contest, in particular for the domain of History of Education.

5.5 — The weight of each aspect and criteria are indicated in the following table:

Table – Weight of each aspect and assessment criteria