PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 428/2024

1 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Psychology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

14 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

It is hereby made known that, for a period of 30 (thirty) working days following the publication of the present Notice in Diário da República (the Portuguese Official Gazette), the Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa (FP-ULisboa), is holding an international documental tender for the recruitment of 1 (one) Assistant Professor, in the field of Applied Psychology.

The recruitment procedure is regulated by articles 37 to 51, 61 and 62-A of the Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária (University Teaching Career Statutes), issued by Decree-law No. 205/2009, of 31st of August, and altered by Law No. 8/2010, of 13th May (hereinafter referred to as ECDU), and further applicable legislation, namely the Regulamento Geral de Concursos para Recrutamento de Professores Catedráticos, Associados e Auxiliares da Universidade de Lisboa (General Regulations for the Recruitment of Full Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors of the University of Lisbon), published by the Rector’s Order of February 16th 2015, published in Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 45, by Order No. 2307/2015, of 5th of March 2015 (hereinafter designated as ULisboa Regulation).

Within the scope of the duties to be carried out at the Faculdade de Psicologia, the contracted Assistant Professor will be expected to carry out teaching and research activities within the disciplinary area of Applied Psychology, with a special focus on Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents.

The person recruited will sign an indefinite public contract, in the category for which this Public Tender was opened, with a trial period of five years.

In compliance with paragraph h) of article 9 of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as the employing entity, actively promotes a policy of equality of opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, scrupulously providing for the prevention of any type of discrimination, in compliance with the joint Order No. 373/2000, of March 31st of the Minister of State Reform and Public Administration, and the Minister for Equality.

Likewise, no candidate shall be privileged, favoured, prejudiced, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the basis of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, financial status, education, social circumstances, genetic inheritance, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, place of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and union membership.

In accordance with articles 37 to 51 of the ECDU and other applicable legislation, and in compliance with the article 8 of the ULisboa Regulation, the following requirements must be followed:

I – Authorization Order

The opening of this Public Tender follows the Order of the University of Lisbon Rector’s, Professor Doutor Luís Manuel dos Anjos Ferreira, dated February 20th 2024, issued after the cumulative confirmation of the following requirements:

a) Existence of adequate budget provision;

b) The position for which this Public Tender is open is foreseen and unoccupied in the FP-ULisboa staff list.

II — Workplace

Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa, located in Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013 Lisboa, and the selected candidate must perform teaching and research activities, in the latter case being integrated into the Center for Research in Psychological Science, associated with the FP-ULisboa.

III — Admission requirements

1 - Hold a PhD degree, under the terms of article 41.º-A of the ECDU.

1.1 - Holders of the doctor's degree obtained abroad must have the same degree awarded by a Portuguese higher education institution in accordance with Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th .

1.2 - The recognition of the doctor's degree, referred to in the previous number, must be obtained before the deadline to sign the contract, if the candidate in an eligible place has obtained a doctorate abroad.

2 – Be fluent in spoken and written Portuguese.

2.1 - Candidates of foreign nationality, except candidates from Portuguese-speaking countries, must demonstrate expertise of spoken and written Portuguese at the common reference level of B1 or higher. This requirement must be officially recognized by a certificate or diploma of communicative competence in the Portuguese language from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe.

2.2 - The candidate must be a holder of the requirement referred to in 2.1. up to the date of signing the contract, when applicable.

3 - The non-delivery of any of the documents that must instruct the application, within the deadline and under the terms indicated in Chapters VIII and IX of this Notice, immediately determines its non-admission, which will be reviewed and decided by the Director of the FP-ULisboa prior to the Jury’s decision on absolute merit.

4 – Candidates will also be excluded, even if approved and sorted in the unitary list of the final ranking of the present Public Tender in a place that allows them to fill the position, if, in accordance with Chapter VI of the ULisboa Regulation, upon being required to submit the documents proving that they meet the legally necessary conditions for the establishment of a legal relationship of indefinite duration with the FP-ULisboa, they unjustifiably fail to do so within the established deadline or, having submitted them, the documents prove to be inadequate, false or invalid.

IV — Requirements for admission on absolute merit

1 - Only candidates that cumulatively fulfill the following requirements will be admitted on absolute merit:

a) Having a Ph.D. in Psychology and a curriculum that the jury considers of sufficient scientific merit, research capability, as well as the value of teaching activities developed compatible the development of research and teaching activities within the subject area of Applied Psychology, appropriated to the teaching category of Assistant Professor, in compliance with article 10 of the Chapter III of the ULisboa Regulation;

b) Have published, in the last five years, counting from the deadline for submission of applications, 5 (five) or more articles in scientific journals with peer review and impact factor ISI/WoS or Scopus and relevant to the subject area of present Public Tender - for all these articles, the respective URL address must be indicated;

c) Submit a scientific and pedagogical project that is suitable to the subject area for which the Public Tender was opened.

2 - Candidates approved by the absolute majority of the voting members of the jury, through justified roll call vote, with abstentions not being allowed, will be considered as approved on absolute merit.

V — Evaluation and ranking parameters on relative merit, respective weighting and final valuation system

1 - Once the candidates who are approved on absolute merit are identified, they will be evaluated and ranked according to their relative merit.

2 - The selection method will be that of curricular evaluation, as established in No. 6 of article 50 of the ECDU, as well as No. 4 of article 5 and article 11 of the ULisboa Regulation, and based on ranking criteria, their relative weight and final evaluation system indicated in this Notice.

3 – Each member of the jury assesses the relative merit of the candidates, with the final aim of ranking them, based on the weighted sum of the score obtained in each evaluation criteria discriminated below, on a 0-100 scale (with 0 being the minimum value and 100 being the maximum value).

4 - These evaluation and ranking parameters consider: scientific performance, pedagogical ability and other activities, developed by the candidate, relevant to the mission of the higher education institution, as well as the content of the scientific and pedagogical project presented by the candidate, compatible with the subject area for which this Public Tender is open, and suitable to the teaching category of Assistant Professor.

5 - The following weight distribution will be attributed to the scores in each ranking criterion:

A. Scientific Performance — 40%;

B. Pedagogical Ability — 30%;

C. Other activities relevant to the University's mission — 10%;

D. Scientific and Pedagogic Project — 20%.

6 - In each of these criteria, the following parameters will be considered, with particular emphasis on the relevance, quality and timeliness of the candidate's curriculum vitae and research and teaching activities in the field of Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents.

A. Scientific Performance (40%)

This criterion is divided into the following parameters:

A.1) Scientific publications. The following products of scientific activity will be assessed in descending order of value: publication of articles in journals indexed in Web of Science or SCOPUS; publication of books and book chapters in prestigious publishing houses; and full texts in conference proceedings. The application must indicate the impact factor and quartile of the articles published in journals indexed in Web of Science or SCOPUS. The scientific level and contribution to the advancement of the state of knowledge in Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents, its impact, the candidate's contribution to the publications will be considered, with first authorship being more highly valued;

A.2) Scientific research. Participation as a researcher or co-investigator in charge of, or team member of, nationally and internationally funded research projects. In the application, it is essential to explain the projects, the funding bodies, the research team and the role played by the candidate in each case. Relevance in Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents, projects that have been the subject of competitive funding and that involve multidisciplinary teams and/or multicenter international and national research networks will be valued;

A.3) Other scientific activities: member of the editorial board and reviewer of relevant national and international scientific journals in the subject area of the competition; involvement in the bodies of scientific societies in the specific subject area of the competition; scholarships, scientific performance awards and other distinctions; participation in doctoral and master's academic juries as an examiner; participation as a guest speaker at international and national congresses, conferences and seminars; oral communications, workshops and posters at international and national congresses, conferences and seminars; organization of congresses, conferences and seminars. When assessing this parameter, the quality and quantity of the activity carried out should be considered, as well as its degree of relevance to Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents.

B. Pedagogical ability (25%)

This criterion is divided into the following parameters:

B.1) Teaching experience at various levels of education - undergraduate, master's, doctoral and postgraduate. In the application it is essential to explain the name of the curricular units (CU), the role in coordinating/teaching the CUs, number of hours, teaching level and course of each CU. When assessing this parameter, the quantity and quality of the activity carried out must be taken into account, as well as its degree of relevance to Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents;

B.2) Mentoring master's and doctoral students and supervising internships. When assessing this parameter, the quantity of the activity carried out should be taken into account, as well as its degree of relevance to Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents;

B.3) Pedagogical innovation and production of teaching material. When assessing this parameter, the quantity and quality of the activity developed should be taken into account;

B.4) Specialized theoretical and practical training relevant to clinical and health psychology and psychological consultation/intervention in clinical and health psychology. This parameter will take into account the existence, duration and quality of the activities carried out, as well as the alignment between these activities and the teaching activity in the master's degree in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology: Prevention and Intervention.C. Other activities relevant to the University's mission (10%)

This criterion is divided into the following parameters:

C.1. Participation in extension/intervention projects;

C.2. Provision of services and consultancy relevant to the subject field of the present Public Tender;

C.3) Scientific dissemination activities and other university extension activities relevant to the missions of Higher Education Institutions;

C.4) Holding university management positions and participating in university management bodies.

These parameters will take into account the quantity, duration, nature and diversity of the activities.

D. Scientific and pedagogical project that includes a proposal for a plan of professional activities in the field of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents (20%)

The project should explain (i) how the scientific component ties in with CICPSI's lines of research and what contributions are expected for the advancement of Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents, (ii) how the pedagogical component ties in with FP-ULisboa's training offer, namely the Master's Degree in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology: Prevention and Intervention, and the teaching methodologies, particularly valuing innovative methodologies that take into account current challenges in the training of students in these fields (iii) how the scientific and pedagogical component are articulated with each other and with university extension. The project will be assessed on the basis of its merit and suitability for the subject area of the competition, namely its potential contribution to the scientific and pedagogical development of Clinical Psychology and Child and Adolescent Health, and in particular the Master's Degree in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology: Prevention and Intervention within the scope of the objective(s) defined in Chapter IX, paragraph 3, point a); the articulation and coherence between research, teaching and university extension; and its feasibility. The document must have a maximum limit of 5000 words.

7 - Elements of the curriculum vitae submitted incorrectly and/or very incompletely, not dated or not objectively located in the appropriate section, and which hinder or prevent comparative assessment will be ignored in the evaluation

8 - In the ranking process of the candidates in this Public Tender, each Jury member produces a list of candidates in descending order of merit.

9 - The Jury votes initially for the first place, then for the second place, and so on, until the final ranking of all candidates admitted to the Public Tender and previously approved on absolute merit. In each voting, the Jury’s decisions are taken by absolute majority vote and the methodology for the ranking of the candidates is the one stated in No. 5 of article 20 of the ULisboa Regulation, in compliance with the provisions of article 17 of the ULisboa Regulation.

10 - Once the evaluation and ranking criteria have been applied, the Jury will draw up a unitary list of the final ranking of candidates.

VI — Preferential parameters

When completing the list foreseen in paragraph 8) of the previous chapter, in the event of a tie, the preferential parameter is the one foreseen in parameter A.1., paragraph 6), Chapter V of this Notice.

VII — Public hearings

1 - The Jury may promote public hearings, on equal footing, to candidates approved on absolute merit which are intended, exclusively, to clarify issues related to the documents presented by the candidates, pursuant to paragraph b), No. 4 of article 50 of the ECDU. In this case, the hearings will take place between the 15th and the 25th working day, after the end of the admission process on absolute merit.

2 - The Jury, whenever it deems necessary, may ask the candidate to submit additional documents supporting the candidate’s statements, which are relevant to the analysis and classification of his/her application, in accordance with paragraph a), No. 4, article 50 of the ECDU.

VIII — Submission of applications

Applications must be delivered personally, up to 30 working days following the publication of the present Notice in Diário da República, from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 16:30, to the Human Resources Divison of the Faculdade de Psicologia, located at Alameda da Universidade, Cidade Universitária, 1649-013 Lisboa, or sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt, within the same period, to the same address.

IX — Application instructions

1 - Candidates must submit their application with a written application form, available online at https://www.psicologia.ulisboa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FP_FORMULA… (Formulário de Candidatura - Docentes), addressed to the Director of the Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa, and including the identification of this Notice, full name, number and date of identity card or citizen card, taxpayer identification number, date and place of birth, profession, residence and contact address, including the e-mail address and phone number.

2 - In the application form, candidates must indicate their consent so that the communications and notifications in the context of this Public Tender can occur by electronic mail, to the e-mail address specified in the application.

3 - The application form, which is mandatory, must be duly filled, dated and undersigned and shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned below, in paragraphs a) to c), and must be delivered in digital format only (pen drive), otherwise the application won’t be considered:

a) Documents proving that the conditions set out in chapter IV of this notice have been met, namely (i) the doctoral thesis, and (ii) the scientific and pedagogical project drawn up under the terms of no. 4 of article 5 of the Regulation. This should describe the research and teaching activities that the candidate intends to carry out during the probationary period and highlight their contribution to scientific and pedagogical development in the subject area of the competition with the aim of promoting and strengthening the teaching and research activities of the Faculty of Psychology and the Center for Research in Psychological Science, in the area of research and teaching of Clinical and Health Psychology with Children and Adolescents, namely in the Master's Degree in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Prevention and Intervention;

b) Curriculum vitae of the candidate in electronic format (pdf), presented in such a way that separately responds to each of the elements and criterion referred to in Chapter V of this Notice: A. Scientific Performance; B. Pedagogical Performance: C. Other activities related to the University’s mission;

c) Electronic versions in electronic format (pdf) of the 5 (five) publications mentioned in the Curriculum vitae that the candidates consider relevant.

4 - Failure to comply with the deadline set for the submission of the application, as well as the lack of submission or the late submission of the documents required in the previous paragraphs will determine the exclusion of the application.

5 - The candidate ranked in the 1st position of the unitary list of the final ranking shall deliver to the Human Resources Division, as stated in the declaration on honour on the form, the documents supporting that the legally required conditions for the establishment of a legal public employment relationship of indefinite duration with the Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa are met, within the non-extendable deadline of 10 working days, counting from the date of the notification for delivering the mentioned documents, as established in article 26 of the ULisboa Regulation.

X — Language

The documents supporting the application must be presented in Portuguese or English.

XI — Composition of the Jury

In accordance with articles 45 and 46 of the ECDU, and article 14 of the ULisboa Regulation, the Jury is composed by the following members:

Chairman: Reitor da Universidade de Lisboa

Other members:

Doutor Pedro Miguel Brito da Silva Dias, Professor Associado do Departamento de Psicologia da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade dos Açores;

Doutora Helena Teresa da Cruz Moreira, Professora Associada da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências de Educação da Universidade de Coimbra;

Doutor Marco Daniel de Almeida Pereira, Professor Associado da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências de Educação da Universidade de Coimbra;

Doutora Maria Teresa Meireles Lima da Silveira Rodrigues Ribeiro, Professora Associada da Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa;

Doutora Ana Isabel Leite de Freitas Pereira, Professora Associada com Agregação da Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa.

Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa, March 11th 2024 — The Director, Professor Doutor Telmo Mourinho Baptista.

Requirements

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Psychology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Excellent

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa

Country

Portugal

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Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.psicologia.ulisboa.pt/

Street

Alameda da Universidade

Postal Code

1649-013

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

217 943 901

STATUS: EXPIRED