ICBAS| Assistant Professor| Medical Sciences| Notice 1421/2026-DOCPUB-ICBAS-26-3

Unist; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Porto invites applications for an open competition for one Assistant Professor in the disciplinary area of Medical and Health Sciences. Duties include teaching Cell Biology and Microscopy, Omics Technologies, and Principles of Precision Medicine, and conducting research in human health genetics at the ICBAS Cell Biology Laboratory.

The appointment follows the University Teaching Career Statute and may involve responsibilities for outreach and community services, as well as

Qualifications

• Holding a doctoral degree in a disciplinary area compatible with the competition.
• Doctoral degree awarded by foreign institutions must be recognised by the deadline for contract conclusion.

Responsibilities

• Teach, primarily, Cell Biology and Microscopy, Omics Technologies and Principles of Precision Medicine.
• Conduct research and outreach activities focusing on cell biology and genetics in human health.
• Provide services to the community via the Ciliopathy and Platelet Disorder Diagnostic Service at the ICBAS Cell Biology Laboratory.

Job description

Organisation/Company University of Porto Department Human Resources Department Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 23 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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

Professor Pedro Nuno de Freitas Lopes Teixeira, Full Professor at FEP – School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto and Rector of the University:

I hereby give notice that, by my decision of 28 October 2026, and for a period of 30 working days beginning on the first working day following publication of this Notice in the Diário da República (Official Gazette), an open competition based on curricular assessment is hereby opened for one Assistant Professor in the disciplinary area of Medical and Health Sciences, to perform duties at the Cell Biology Laboratory of the Department of Microscopy, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS) of this University.

The general duties to be performed shall be those laid down in the University Teaching Career Statute (ECDU), pursuant to Decree-Law No. 205/2009 of 31 August. In addition to these general duties, the successful candidate is expected to have the skills and profile required to teach, primarily, course units in Cell Biology and Microscopy, Omics Technologies and Principles of Precision Medicine, and to conduct research and outreach activities focusing in particular on cell biology and genetics in human health. The new professor is also expected to provide services to the community through the Ciliopathy and Platelet Disorder Diagnostic Service (which includes aspects of genetics in human health), based at the ICBAS Cell Biology Laboratory. The successful candidate must therefore have the appropriate skills and profile to undertake these duties.

1. Applicable legal provisions

Articles 11, 37 to 51, 61 and 62-A 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, as well as the Regulations Governing Competitions for the Recruitment of Full, Associate and Assistant Professors at the University of Porto (hereinafter the “Regulations”), approved by Order No. 12913/2010, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 154 of 10 August, and amended by Extract of Deliberation No. 380/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 64 of 1 April.

2. Administrative admission requirements

Pursuant to Article 41-A of the ECDU, only holders of a doctoral degree may be admitted to this competition.

Holders of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions must have their doctoral degree recognised in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, as currently worded, by the deadline set for the conclusion of the employment contract.

3. Approval on absolute merit

3.1.

Where there are no grounds for rejecting the applications, the Jury shall deliberate on whether each applicant is approved on absolute merit, by reasoned roll-call vote. Abstentions are not permitted.

3.2.

An applicant shall be deemed approved on absolute merit if approved by an absolute majority of the voting members of the Jury.

3.3.

Approval on absolute merit depends on the applicant having an overall curriculum which, in the reasoned assessment of the Jury, demonstrates scientific and pedagogical merit, research capacity and relevant activity compatible with the disciplinary area of the competition and appropriate to the academic rank, as documented in the information submitted with the application.

3.4.

For the purposes of the assessment referred to in the preceding paragraph, a favourable vote must be based on the cumulative fulfilment of the following qualitative and quantitative requirements:

a) Holding a doctoral degree in a disciplinary area compatible with that of the competition;

b) Having published at least 50 articles on subjects compatible with the duties to be performed in international journals ranked Q1 to Q3 (according to the SCImago Journal & Country Rank), being first or last author on at least 15 of those articles;

c) Having at least 1,000 citations across published works, according to the Scopus database;

d) Having successfully supervised or co-supervised at least one doctoral thesis or four non-integrated master's dissertations on topics within the disciplinary area of the competition;

e) Having acted, or currently acting, as Principal Investigator in at least one scientific project at institutional, regional, national or international level, compatible with the disciplinary area of the competition.

4. Assessment and ranking on relative merit

Once the applicants approved on absolute merit have been definitively identified, they shall be ranked on relative merit on the basis of the assessment areas and ranking criteria, their respective weightings and the final scoring system, in accordance with Article 50(6) of the ECDU and Article 16 of the Regulations.

Applicants approved on absolute merit shall undergo a curricular assessment, taking into account the general duties of university teaching staff set out in Article 4 of the ECDU, focusing on the assessment areas and criteria identified below.

4.2. Assessment areas

Without prejudice to the minimum requirements set out in paragraph 3.4 of this Notice, applicants shall be assessed in the following areas and on the basis of the programme, with due regard to curricular aspects relevant to the disciplinary area of the competition:

a) Scientific merit (VMC) – 40%;

b) Teaching experience and merit (VEMP) – 10%;

c) Other activities relevant to the mission of the higher education institution (VOA) – 35%;

d) Scientific, Pedagogical and Outreach Programme (PCPE) – 15%.

4.3. Assessment criteria

The criteria to be considered in assessing each of the areas and the programme identified above, and the weight assigned to each in the final score, are set out below, without prejudice, where applicable, to the minimum requirements in paragraph 3.4 of this Notice.

4.3.1. Criteria for assessing Scientific Merit (VMC) – 40%

4.3.1.1. VMC1 — Scientific output (75%)

The quantity and quality of scientific publications in the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular emphasis on the specific field of cell biology and genetics in human health, including: (i) books and book chapters (with an ISBN or ISSN), especially those with international circulation; (ii) full original research and review articles in journals indexed in Scopus, taking into account the journals’ ranking in the relevant indexing system (according to the SCImago Journal & Country Rank); (iii) other publications indexed in Scopus; and (iv) other publications not indexed in Scopus. Greater weight shall be given to works in which the applicant is the corresponding author or is listed as first or last author.

a) Establishment of scientific teams and implementation of R&D projects. Ability to create, organise, lead and participate in scientific teams. Leadership and participation in funded scientific projects in the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular value assigned to projects in cell biology and genetics in human health. In view of the duties to be performed in the Department of Microscopy, duly documented skills in genetic data validation shall also be valued.

b) Engagement with and recognition by the scientific community. Presentations at congresses and other scientific meetings, conferences, invited lectures, and organisation of congresses and other scientific meetings. Activities demonstrating engagement and recognition, such as serving as editor of national or international journals; membership of scientific committees of journals and national or international scientific meetings; reviewing scientific articles at the request of indexed journals; participating in the assessment of project and fellowship applications; and serving on examination panels and recruitment panels for academic or professional competitions.

c) Postgraduate supervision. Supervision and co-supervision of non-integrated master's dissertations and doctoral theses within the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular value assigned to work in cell biology and genetics in human health.

4.3.2. Criteria for assessing Teaching Experience and Merit (VEMP) – 10%

4.3.2.1. VEMP1 — Teaching activity and pedagogical output, supported by documentary evidence (50%)

Teaching experience, taking into account teaching workload (total number of hours taught in each academic year), academic coordination (course-unit leadership or co-leadership) and teaching materials produced for course units within the disciplinary area of the competition. Particular value shall be assigned to course units relevant to the teaching of Cell Biology and Precision Medicine, covering teaching activities in cell biology and genetics in human health and taking into account the priority course units to be taught at ICBAS.

4.3.2.2. VEMP2 — Implementation of pedagogical projects (50%)

a) Coordination and development of new pedagogical projects: creation of new course units and course-unit syllabuses; participation in the creation of new courses or study programmes; revision of existing course-unit syllabuses; participation in the reorganisation of existing courses or study programmes; and implementation of projects that have an impact on the teaching and learning process within the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular value assigned to work in cell biology and genetics in human health.

b) Formal supervision of projects and placements (worth at least 5 ECTS credits and included in the curriculum) undertaken by undergraduate students, or supervision of integrated master's dissertations, within the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular value assigned to work in cell biology and genetics in human health.

4.3.3. Criteria for assessing Other Activities relevant to the institution’s mission (VOA) – 35%

4.3.3.1. VOA1 — Provision of laboratory services to the community in the field of human health genetics (85%)

In addition to professional experience, possession of Professional Certification to Practise Human Genetics Laboratory Activities in Portugal, issued by the relevant professional bodies (ACSS and the relevant Professional Order), shall be valued. Particular value shall be assigned to applicants who also hold European registration as a “Clinical Laboratory Geneticist” with the European Board of Medical Genetics (EBMG): https://www.ebmg.eu/667.0.html .

4.3.3.2. VOA2 — University management roles and other activities (15%)

University management roles, including roles in research centres; coordination duties; participation in science communication initiatives for diverse audiences and other activities open to the community; and other activities relevant to the competition.

4.3.4. Criteria for assessing the Scientific, Pedagogical and Outreach Programme (PCPE) – 15%

The scientific, pedagogical and outreach project that the applicant proposes to develop over the coming years in the disciplinary area of the competition, with particular relevance to genetics in human health and its integration into the duties to be performed at the Cell Biology Laboratory of the Department of Microscopy at ICBAS, especially in connection with its Ciliopathy and Platelet Disorder Diagnostic Service, as well as its potential for expansion. The project must also take account of the mission of the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, particularly its nature and its strategic plan based on “One Health”.

5. Operation of the Jury

5.1. Scoring of applicants

Each member of the Jury shall provide an individual written assessment with reasons, scoring each applicant against every criterion in each assessment area on a scale from 0 to 100 points, rounded to one decimal place, applying a level of rigour appropriate to the academic rank for which the competition is open.

5.2. Final result

The Final Result (RF) for each applicant, as assessed by each member of the Jury, shall be calculated using the weighting formula for the various assessment areas and curricular criteria.

Following the individual reasoned assessments, each member of the Jury shall draw up a ranked list of the applicants, which shall be used in the votes leading to the decision and final ranking of the applicants pursuant to paragraph 4. No tie between applicants in the final score is permitted.

5.3. Jury deliberations

5.3.1. All Jury deliberations shall be governed by Article 17(12) of the Regulations, applicable pursuant to Article 83-A of the ECDU, which approved the Regulations for the purpose of implementing the provisions of that statute, including the procedural rules governing competitions and, in particular, the assessment system and final classification.

Accordingly, pursuant to Article 17(12) of the Regulations, the Jury shall deliberate by reasoned roll-call vote based on the selection criteria adopted and published for the approval and ranking of applicants. An absolute majority is required for every decision, and abstentions are not permitted.

5.3.2. Ranking methodology

In each round of voting, every member of the Jury must follow their own ranking list. The voting procedure shall be as follows:

a) The first vote shall determine the applicant to be ranked first, by counting the votes received by each applicant for that position;

b) If an applicant receives an absolute majority of votes for first place, that applicant shall be assigned that position and removed from the ballot, and the procedure shall begin to select the applicant for second place;

c) If no applicant receives an absolute majority of votes for first place, a new ballot shall be held among only those applicants who received votes for first place, after eliminating the applicant who received the fewest votes for that position in the preceding ballot;

d) If two or more applicants are tied for the position with the fewest votes, a tie-break vote shall be held among those applicants only, counting the number of first-place rankings each received; the applicant with the fewest such rankings shall be eliminated;

e) If the tie persists between two or more applicants with the fewest votes, but the number of applicants tied in that position has decreased compared with the preceding round, a further tie-break vote shall be held only among the applicants still tied, counting their first-place rankings; the applicant with the fewest shall be eliminated;

f) If the tie persists between two or more applicants with the fewest votes and the number of applicants tied has not decreased compared with the preceding round, the tie shall be broken by the Chair’s casting vote or tie-breaking vote, as applicable. The applicant voted for by the Chair shall proceed to the next ballot for the same position;

g) If a tie occurs when only two or more applicants remain for first place, it shall be broken by the Chair’s casting vote or tie-breaking vote, as applicable;

h) Once the applicant for first place has been selected, they shall be removed from subsequent ballots and the procedure for selecting the applicant for second place shall begin. The same process shall be repeated for the remaining positions until a single ranked list of all applicants has been established.

6. Submission of applications

6.1. Application submission

Applicants must access and register on the electronic platform at www.apply.up.pt to submit their applications, selecting the competition to which they wish to apply (procedure code: DOCPUB-ICBAS-26-3) before the deadline. The application must be completed by filling in the sections available on the Apply UP platform under “My Application”.

Applications must include the following documents:

a) Copy of the qualification certificate required under paragraph 2 of this Notice. An applicant selected for the position who holds a doctoral degree obtained abroad must submit proof of recognition or registration of that degree, as applicable, when signing the contract, pursuant to Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, failing which the applicant shall be excluded.

b) Curriculum Vitae containing the information relevant to the assessment of the application and demonstrating compliance with the criteria set out in paragraph 3 of this Notice, taking into account the assessment and ranking criteria and the assessment areas and parameters set out in paragraph 4. The CV must follow the order of assessment areas and criteria specified in this Notice.

Personal data protected under the General Data Protection Regulation must be included on a page separate from the remaining information in the Curriculum Vitae.

c) The works that the applicant considers most relevant to their record and which enable assessment against the criteria set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Notice. Applicants must also highlight up to five works they consider most representative, particularly in terms of their contribution to the development and advancement of the disciplinary area of the competition, with special emphasis on cell biology and genetics in human health.

d) A file containing the Scientific, Pedagogical and Outreach Programme. This career-development project must be designed in line with the mission of the institution/department/laboratory and cover the first five years, in the disciplinary area of the competition, with an emphasis on cell biology and genetics in human health. It must include: a scientific project identifying the main problems the applicant intends to address and/or pursue in future research, placing them in the context of the current state of the art and describing, systematically and concisely, the research strategies to be adopted to develop their scientific activity and resolve, or contribute to resolving, the identified problems; a pedagogical project explaining how the applicant may contribute to the advancement and development of the disciplinary area of the competition and of the study cycles in which the priority topics of their activities fall; a description of the university outreach activities proposed; and an explanation of the reasons and motivations underlying these choices and of the applicant’s contribution to the institution’s mission, particularly the duties to be performed at the Cell Biology Laboratory and Department of Microscopy at ICBAS, including the international dimension.

6.3. All documents referred to in paragraph 6.2 of this Notice must be submitted through the Apply UP platform in non-editable PDF format.

6.4. For the purpose of assessing applications, documents accessible through hyperlinks or external storage platforms (cloud drives) shall not be considered, except for hyperlinks to publications identified by a DOI.

6.5. Failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph 6.1 shall result in the application being excluded.

6.6. Failure to submit the documents listed in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 6.2, or submission of those documents after the deadline, shall result in the application not being admitted.

7. Notifications and hearing of interested parties

7.1. The Human Resources Service of the Shared Resources and Services Centre of the University of Porto shall notify applicants of the decision on administrative admission or non-admission to the competition. This decision shall be based on compliance or non-compliance with the requirements laid down in the applicable legislation and paragraph 2 of this Notice, and with the application-documentation requirements referred to in paragraph 6.6.

7.2. Applicants who have not been administratively admitted, applicants who have not been approved on absolute merit, and applicants ranked in a position for which the advertised post cannot be filled shall be entitled to a hearing of interested parties, pursuant to Articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure. All applicants shall be notified of the ratification of the Jury’s final decision.

7.3. Notifications shall be sent by email, pursuant to Article 112(1)(c) and Article 113(5) and (6) of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

Applicants shall have ten working days to submit their written representations.

8. Composition of the Jury

Professor Henrique José Cyrne de Castro Machado Carvalho, Director and Full Professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto, exercising powers delegated by Order No. 9304/2025, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 140 of 22 July.

Members:

Professor Maria Joana Barbosa de Melo, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra;

Professor Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon;

Professor Raquel Monteiro Marques da Silva, Associate Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Portuguese Catholic University;

Professor Eduardo Jorge Sousa da Rocha, Full Professor, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto;

Professor Alexandre Manuel da Silva Lobo da Cunha, Full Professor, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto;

Professor Lídia Mariana Rodrigues Pereira Monteiro, Full Professor, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto.

9. Other provisions

Joint Order No. 373/2000 of 31 March, issued by the Minister for State and Public Administration Reform and the Minister for Equality, requires the following statement to be included in recruitment and promotion competitions:

“In compliance with Article 9(h) of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities for women and men in access to employment and career progression, taking all due care to prevent any form of discrimination.”

Accordingly, terms such as “applicant(s)”, “professor(s)” and similar expressions are not used in this Notice to refer to a particular gender.

Likewise, no applicant may be privileged, favoured, disadvantaged, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on grounds including descent, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social status, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs, or trade union membership.