Assistant Professor, in the subject area of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 50 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

O Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) procura um(a) Professor(a) Assistente com Doutoramento para realizar investigação, lecionação e outreach na área de Engenharia Elétrica e Computadores, com foco em Robótica, Sistemas Autônomos, Embebidos, Controlo ou Engenharia Oceânica.

O modo de contratação é estável e a função envolve ensino universitário e atividade de investigação regulamentada pela instituição, com requisitos formais de admissão incluindo a titularidade de Doutoramento.

Qualificações

• Doutoramento na área relevante (Electrical and Computer Engineering) é obrigatório.
• Experiência comprovada em ensino superior e atividade de pesquisa.
• Capacidade de conduzir pesquisa, lecionação e outreach universitário.

Responsabilidades

• Conduzir atividades de pesquisa, ensino e outreach na área de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computadores, com subárea em Robótica, Sistemas Autônomos, Sistemas Embarcados, Controlo ou Engenharia Oceânica.
• Lecionar e orientar estudantes no âmbito de programas de graduação e pós-graduação.
• Contribuir para atividades dentro do departamento e colaborar com equipas multidisciplinares.

Conhecimentos

Pesquisa

Ensino

Robótica

Sistemas emébidos

Sistemas de controlo

Formação académica

Doutoramento em área relacionada

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering 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 Electrical and 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, dated 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 Electrical and Computer Engineering, with the remuneration established under the legislation in force.

This competition is opened under the FCT-Tenure Programme – 1st Edition, published through the Competition Opening Notice (AAC) with reference Investment C06-i06 – Science plus Capacity Building, PRR Notice No. 02/CO6-iO6/2024 (application with reference 2023.15797.TENURE.012 – ISEP Professor in Field Robotics and Autonomous Systems applied to Deep-sea), and the funding line provided for in the second part of no. 3 of article 33 of the 2025 State Budget, with the aim of promoting the exclusive recruitment of PhD holders for permanent positions through integration into the teaching career, assuming a limit of 4 weekly hours dedicated to teaching activity while the support is in force. During the funding period, it will be financed by the PRR – Recovery and Resilience Plan, by the European NextGenerationEU Funds and by Tax Revenue funds from the FCT budget.

In compliance with paragraph h) of article 9 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic and in accordance with Joint Order No. 373/2000, of 31 March, of the Minister for State Reform and Public Administration and the Minister for Equality, ISEP, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and in career progression, scrupulously ensuring that any form of discrimination is avoided. Accordingly, terms such as “candidate”, “selected”, “recruited”, “appointed”, “author”, “researcher”, among others referring to persons applying for the competition, are not used in this Notice to indicate their gender. Likewise, no candidate may be favoured, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right, or exempted from any duty, on the grounds of, namely, descent, 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 or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and trade union membership.

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:

The Assistant Professor shall perform the duties set out in article 4 and no. 3 of article 5 of the ECDU, namely, and under the terms of the application identified in point 1 of this Notice (C06-i06 – Science plus Capacity Building, PRR Notice No. 02/CO6-iO6/2024, application 2023.15797.TENURE.012):

- Carry out research, teaching and university outreach activities in the subject area of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the scientific subarea of Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Embedded Systems or Control Systems and Ocean Engineering.

6.Place of work:

Duties shall be carried out at ISEP – Porto School of Engineering - Department of Electrical Engineering, located at Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto.

7. General admission requirements:

The following are cumulative requirements for admission to the competition:

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.

8. Formalisation of applications and submission deadline:

Applications shall be submitted electronically, by completing the specific form