RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS FOR CONTRACTING FACULTY MEMBERS THROUGH THE SERRA HÚNTER PROGRAMME 1. General Norms 1.1. This competitive call for applications is the second part of the recruitment and selection process for teaching and research staff to be contracted through the Serra Húnter Programme, as per the 3 July 2012 agreement with the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) and the collaboration agreement made on 5 October 2012 between the Catalan Ministry of Economy and Knowledge and Catalan public universities. 1.2. This competitive selection process shall be governed in all aspects by the provisions of Organic Law 6/2001 of 21 December, Law 1/2003 of 19 February on Universities of Catalonia (LUC), the Pompeu Fabra University Statutes, any remaining legislation that may be applicable and the stipulations of the Collaboration Agreement of 14 December 2012 between the Secretariat for Universities and Research of the Catalan Ministry of Economy and Knowledge and the Catalan public universities to co-ordinate the publicity and selection procedure for contracting faculty members through the Serra Húnter Programme. 1.3. Contracts will be for permanent employment. 1.4. The openings to be filled are listed in Annex 1 of this document. 2. Prerequisites In order to be admitted to the competition, candidates must meet the following prerequisites, at latest by the application deadline, and must continue to meet them until the date the contract is signed. Candidates must: 2.1. General Prerequisites: a. Not have any illnesses nor any physical and/or psychological limitations that would be incompatible with carrying out teaching activities. b. Not be severed by disciplinary proceedings from service in any part of public administration, nor find themselves disqualified by final ruling from civil service. Page 1 of 19 2.2. Specific Prerequisites: a. Hold the academic degree of Doctor. Should the degree not have been issued by a Spanish university or yet recognised in Spain, in order for the candidate to sign the contract, said degree will have to have be officially validated, i.e. homologated, in Spain (http://www.upf.edu/doctorats/en/tramits/titol/). For Full Professor Employment Contracts: b. Accredit at least 5 years of teaching and research experience, or 5 years of primarily postdoctoral research. c. Have research accreditation issued by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya, AQU) or by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, ANECA). This requirement can be met by being qualified in the category of full university professor or tenured university lecturer, as per the decision of 18 February 2005 by the Catalan General Directorate for Universities (Direcció General d’Universitats). For Associate Professor Employment Contracts: d. Accredit at least 3 years of teaching and research experience, or 3 years of primarily postdoctoral research. e. Have research accreditation issued by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya, AQU) or by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, ANECA). This requirement can be met by being qualified in the category of full university professor or tenured university lecturer, as per the decision of 18 February 2005 by the Catalan General Directorate for Universities (Direcció General d’Universitats). 2.3. Applicants must have or acquire a level of Catalan ensuring the teaching staff’s competence to adequately and properly participate in the communication situations required in academic tasks, such that students’ linguistic rights are guaranteed, as per Decree 128/2010 of 14 September on Accreditation of Linguistic Knowledge of the Faculty Members of the University System of Catalonia. The selected candidate may choose to be accredited in Catalan at the time of contract signature or postpone accreditation for a period of two years. Page 2 of 19 3. Application Process 3.1. Applications must be sent to the Rector of Pompeu Fabra University (at Plaça de la Mercè 12, 08002 Barcelona). Candidates must fill out the form in Annex 2 and submit it, together with the following documents, in PDF format, to the e-mail address [email protected]: a. A copy of their PhD diploma, or a certificate attesting to having requested said diploma. b. If they have research accreditation, advanced research accreditation or a favourable report as per Articles 47 and 49 of Law 1/2003 of 19 February on the Universities of Catalonia (LUC), or any other accreditation issued by a quality assurance agency, applicants must also submit these documents. c. Complete Curriculum Vitae, in the format of the applicant’s choice. d. A document specifying the 5 most valuable academic contributions made by the applicant (articles, books, patents, etc.), as per the template on the following web page: http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/ur/home/minisites/El%20Serra%20Hunter %20Programme/Fer%20la%20sol%C2%B7licitud/Documents/PSH_doc_ aportacions_cat.doc e. A brief description of the candidate’s teaching experience (maximum 1 page), as per the template on the following web page: http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/ur/home/minisites/El%20Serra%20Hunter %20Programme/Fer%20la%20sol%C2%B7licitud/Documents/PSH_doce ncia_cat.doc f. A succinct statement of the applicant’s teaching and research interests for the next five years in relation to the area for which the contract is being offered (no more than 6 pages), according to the template provided on the web page of the Programme: http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/ur/home/minisites/El%20Serra%20Hunter %20Programme/Fer%20la%20sol%C2%B7licitud/Documents/PSH_intere s_d_r_cat.doc Page 3 of 19 3.2. Applications can be submitted to the General Register at Pompeu Fabra University, Plaça de la Mercè 12, 08002 Barcelona, during the hours specified on the University’s website at www.upf.edu/universitat/contacte/unitats/registregeneral.html or by any of the means established in Article 38.4 of Law 30/1992 of 26 November on the Legal Regime of Public Administration and Common Administrative Procedure, within 30 calendar days as of the day after this call for applications is announced in the Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). 3.3. Candidates having submitted their applications by 7 May for University contracts in the first part of the selection process will have to indicate on the application form whether they consider they have already submitted all the necessary documents to the Serra Húnter Programme or, on the contrary, whether they wish to submit updates to certain documents, as per the procedure described in Point 3.1 of these regulations. 3.4. Aspirants must pay an application fee of € 60.30, as per Legislative Decree 3/2008, of 25 June, approving the Revised Text of the Law on Fees and Public Charges of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Payment may be made at any Banc de Sabadell office via cash deposit or by transfer to Account Number ES18 0081 04 0001370247, indicating the name of the sender. In no case shall payment at the bank be considered a substitute for submitting the application to the University by the deadline and in the appropriate manner, as per the present Rules and Regulations. 4. Admission of Candidates 4.1. On the tenth business day after the application deadline, the provisional short list of candidates shall be made public, together with a list of the unsuccessful candidates and the grounds for their rejection, as well as the date of publication of the definitive list. This information will be posted on the UPF website at http://www.upf.edu/organitzacio/treballar/pdi/acces/laboral/. Page 4 of 19 4.2. Aspirants will have a term of 10 days as of the day after the provisional short list and list of unsuccessful candidates are posted to submit, at the place or in the manner indicated in Point 3.2 above, any possible claims in order to correct the defects in their application or add the required documentation. Should unsuccessful applicants not correct the specific defects leading to their disqualification within the 10-day period, they will be considered as having relinquished their candidacy, their rejection therefore becoming definitive. Fees shall not be returned if the rejection occurs for reasons attributable to the applicant. 4.3. According to Article 59.6 of Law 30/1992, of 26 November, on the Legal Regime of Public Administration and Common Administrative Procedure, applicants shall be deemed duly notified once the decisions have been posted on the UPF website and the term for possible claims or appeals shall begin. 4.4. The UPF Administration can correct at any time, ex officio or upon request, any material, factual or arithmetic errors that may arise in the selection process. 4.5. The approval decisions for the definitive lists shall exhaust administrative remedies. 5. Selection Committee 5.1 As per Article 107 of the Pompeu Fabra University Statutes, the Selection Committee for each opening is indicated in Annex 3 of the present document. 5.2. The Selection Committees’ internal operational rules shall comply with the provisions of Law 26/2010, of 3 August, on the Legal Regime and Procedures of the Public Administration of Catalonia. 5.3. For the purposes of communication and other events, the Committee is based at Pl. de la Mercè 12, 08002 Barcelona. Page 5 of 19 6. Selection Process As per Article 108 of the Pompeu Fabra University Statutes, the Selection Committees’ evaluations shall be based on the principles of academic merit and candidates’ suitability to the UPF’s teaching and research needs. 6.1. Once the definitive short list and unsuccessful candidate list have been posted, the members of the Selection Committee will receive all the documents submitted by the short-listed candidates. The Selection Committee shall be formed no later than of three months as of the publication of the call for applications. Should this have proven impossible within the 3-month term, an extension of a month can be requested of the rector, as long as reasonable grounds are supplied. The date the Selection Committee was constituted shall be posted on the UPF website (http://www.upf.edu/organitzacio/treballar/pdi/acces/laboral/) 6.2 Stages of the Selection Process First Stage: 6.2.1. No later than 20 days after the date it was constituted, the Selection Committee members shall submit to the Secretary their individual evaluations of the merits of each candidate as per the standards of international evaluation criteria for high-level academic activity and according to the candidate’s professional experience, with particular emphasis on the significance and impact of scientific and technical publications and competitive research projects awarded; the quality and recognition of their teaching; knowledge transfer activities; intellectual property rights and patents registered; leadership skills; international mobility and visibility; and other distinguished academic and professional achievements. By the same token, the Committee members shall indicate, in order of excellence, the candidates they short list to go on to the second stage of the selection process. 6.2.2. According to the assessments of its members, the Committee shall establish the number of finalists selected to go on to the second stage, considering the overall number of candidates and their academic merits. Page 6 of 19 Should the Committee consider no candidate as having the adequate merits, it shall propose to the rector that the call be declared unsuccessful and the position remain unfilled. 6.2.3. Once this first stage is complete, the corresponding decision on the short-listed candidates shall be posted and the second and final stage of the selection process shall begin. Second Stage: 6.2.4. Within 10 days of posting the results of the first stage, the Committee shall post the timetable for the second stage at least 3 weeks in advance of its onset. At the same time, it shall also determine the place, date and time for carrying out the examination for each of the short-listed candidates. Before the onset of the examination, the Committee may require aspirants to provide documents accrediting the merits indicated in their curriculum vitae, which should preferably be submitted in electronic format. 6.2.5. Candidates not arriving at the indicated time shall be allowed a second opportunity 15 minutes later. Should they not appear by then, they shall be considered a no-show and therefore excluded from further participation in the selection process. 6.2.6. The examination shall be open to the public and shall consist of candidates’ making a brief personal presentation and then conducting a seminar on a subject of their choosing, all of this lasting at most an hour and a half. The Committee shall ask the candidate the questions it deems appropriate, on both the merits indicated on their curriculum vitae and the seminar they have delivered, or on any other aspect relating to the position to be filled and the activities it entails. Given the nature of the Serra Húnter Programme, this part of the selection process can be carried out in English. 6.2.7. Candidates having their regular place of residence over 100 km from Barcelona and who are participating in the second stage of the competition will be entitled to compensation for certain travel and accommodation expenses, if duly accounted for, as per the instructions in Annex 4. Page 7 of 19 7. Provisional Short List and Award of Contract Proposal 7.1. Once the examinations have been completed, the Committee shall draw up a list of finalists ranked in order of excellence and make a proposal to contract the top candidate. This information shall be posted on the Pompeu Fabra University website (http://www.upf.edu/organitzacio/treballar/pdi/acces/laboral/) Should no candidate have been deemed appropriate for the position, the competitive call shall be declared unsuccessful and the position shall remain unfilled. 7.2. Candidates may lodge appeals against the Committee’s proposal within 10 business days of the date the proposal is posted. The Selection Committee will have to make a ruling on any appeals before the competition results become final. 8. Final Selection The Selection Committee shall submit the provisional short list and award of contract proposal indicated in Point 7 to the Rector, who shall issue the corresponding Award of Contract Resolution to the suitable candidate, who in turn will have to conclude the corresponding contract in accordance with the stipulations of Point 9 of these Rules and Regulations. The Rector’s Resolution, which ends the selection process, also exhausts administrative remedies. Thus, interested parties wishing to appeal the Resolution must lodge an administrative appeal with the Administrative Court of Barcelona within two months of the day after the Resolution is published. By the same token, interested parties may also optionally file a motion for reconsideration with the Rector within a month of the day after the stated Resolution is published. In this case, an administrative appeal cannot be lodged until the motion for reconsideration has been expressly resolved or implicitly dismissed. Page 8 of 19 9. Conclusion of Contract 9.1. In order to conclude the corresponding contract within the maximum term of 6 months as of the date the Award of Contract Resolution is posted, the candidate selected for the position in question must submit the following documents to the UPF Registry: a) Sworn statement indicating compliance with the requirement specified in Section b) of Point 2.1 above. b) Official medical certificate accrediting that the candidate does not have any illnesses nor any physical and/or psychological limitations that would be incompatible with carrying out academic activities as per Section a) of Point 2.1 above. c) Statement that the candidate does not fall under any of the cases of incompatibility stipulated in current legislation and that, before taking up their duties, they shall not exercise the option in Article 10 of Law 53/1984 of 26 December on Incompatibility of Personnel Serving in Public Administration. d) Originals of the specific requirements indicated in Point 2.2, i.e. PhD diploma and research or advanced research accreditation. e) Accreditation of compliance with the requirement established in Point 2.3: e.1. The means of accrediting a candidate’s Catalan language level, as established in Article 5 of Decree 128/2010 of 14 September, are as follows: e.1.1. Certificate of Catalan Proficiency (Level C) issued by the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), as per current legislation on evaluation and certification of Catalan language level. e.1.2. Any of the diplomas or certificates considered equivalent to the Generalitat Government’s Catalan Proficiency Level, as per current legislation. e.1.3. The Catalan Proficiency Certificates issued by Pompeu Fabra University, which are considered an equivalent or higher level than the Government of Catalonia’s Catalan Proficiency Certificate. e.1.4. The linguistic teaching proficiency certificate issued by the University, which can be obtained: • By receiving specific training organised by the University and completing it successfully; or • Through an evaluation by the University Page 9 of 19 e.2. Those having become accredited through their time in compulsory schooling must submit any of the non-university formal education diplomas considered equivalent to the Catalan Proficiency Level as per current legislation. e.3. Those having participated and obtained a position in pervious selective processes for faculty at a university requiring a Catalan language test of the same or higher level must submit a certificate accrediting this. e.4. Should candidates be unable to accredit their Catalan level as indicated above, they must commit to accredit compliance with this requirement, established in Point 2.3 of the present document, within two years of signing the contract. Any of the means of accreditation established in Point 9.1.e.1 will suffice. 9.2. Should the selected candidates fail to submit the necessary documentation within the terms established in Point 9.1 —except in cases of force majeure, which shall be duly verified by the organ making the call for applications— or should they fail to comply with any of the necessary prerequisites for being contracted, the award will be revoked, without prejudice to any liability they may have incurred in cases of false information. In such cases, the contract shall be awarded to the candidate ranked next in the list of finalists in the Selection Committee proposal. 9.3. Working conditions shall be established in the contracts in accordance with the terms indicated in this call for applications and the pertinent legislation, as well as the following additional clauses, with which the faculty contracted through the Serra Húnter Programme must comply: • Contracted individuals shall be specifically evaluated in accordance with their academic merits, in the terms established in the Jaume Serra Húnter Programme. • Contracted individuals must keep an annually updated summary of at most two pages of the most relevant aspects of their curriculum vitae, which they shall authorise to be published on the Serra Húnter Programme website. • Contracted individuals must sign all of their academic and scientific production as “Professor Serra Húnter” “Serra Húnter Fellow” “Profesor Serra Húnter”, as the case may warrant. Page 10 of 19 10. Recovering Documentation Within three months of the Award of Contract Resolutions, applicants may recover the original documents they submitted. Once this three-month period has transpired, applicants will be understood to have waived their right to recover said documents. Page 11 of 19 ANNEX 1: List of Openings Reference Code Category Department Knowledge Area UPF-CC-01 Full Professor UPF-CC-02 Full Professor Experimental and Health Sciences Political and Social Sciences UPF-AG-03 Associate Professor Political and Social Sciences Sociology UPF-AG-04 Associate Professor Political and Social Sciences Politics and Public Administration UPF-AG-05 Associate Professor Economics and Business UPF-AG-06 Associate Professor UPF-AG-07 Associate Professor UPF-AG-08 Associate Professor UPF-AG-09 Associate Professor Social Psychology Information and Communication Technology Information and Communication Technology Information and Communication Technology Information and Communication Technology ANNEX 2: Application Form Page 12 of 19 Profile Positions Available Oncology 1 Multiculturalism and Identity Social Stratification and Criminology Political Behaviour Applied Mathematics and Statistics Networks and Communication : e-Learning Audiovisual Technology Neuroscience, Computer Vision Signal Processing, Biomedicine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – SERRA HÚNTER PROGRAMME – 1. INFORMATION ON THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Ref. of the opening for which you Category: are applying: Department: Field of Knowledge: Profile: 2. PERSONAL DATA Spanish ID (DNI) / Passport Number: Surname: Second Surname (only for Spain, Given Name: Portugal, Andorra) Date of Birth: Nationality: Address – Street, Street Number, Apartment Number: Address – Town (+ postal code): Address – Province, State or other internal division: Mobile Phone Number: 3. ACCREDITATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES: Point 3 of the Rules and Regulations: Documents to be submitted via e-mail -A copy of PhD Diploma, or proof of having requested a copy of said diploma - Research accreditation - Curriculum Vitae -Document specifying the applicant’s 5 most valuable academic contributions - Brief description of teaching experience - Succinct statement of the applicant’s teaching and research interests for the next 5 years in relation to the area for which the contract is being offered The documents I do not submit via e-mail shall be sent by the Directorate of the Serra Húnter Programme. Page 13 of 19 E-mail Address: I hereby APPLY for admission to the competitive call for applications indicated in the present application form, and hereby DECLARE that all the data indicated is correct and true, and that I comply with the conditions required as per the rules and regulations of the stated call, as well as all the conditions necessary for entering civil service, which I accredit via the adjoined documents. (place and date) Signature of the Applicant or Authorised Person Proof of Payment of Application Fee. Current Account Number ES18 0081 0603 04 0001370247, at Banc de Sabadell Amount of Application Fee: € 60.30 THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RECTOR OF POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY The data provided shall be entered and processed in Pompeu Fabra University files with the sole purpose of managing the selection process. The organism responsible for the UPF files is the General Manager. You may exercise your right to access, rectify, cancel or oppose in writing and accompany this writing with a photocopy of your Spanish ID (DNI) or passport, addressed to: Servei de Personal Docent i Investigador Universitat Pompeu Fabra Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12 08002 Barcelona INSTRUCTIONS • • Please either type on computer, or write with a pen in capital or block letters. Please make sure to sign the form. Page 14 of 19 ANNEX 3: Selection Committees Ref: UPF-CC-01 Profile: Oncology Chairperson: Gea Guiral, Joaquin Secretary: Hidalgo Hernando, Elena Member: Posas Garriga, Francesc Member: Caldas, Carlos Member: Miralbell, Raymond Alternate Chairperson: Lluch, Ana Alternate Secretary: Díaz-Rubio, Eduardo Alternate Member: Ross, Jeffrey S. Ref: UPF-CC-02 Social Psychology Profile: Multiculturalism and Identity Chairperson: Torcal Loriente, Mariano Secretary: Sebastián Gallés, Núria Member: Morris, Michael Member: Crisp, Richard Member: Gorter, Durk Alternate Chairperson: Horenczyk, Gabriel Alternate Secretary: Hogarth, Robin Miles Alternate Member: Bacigalupe, Gonzalo Ref: UPF-AG-03 Sociology Profile: Social Stratification and Criminology Chairperson: Esping Andersen, Gosta Secretary: Benet-Martínez, Verònica Member: Diani, Mario Member: Carabaña Morales, Julio Member: Nieuwbeerta, Paul Page 15 of 19 Alternate Chairperson: Li, Yaojun Alternate Secretary: Larrauri Pijoan, Elena Alternate Member: Flecha, Ramón Ref: UPF-AG-04 Politics and Public Administration Profile: Political Behaviour Chairperson: Pallarés Porta, Francesc Secretary: Anduiza Perea, Eva Member: Duch, Raymond M. Member: Pérez Royo, Javier Member: Gschwend, Thomas Alternate Chairperson: Lutz, Georg Alternate Secretary: Lago Peñas, Ignacio Alternate Member: Peter Selb Ref: UPF-AG-05 Economics and Business Profile: Applied Mathematics and Statistics Chairperson: Satorra Brucart, Albert Secretary: Rossi, Bárbara Member: Mijatovic, Aleksandar Member: Lugosi, Gabor Member: Sanz Solé, Marta Alternate Chairperson: Freixas Dargallo, Xavier Alternate Secretary: Martínez-Seara, Teresa Alternate Member: Andradas Heranz, Carlos Ref: UPF-AG-06 Information and Communication Technology Profile: Networks and Communication: e-learning Chairperson: Lozano Solsona, Ángel Secretary: Binefa Valls, Xavier Member: Serra Casals, Xavier Member: Lagunas, Miguel Ángel Page 16 of 19 Member: Jirsa, Viktor Alternate Chairperson: Kramer, Gerhard Alternate Secretary: Diaz Pérez, Paloma Alternate Member: Valero, Mateo Ref: UPF-AG-07 Information and Communication Technology Profile: Audiovisual Technology Chairperson: Lozano Solsona, Ángel Secretary: Binefa Valls, Xavier Member: Serra Casals, Xavier Member: Lagunas, Miguel Ángel Member: Jirsa, Viktor Alternate Chairperson: Kramer, Gerhard Alternate Secretary: Diaz Pérez, Paloma Alternate Member: Valero, Mateo Ref: UPF-AG-08 Information and Communication Technology Profile: Neuroscience, Computer Vision Chairperson: Lozano Solsona, Ángel Secretary: Binefa Valls, Xavier Member: Serra Casals, Xavier Member: Lagunas, Miguel Ángel Member: Jirsa, Viktor Alternate Chairperson: Kramer, Gerhard Alternate Secretary: Diaz Pérez, Paloma Alternate Member: Valero, Mateo Ref: UPF-AG-09 Information and Communication Technology Profile: Signal Processing, Biomedicine Chairperson: Lozano Solsona, Ángel Page 17 of 19 Secretary: Binefa Valls, Xavier Member: Serra Casals, Xavier Member: Lagunas, Miguel Ángel Member: Jirsa, Viktor Alternate Chairperson: Kramer, Gerhard Alternate Secretary: Diaz Pérez, Paloma Alternate Member: Valero, Mateo ANNEX 4: Travel and Accommodation Allowances for Candidates Candidates residing more than 100 km from Barcelona can request reimbursement for travel expenses. Candidates may only be reimbursed for travel via regular, collective, public transportation in tourist class. Amounts must be backed up by official receipts and / or tickets. If there is no public transport available, allowances for travel via private vehicle shall be: Type of Vehicle Amount per Travelled Automobiles € 0.30 Motorcycles € 0.15 Kilometre Reimbursement for accommodation expenses: Receipts must be submitted. Candidates shall only be reimbursed for a maximum of two nights, with a limit of 60 euros per night. Page 18 of 19 The maximum allowances for travel from other countries are as follows: Country of Residence Germany Saudi Arabia Australia Austria Canada Colombia Korea Denmark Egypt United Arab Emirates Slovenia United States of America France Greece India Ireland Italy Latvia Mexico Norway The Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Czech Republic Romania Singapore Sweden Switzerland Ukraine China Maximum Amount (in €) 400 800 1.300 400 1.000 1.000 1.200 500 700 800 500 1.000 400 500 1.200 400 400 700 1.000 600 400 400 400 700 700 1.200 600 400 800 1.200 The maximum allowance for travel from the rest of Spain shall be € 300. Page 19 of 19
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