Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia; Portugal; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NOVA School of Science and Technology, part of NOVA University Lisbon, announces an international document-based recruitment for one Associate Professor position in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on structural mechanics and technologies for strengthening structures using fibre-reinforced polymer composites.

The appointee will join the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Lisbon, contribute to research, teaching at multiple levels, supervise projects, and help secure

Qualifications

• Hold a doctorate degree for more than five years in the subject area of this recruitment process.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese and English.
• Meet the general admission requirements for recruitment to public office.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scientific research, cultural or artistic creation, or technological development.
• Teach at undergraduate, master’s and PhD levels, and supervise students.
• Engage in university outreach, dissemination of knowledge, and valorisation of knowledge.
• Participate in university management and other tasks assigned by the university.

Skills

Portuguese language

English language

Teaching experience

Education

Doctorate (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

Organisation/Company Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Department Divisão de Recursos Humanos Research Field Engineering → Mechanical engineering Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 11 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 28 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number Notice 1374/2026 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

In accordance with Article 39 of the University Academic Career Statute, approved by Decree-Law No 448/79, of 13 November, as amended by Decree-Law No 205/2009, of 31 August, the Director of the NOVA School of Science and Technology, Professor José Júlio Alves Alferes, hereby announces that, by order of the Rector of the NOVA University of Lisbon, Doutor Paulo Pereira, an international document-based recruitment process for one Associate Professor position, under an open-ended public functions contract, is open for 30 working days from the day immediately following the publication of this Notice in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), in the subject area of Mechanical Engineering, sub-area of Structural Mechanics, with an emphasis on technologies for strengthening structures using fibre-reinforced polymer composites, within the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT), Lisbon.

This recruitment process is governed by the provisions of Articles 37 et seq. of the University Academic Career Statute (ECDU), the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for University Academic Careers at the NOVA University Lisbon, as well as the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for the NOVA School of Science and Technology Lisbon, published in the Annex to Order No 3012/2015 (Official Gazette, DR, 2nd series, No 58, 24 March) and Order (extract) No 2334/2016 (Official Gazette, DR, 2nd series, No 32, of 16 February), respectively.

In fulfilment of Article 9(h) of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, NOVA University Lisbon, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities for both men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, taking scrupulous care to avoid any form of discrimination.

I – Admission requirements and reasons for excluding candidates

1. Meet the general admission requirements for recruitment to public office.

2. Hold a doctorate degree for over five years in the subject area of this recruitment process.

3. Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese and English.

II – Other curricular elements

Considering the subject area, sub‑area and emphasis of the competition, the following curricular elements will be taken into account:

• Scientific knowledge, competence and solid experience in the fields of Structural Mechanics, specifically bonded joints and the reinforcement of structures with composite materials;
• Experience in scientific research based on experimental, analytical and numerical work;
• Teaching skills and experience in the fields of Structural Mechanics;
• Ability and experience in coordinating funded projects and securing funding for them.

V – Public hearings and requests for further documentation

1. At its first meeting, the Selection Panel decides whether it is necessary to hold public hearings of the candidates, aimed exclusively at clarifying what is included in the Curriculum Vitae submitted by the candidates. These hearings may be held by videoconference, and the Selection Panel must ensure that they are held under equitable circumstances for all candidates, in accordance with Article 50(4)(b) of the ECDU.

2. If it is necessary to hold public hearings, these will take place between the 30th and 70th day after the deadline for submitting applications, and all candidates will be informed at least 5 days in advance of the date and place where these public hearings will be held.

3. The selection panel may also ask candidates to submit additional documentation related to the Curriculum Vitae they have submitted, based on the provisions of article 50(4)(a) of the ECDU.

1. The purpose of this recruitment process is to ascertain, according to Article 4 of the ECDU, the candidates’ abilities and performance in the various aspects that form part of the duties to be carried out if they are contracted following the recruitment process. According to this article, university academic teaching staff are generally responsible for:

• Carrying out activities involving scientific research, cultural or artistic creation or technological development;
• Undertaking the teaching services assigned to them as well as accompanying and supervising students;
• Participating in university outreach tasks, scientific dissemination, and economic and social valorisation of knowledge;
• Participating in the management of the institution;
• Participating in other tasks assigned by the competent management bodies which fall within the scope of the activities of university academic teaching staff.

2. The curricular assessment of the various candidates in each of the areas described below must consider the subject area in which the recruitment process has been opened.

3. The parameters to be considered when assessing the curricula of the candidates, in each respective area, and the weighting to be given to each of these in their final classification are as follows, with particular emphasis on the relevance, quality and state of the art of the candidates’ Curriculum Vitae over the last five years:

a) When assessing the Scientific Merit (MC - 50%) the following indicators are considered:

• MC1 - Scientific production carried out in the subject area of this recruitment process (books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals, papers and communications at conferences, patents and other forms of scientific production that are considered relevant by the selection panel), in terms of their quality and quantity, valued for their impact and recognition within the scientific community. The scientific merit of candidates whose scientific production shows autonomy and scientific leadership should be valued. The impact and recognition of the scientific output of the candidates may be gauged by the quality of the place of publication and presentation of their work and the references made to these by other authors;
• MC2 - The ability to organise and lead scientific teams, fundraise for projects, as well as activity demonstrated in supervising advanced training (master degrees, doctorates and post‑doctorates);
• MC3 - National and international scientific recognition as shown by the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, through analysing various factors, including participation in selection panels for academic exams held outside the institution to which they are affiliated, participation in project assessment and research centre panels, participation in scientific committees of conferences, creation and participation in the editorial panels of international scientific journals, scientific prizes, participation in research networks and holding positions as directors of scientific and professional societies in the respective areas;
• MC4 - The social and economic impact of the scientific activity undertaken. Where relevant in the context of the disciplinary area of this competition, particular attention should be paid to the results achieved in technology transfer, in setting up technology‑based companies and in contributions to other societal challenges.

a) When assessing the Pedagogic Merit (MP - 30%) the following indicators are considered:

• MP1 - The candidate’s pedagogical activity, considering the ability to stimulate and coordinate pedagogical projects, such as the development of new subject areas, the creation and coordination of new courses or study programmes, the reformulation of existing subjects, participation in pedagogical management bodies and the implementation of projects which have an impact on the teaching/learning process;
• MP2 - The production of pedagogical material by the candidate, particularly books, articles in pedagogical publications, and student support documents in their various forms and media formats;
• MP3 - Teaching subjects in different levels of study – Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD programmes, postgraduate courses and national and international summer schools;
• MP4 - The quality of the teaching activity, which, as much as possible, should be analysed objectively. The selection panel may make use of information provided by the candidates, through teaching assessment reports carried out by their peers, if they exist, and the assessment of teaching performance, particularly the results of student surveys of taught curricular units.

c) When assessing the Merit of Other Relevant Activities (MOAR - 5%) the following are considered:

Participation in, and the performance of tasks assigned by the management bodies of the institutions to which they have been affiliated and which fall within the scope of university teaching activity. Participating in, and carrying out university outreach and scientific dissemination tasks. Carrying out tasks for the economic and social valorisation of knowledge, particularly by providing services to the community.

d) When assessing the Merit of the Scientific and Pedagogic Report (MPCR - 5%) the following are considered:

The clarity, structure and the quality of presentation. The scientific state of the art of its content and the appropriateness of the proposed programme, considering the frontier of knowledge in the field of the curricular unit. If presented, the quality of the proposed teaching/learning strategies. The recommended bibliography and the quality of the commentaries related to its items. The degree of innovation introduced.

e) When assessing the Merit of the Research and Pedagogical Statement (MPDCP - 10%), the following will be considered:

The merit of the statement and the scientific and pedagogical activity plan, both from an individual and institutional point of view, that the candidate proposes to develop in the subject area in which the recruitment process has been opened.

VII – Requirements for admission and exclusion based on the absolute merit of candidates

1. In accordance with the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for University Academic Careers at the NOVA University of Lisbon, the selection panel will decide on the admissibility of candidates on absolute merit by means of a justified roll‑call vote, with no abstentions allowed.

2. Each member of the selection panel submits a justified proposal for admission based on absolute merit (final classification greater than or equal to 50) or exclusion (final classification less than 50) for each of the candidates, in accordance with Article 16 of the same Regulations.

3. Any candidate who obtains the favourable vote of more than half of the members of the selection panel is approved on absolute merit.

VIII - Voting order and methodology

1. Once the candidates approved on absolute merit have been definitively determined, the selection panel ranks these candidates according to the procedure established in the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for University Academic Careers at the NOVA University Lisbon.

2. Each member of the selection panel will carry out their assessment exercise by submitting a written opinion, which is then included in the minutes, in which they propose the ranking of the candidates, duly based on the assessment criteria indicated in point VI of this notice, scoring each candidate in each criterion on a numerical scale of 0 to 100 points, as indicated below:

Scientific Merit (MC): 50% | Indicator: MC1 and MC2 (0 - 70); MC3 and MC4 (0 - 30)

Pedagogical Merit (MP): 30% | (Indicator: MP1 and MP2 (0 - 50); MP3 and MP4 (0 - 50)

Merit of Other Relevant Activities (MOAR): 5% | (0 - 100)

Merit of the Scientific and Pedagogic Report (MPCR): 5% | (0 - 100)

Merit of the Research and Pedagogical Statement (MPDCP): 10% | (0 - 100)

3. The candidates admitted on absolute merit are ranked through voting by the members of the selection panel, in accordance with the ranking presented in the opinion referred to in the previous paragraph, pursuant to Article 16(11)(a‑f) of the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for University Academic Careers at the NOVA University Lisbon.

IX – Notifications and Hearing of Interested Parties

1. Under the terms of the Portuguese Code of Administrative Procedure, all candidates will be notified of the provisional decision of the selection panel, and there will be a prior hearing. All candidates will be notified of the final decision of the selection panel.

2. Such notifications are sent by email.

3. Candidates may consult the recruitment procedure in the Human Resources Division at NOVA FCT, under the terms indicated in the notification referred to above.

X – Composition of the Selection Panel:

Chairperson: Professor José Júlio Alves Alferes, Full Professor and Director of the NOVA School of Science and Technology, through delegation of responsibilities.

Members:

• Doutor Virgilio António Cruz Machado, Full Professor, NOVA School of Science and Technology of the NOVA University of Lisbon;
• Doutor Telmo Jorge Gomes dos Santos, Full Professor, NOVA School of Science and Technology of the NOVA University of Lisbon.

In witness whereof, this Notice is published.

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