International documentary competition for the recruitment of an Assistant Professor for the Discipline of Economics, at the School of Social Sciences, University of Évora

7 Apr 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA

Department

Divisão de Recursos Humanos

Research Field

Economics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

PhD Positions

Application Deadline

20 May 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

7 Apr 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

University of Évora 

Edital n.º 385/2026

It is hereby made public that for 30 working days counted from the first working day following the publication of this Edital in Diário da República, an international documentary competition is open for recruitment,  in the form of an employment contract in public functions for an indefinite period, of an Assistant Professor in the disciplinary area of Economics at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Évora, to be integrated into the staff map of this University,  pursuant to articles 37.º to 51º, 61º and 62º-A of the Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária (ECDU) and further applicable laws and regulations, particularly the Regulamento dos Concursos para Recrutamento de Professores das Carreiras Docentes na Universidade de Évora, published in the Diário da República by Order No. 9696/2024 (2nd series), August 21, modified by Order No. 2123/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series,  February 14, henceforth called Regulamento.

The joint order nº 373/2000 (2nd Series), 31th March, made compulsory the inclusion of the following reference in all civil service recruitment procedure notices:

“As established in item h) of article 9.º of the Portuguese Constitution, Public Administration, when acting as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunity between men and women in access to employment and professional progression, scrupulously endeavouring to avoid any form of discrimination”.

By articles 37º to 51º of the ECDU and other applicable legislation, and with article 8º of the Regulamento, the following provisions will apply:

I - Authorisation order - the present open position was authorised by order of the Rector of the University of Évora in 26/01/2026.

II - Place of work: School of Social Sciences of the University of Évora.

III - Admission requirements:

III.1. Chapter VI of the Regulamento is applied to verify and comply with the requirements of admission and exclusion of the candidates.

III.2. Following 41.º-A do ECDU, only those who hold a PhD degree in Economics, on the application deadline, as well as a proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese, may be admitted to this competition.

III.3. Holders of academic degrees awarded by a foreign higher education institution are admitted, according to paragraph e) of nr. 2 of article nr. 4 of Decreto-Lei nº 60/2018, August 3, and the registration/recognition of the degree in Portugal must be carried out after the end of the competition, under the terms outlined in Decreto-Lei nº 66/2018, August 16, being a requirement for the act of signature of the contract.

III.4. Foreign candidates, except those from Portuguese-speaking countries, must submit an officially recognised document proving their proficiency in writing and speaking Portuguese.

IV Admission requirements in absolute merit:

IV.1. Article 12º of the Regulamento is applied concerning admission on the absolute merit of candidates.

IV.2. The jury will deliberate on their approval or rejection in absolute merit, through justified nominal voting, where abstentions are not allowed, considering approved in absolute merit the nominee who receives the affirmative vote of more than half of the voting jury members.

IV.3. The approval in absolute merit is considered on the overall curriculum, that the jury considers to have scientific merit, research capacity and pedagogical value, compatible with the disciplinary area of Economics, especially International Economics and Economic Integration, and its suitability to the category.

V - Evaluation parameters and ranking in relative merit, respective weighting and final assessment:

V.1. The selection method is curricular assessment. This curricular evaluation, takes into account the general functions committed to the teachers by article 4 and according to nº 6 of article 50 of the ECDU, is based on the following items:

a) Research;

b) Teaching;

c) Knowledge transfer;

d) University management;

e) Scientific and pedagogical project.

V.2. The parameters to be taken into consideration in the curricular assessment of the candidates in each of the aspects listed in V.1 and the weighting to be attributed to each of them in the final classification are as follows:

a) Research, with a weight of 35%, which comprises:

a1) Scientific, cultural, artistic or technological productions and its relevance in the disciplinary area of this recruitment;

a2) Other scientific, cultural, artistic or technological activities;

b) Teaching, with a weight of 30%, which comprises:

b1)Teaching experience;

b2) Student supervision;

b3) Publication of textbooks with ISBN and other pedagogical texts;

b4) Pedagogical innovation;

c) Knowledge transfer, with a weight of 10%, which comprises:

c1) Intellectual and industrial property;

c2) Specialised rendering of services contracts;

c3) Training activities;

c4) Non-academic experience relevant to the disciplinary area of the open position;

d) Activities of academic management, with a weight of 5%;

e) Scientific and pedagogical project, with a weight of 20%, and which should consist of a substantiated exposition (with a maximum of 5 thousand words) of the candidate's vision for a time horizon of 3 years on the research activity that he or she intends to carry out in the area of International Economy and Economic Integration his or her framework in research units at the University of Évora, as well as its articulation with teaching activities at the University of Évora, for the various levels of education.

V.3. The jury proceeds to the ranking of the candidates approved in absolute merit, following the procedure laid down in Article 22º of the Regulamento.

VI. The ranking of the candidates will be the result of the weighted average of quantitative scores obtained in each of the evaluation parameters, within a range of 0 to 100 points.

VII – Public hearings:

VII.1. The jury will deliberate at the first meeting on the need to hold public hearings of all candidates approved in absolute merit and are intended, in an exclusive way, to clarify what appears in the curriculum vitae submitted by the candidates, under the terms of b), nº 4 of article 50º of ECDU, with all candidates being informed, at least five working days in advance, of the date and place where such hearings will take place.

VII.2. Public hearings mentioned in the previous paragraph may be held by videoconference, but the jury must ensure that these are carried out on equal terms for all candidates.

VII.3. According to paragraph a), nº 4 of article 50º of ECDU, the jury may also request candidates to provide additional documentation related to the submitted curriculum.

VIII – Application submission:

VIII.1. Applications must be sent within 30 working days from the day immediately following the publication of this Edital in Diário da República.

VIII.2. The application and other documentation must be submitted, preferably in digital format, in PDF, to the e-mail address drhsc@uevora.pt   or in person, during office hours (from 9 am - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) at the address below, or sent by registered mail, up to the deadline, to the University of Évora, Divisão de Recursos Humanos, Serviços Administrativos, Largo da Srª da Natividade, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora.

IX - Application form:

IX.1. The application must be completed with the filing of a Requerimento, which is available on the website of the Administrative Services of the University of Évora at:

https://www.sadm.uevora.pt/documentos/concursos/(id)/427/(basenode)/419 , which expressly states the Edital number.

Candidates must expressly state their consent to receive communications and notifications related to the competition, which may be sent by email, and provide their address.

IX.2. The Requerimento must be complemented by the following documents, preferably in digital format (PDF):

a) Certificates showing that the candidate holds the degree and the title required to apply, namely certificate proving ownership of the required degrees and titles and certificate of length of service (if you are linked to the public administration);

b) Curriculum Vitae of the candidate, duly signed and dated, with indication of the articles and other work done and published, with the identification of those publications that she/he considers most representative, for which a brief description of her/his contribution is required as well the developed pedagogical activities (in the curriculum vitae the candidate must respect the organization referred in V.2 of this Edital);

c) Works selected by the candidate as most representative of their curriculum vitae, up to a maximum of five works;

d) Scientific and pedagogical project in the disciplinary area of this call;

e) Other works that the candidate considers relevant to the Jury appreciation;

f)) Other diplomas or certificates of studies referred to in the curriculum vitae.

IX. Language:

IX.1. The documents supporting the application must be presented in Portuguese.

X. Jury:

X.1. The jury has the following composition:

President: Rector of the University of Évora.

Vowels:

- Doutora Ana Paula Oliveira Fernandes, Professora Catedrática do Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG)- Universidade de Lisboa;

- Doutor José Manuel Martins Caetano, Prof. Associado com Agregação –

(Aposentado) do Departamento de Economia da Escola de Ciências Sociais, 

Universidade de Évora;

- Doutora Isabel Maria Pereira Viegas Vieira, Professora Catedrática, do Departamento

de Economia da Escola de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Évora;

- Doutor Nuno Miguel Pascoal Simões Crespo, Prof. Associado com Agregação,

ISCTE-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa;

- Doutora Rosa Maria Correia Fernandes Portela Forte, Prof.ª Associada, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto;

- Doutor Pedro Alexandre Reis Carvalho Leão, Prof. Associado com Agregação,

(ISEG), Universidade de Lisboa.

XII.2. The Rector may delegate the presidency of the jury according to nº 2, article 6º of the Regulamento.

18/03/2026 - A Administradora da Universidade de Évora, Ana Cristina Centeno

Where to apply

E-mail

drhsc@uevora.pt

Requirements

Research Field

Economics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Internal Application form(s) needed
Minuta requerimento concursos internacionais_0.pdf
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Évora

Country

Portugal

City

SE

Postal Code

7000-803

Street

LG DOS COLEGIAIS 2

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Alentejo

City

Évora

Website

http://www.uevora.pt/

Street

Largo dos Colegais, nº. 2

Postal Code

7000-803

E-Mail

drhsc@uevora.pt

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