Assistant Professor, in the subject area of Computer Engineering

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 42 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

O Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto procura um(a) docente universitário(a) candidato(a) a Professor Associado na área de Engenharia Informática, com atuação em Sistemas Embutidos e Cyber-Physical. O selecionado realizará atividades de pesquisa, ensino e divulgação científica de relevância internacional, com orientação a resultados pedagógicos.

A candidatura exige doutoramento na área indicada, reconhecimento de qualificações estrangeiras quando aplicável e cumprimento dos prazos de

Qualificações

• Doutoramento na área de Engenharia Informática ou área afim, conforme o concurso.
• Manutenção de elegibilidade com reconhesso a qualificações estrangeiras quando aplicável.
• Atender aos requisitos legais dentro do prazo de submissão de candidaturas.

Responsabilidades

• Desempenhar atividades de investigação, docência e outreach universitário na área de Engenharia Informática.
• Conduzir atividades de investigação em linguagens, sistemas operativos, middleware e frameworks.
• Fortalecer a oferta de formação em Sistemas Embutidos e Cyber-Physical.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Research Field Engineering » Computer engineering Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 12 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? NextGenerationEU Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

By order of the Director of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, under the power provided for in paragraph d) of no. 1 of article 63 of the Provisional Statutes of the Porto Technical University (UTP), dated 28/09/2026, it was decided to open a document-based competition, under an open-ended Public Service Employment Contract, for the recruitment of one position belonging to the university higher education teaching staff career, in the category of Assistant Professor, in the subject area of Computer Engineering, in accordance with the following:

1. Under the provisions of article 37 et seq. of the University Teaching Career Statute (ECDU), republished by Decree-Law No. 205/2009, of 31 August, and amended by Law No. 8/2010, of 13 May, I hereby make public that a document-based competition is open, for a period of 30 working days from the date of publicationin the Public Employment Exchange (BEP), as advertised in the Official Gazette (Diário da República), Supplement to the 2nd Series, No. 190, of 30 September 2026, for a document-based competition for the conclusion of a public service employment contract, under an open-ended public employment legal relationship, aiming to fill 1 (one) position, provided for in the staff establishment plan of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, in the university higher education teaching staff career, category of Assistant Professor, in the subject area of Computer Engineering, with the remuneration established under the legislation in force.

2. Type of legal employment relationship to be established:

Open-ended Public Service Employment Contract, under article 25 of the ECDU, under an exclusivity regime.

3. Number of positions to be filled: 1 (one)

4. Validity period:

The competition is valid for the position referred to, lapsing upon its filling or due to the absence or insufficiency of candidates.

The competition may also be terminated by a duly substantiated act of the Director of ISEP, in compliance with the general principles of administrative activity as well as the legal, regulatory and competition-related limits.

5. Description of duties and characterisation of the position:

• Carry out research, teaching and university outreach activities in the subject area of Computer Engineering, in the scientific subarea of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.
• Carry out research activities, namely in methodologies, tools and techniques in the context of languages, operating systems, middleware and frameworks.
• Strengthen ISEP's training offer in Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.

6. Place of work:

Duties shall be carried out at ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, located at Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida, 431, Porto.

7. General admission requirements:

• a) Meeting the requirements set out in paragraphs b) to e) of article 17 of the General Law on Work in Public Functions (LTFP), approved by Law No. 35/2014, of 20 June 2014, as currently in force;
• b) Holding a PhD degree in the subject area, or a related area, for which the competition is opened, as established in article 18 of the LTFP and article 41-A of the ECDU.
• Candidates must meet the above requirements by the deadline for submission of their applications.

7.1. Legal requirements specifically laid down for holding the category:

Only holders of a PhD qualification, under the terms of article 41-A of the ECDU, may apply to this procedure. Candidates holding academic qualifications obtained abroad must, under penalty of exclusion, simultaneously submit a document proving the recognition of their foreign qualifications, in accordance with the applicable Portuguese legislation.

9. Selection and ranking criteria for candidates:

The competition aims to assess the meritof the candidates, based onthe duties of university higher education teaching staff, as set out in article 4 of the ECDU, in its current wording, as well as the provisions of articles 37, 38 and 41-A of the same Statute.

In the curricular assessment dimensions identified in point 9.1, curricular aspects in the subject area of Computer Engineering, in the scientific subarea of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems (languages, operating systems, middleware, frameworks, etc.), that are relevant to the mission of the ISEP - Software Technologies for Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory shall be given weight. Work carried out in the last 5 years, attesting to a commitment to pursuing a technical-scientific and pedagogical career, as well as to links with the scientific and business community, shall be especially valued.

9.1. Dimensions and criteria of the Curricular Assessment

Under the terms of article 38 of the ECDU, the dimensions and criteria for the curricular assessment of candidates and their respective weightings, approved by order of the Director of ISEP and resolution of the Scientific Council of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, are as follows:

• Technical-scientific dimension (45%) – scientific research or technological development and knowledge transfer activities;
• Pedagogical dimension (35%) – teaching activity and student mentoring and supervision;
• Organisational dimension (20%) – scientific, pedagogical or institutional management activities.

A - Criteria for the technical-scientific dimension (DTC)

The works included in the curriculum vitae shall be taken into account, particularly regarding their suitability for the development and evolution of the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.

A.1 - Research and technological development projects – PID (30%)

Consideration must be given to the relevance of the project to the field and topics of the competition, giving particular importance to internationally oriented projects, funded on a competitive basis, particularly with academia-industry collaboration.

A.1.1 - Coordination of teams or activities in technical or scientific research and development projects;

A.1.2 - Fundraising for technical or scientific research and development projects;

A.1.3 - Participation in technological and scientific development activities and/or projects; involvement in networks and partnerships.

A.2 - Scientific output – PC (30%)

Consideration must be given to the quality and relevance of scientific output (books, journal articles, conference proceedings publications and others that may be considered relevant), as expressed by the quality and relevance of publications and their suitability to the field and specific domain of the competition.

A.2.1 - Publication of works or texts of a technical-scientific nature:

Indexed journals (SCI/SCIE JCR Q1/Q2); Other journals; Books; Book chapters; Conference proceedings.

A.2.2 - Recognition by the technical and scientific community:

Participation in scientific committees; Coordination/moderation/presentation at scientific events.

A.3 - Supervision and co-supervision of doctoral theses, and membership of doctoral examination panels – OR (10%)

A.4 - Current and innovative scientific project for strategic development at ISEP – Porto School of Engineering - Software Technologies for Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory, where the candidate intends to develop their work – PRJ (20%)

A.5 - Other activities and/or professional experience - EP/OA (10%)

B - Criteria for assessing the pedagogical dimension (DP)

The analysis of pedagogical practice shall be considered, in topics relevant to the field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.

B.1 - Teaching activity – AL (40%)

Effective experience in teaching curricular units in the field and topics for which the competition is opened, namely the responsibility, diversity and extent of pedagogical practice.

B.2 - Supervision, co-supervision and membership of examination panels for master's dissertations, internships, and other work leading to an academic degree – OM (20%)

B.3 - Pedagogical resources and management – RGP (20%)

Production of pedagogical content and/or other support material for teaching activities in the field and topics for which the competition is opened; Participation in the design of course and/or curricular unit programmes.

B.4 - Other pedagogical activities – OAP (20%)

C - Criteria for assessing the organisational dimension (DO)

Consideration shall be given to activities carried out by candidates that are relevant to the institution's mission and suited to the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.

C.1 - Management of science, technology and innovation units and programmes – FG (30%)

Holding positions; Participation in governing bodies and management activities; Participation in working groups/committees;

C.2 - Participation in the organisation of technical-scientific events and meetings – ER (20%)

C.3 - Development of practical projects or activities within the socio-professional environment; application, enhancement and transfer of knowledge, including in the technological dimension - DP (30%)

C.4 - Other organisational activities – OAO (20%)

9.2. Classification of candidates:

The jury operates in accordance with the jury operating procedure provided for in article 50 of the ECDU, without prejudice to the competence of the Scientific Council to propose the composition of juries, under the terms of paragraph m) of no. 1 of article 70 of the Provisional Statutes of the Porto Technical University (UTP).

Approval on absolute merit depends on candidates having an overall curriculum vitae that the jury duly considers to hold scientific and pedagogical merit, research capacity and activity compatible with the subject area for which the competition was opened and suited to the respective teaching category, as documented in the information submitted for the competition.

For the purposes of the absolute merit assessment, a favourable vote must be justified by the cumulative fulfilment of the following circumstances or qualitative requirements:

• Holding a PhD degree in the subject area of Computer Engineering, or another considered suitable, taking into account the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.
• Having an overall curriculum vitae that the jury duly considers to hold scientific merit, research capacity and activity compatible with the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems, and suited to the respective teaching category;
• Having quality scientific activity, in the subject area of Computer Engineering, on topics suited to the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems, in the 5 (five) year period up to the deadline for application;
• Having submitted a quality, consistent, up-to-date and viable technical-scientific programme - the feasibility of which is evidenced by the candidate's previous scientific work - and which can contribute advances to the state of the art in the specific field of Software Technologies for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems.

Once the candidates approved on absolute merit have been definitively identified, they shall be ranked on relative merit, based on the dimensions and ranking criteria, their respective weighting and the scoring system defined in point 9.1. Each jury member shall carry out their assessment exercise, scoring each candidate in relation to each dimension, on a scale of 0 to 100 points, taking into account the criteria and weights associated with each criterion.

The Final Classification (FC) of the assessment of each candidate by each jury member is calculated using the weighting formula for the various dimensions, taking into account the weights associated with each dimension, according to the formula:

FC = 0.45*DTC + 0.35*DP + 0.20*DO

As summarised in the following table, which reflects the weights associated with each dimension.

Table 1
Weights associated with the assessment dimensions and criteria

Dimension - Wt.

Criterion - Wt.

DTC – Technical-Scientific Dimension 45

PID – Research and technological development projects 30

PC – Scientific output 30

OR – Doctoral thesis supervision 10

PRJ – Current and innovative scientific project 20

EP/AO – Professional experience and/or other activities 10

DP - Pedagogical Dimension 35

AL – Teaching activity 40

OM – Master's dissertation and internship supervision 20

RGP – Pedagogical Resources and Management 20

OAP – Other pedagogical activities 20

DO - Organisational Dimension 20

FG - Management functions 30

ER - Technical-scientific events and meetings 20

DP – Development of projects or activities 30

OAO – Other organisational activities 20

Following their assessment exercise, each jury member draws up their own ranked list of candidate assessments, which they use to participate in the votes leading to the decision on the approval of candidates on absolute merit and the final ranking of candidates.

With regard to the final classification, the jury shall deliberate in accordance with point 11. In the event of a tie, the President's vote shall be considered decisive, in accordance with no. 2 of article 50 of the ECDU.

10. Composition of the Jury (under articles 45 and 46 of the ECDU):

The composition of the jury was approved by order of the Rector of the Porto Technical University, on a proposal from the Scientific Council of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, under the terms of paragraph g) of no. 1 of article 13 and paragraph m) of no. 1 of article 70 of the Provisional Statutes of the UTP.

Chair: Professor Roque Filipe Mesquita Brandão, PhD, Director of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering

Members:

Professor António Casimiro Ferreira da Costa, PhD - Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon;

Professor José Orlando Roque Nascimento Pereira, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, at the University of Minho.

In the event of the Chair's absence or inability to act, they shall be replaced by Professor João Paulo Meixedo dos Santos Silva, PhD, Chair of the Scientific Council of ISEP – Porto School of Engineering.

10.1. The Jury has the power to require any candidate, in case of doubt about the situation described in their curriculum vitae, to submit documents supporting their statements.

11. Jury notifications and deliberations:

Jury deliberation meetings shall comply with the provisions of article 50 of EDCDO.

11.1. The jury minutes shall be made available to candidates whenever requested.

11.2. The postal and email address to be used for notifying candidates shall be that indicated in the application form.

12. 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 career progression, scrupulously ensuring that any form of discrimination is avoided.

13. Personal Data Protection:

By applying, candidates provide the necessary information and consent for the processing of personal data, upon application and strictly for the purpose of collection, and inclusion in the procedure's database, for the duration of the procedure, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

14. The documents submitted under this procedure constitute administrative documents, and access to them shall therefore be governed by Law No. 26/2016, of 22 August, as currently in force.

15. Publicising the procedure:

This Notice shall be published as follows:

a) In the 2nd series of the Official Gazette (Diário da República);

b) In the Public Employment Exchange (BEP), at www.bep.gov.pt , on the 1st working day following publication in the Official Gazette;

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Country Portugal City Porto Postal Code 4249-015 Porto Street Rua Dr. Antonio Bernardino de Almeida, 431 Geofield