Assistant Professor - Architectural Design Job at UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE G

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA Department School of Architecture Research Field Architecture » Design Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 7 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 19 Dec 2025 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

The announced position corresponds to the Assistant Professor (PAD: Profesor Ayudante Doctor) in the area of Architectural Design, with a related area in Architectural Composition, assigned to the Department of Graphic Expression and Architectural Projects at the School of Architecture. One position is offered (Competition No. 2506/2482; RPT Code: 1057157002).

The selected candidate will carry out teaching activities in all subjects included within the specialty of Architectural Design in the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, as well as other related subjects offered by the department.

Additionally, the candidate will be expected to integrate into the department’s research lines within the field of Architecture, promoting scientific output, participating in competitive research projects, and contributing to knowledge transfer. The position is classified under UNESCO code 6201 (Architecture).

Applicants must hold the degree of Architect or a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and must hold a PhD in the field of Architecture.

The selection procedure will be carried out through a competitive process, in accordance with current regulations applicable to teaching and research staff.

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development and/or a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture.

The selection procedure will be carried out through a competitive process, in accordance with current regulations applicable to teaching and research staff.

Specific Requirements

Spanish (at least C1)

To be admitted to the aforementioned competitive selection processes, applicants must meet the following general and specific requirements.

General requirements:

a) To be at least sixteen years of age and not exceed, where applicable, the maximum compulsory retirement age.

b) Not to have been dismissed through disciplinary proceedings from the service of any Public Administration or of the constitutional or statutory bodies of the Autonomous Communities, nor be disqualified, either absolutely or specifically, from holding public employment or office by judicial decision, regarding access to the body or scale of civil servants from which the applicant was dismissed or disqualified. In the case of nationals of another State, they must not be disqualified or in an equivalent situation, nor have been subject to disciplinary sanctions or equivalent measures that would prevent access to public employment in their State under the same terms.

c) To possess the functional capacity to perform the tasks corresponding to the positions announced and not to suffer from any illness or physical or psychological limitation that is incompatible with the performance of the corresponding duties. Applicants recognized as persons with disabilities by the competent authority must provide evidence that their limitations are compatible with the duties of the positions they are applying for.

d) Teaching contracts under labour law are not subject to conditions or requirements based on nationality. In accordance with Article 57.4 of the Revised Basic Statute of the Public Employee (TRLEBEP), foreign nationals referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of said article, as well as foreign nationals with legal residence in Spain, may access Public Administrations as labour personnel under the same conditions as Spanish nationals.

e) To hold one of the degrees or combination of degrees expressly indicated for each position. In the case of degrees obtained abroad, applicants must hold the credential issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science certifying the homologation or declaration of equivalence. In the latter case, if the equivalence is declared only at the level of Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, an academic transcript and curriculum of the foreign degree must be provided so that the department responsible for the selection process may issue a report regarding the correspondence between that degree and the required qualification. When the declaration of equivalence corresponds to a specific degree, area, or field, the department may be consulted if doubts arise regarding the correspondence between the foreign degree and the one required to participate. If more than one suitable degree for access is provided, the Evaluation Committee shall determine, with justification, which one will be considered as the qualifying degree for participation and which one(s) will be assessed, where applicable, as additional merit.

g) Applicants who are nationals of countries whose official language is not Spanish must certify a level of competence in Spanish equivalent to at least level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or higher. The maximum period will also be counted for contracts as “profesor ayudante doctor” entered into in accordance with Article 50 of Organic Law 6/2001, of 21 December, on Universities.

The requirements established in these rules must be met at the time the application period ends and must be maintained until the moment the contract is signed.

Grounds for exclusion from the selection processes, as well as grounds for ineligibility for hiring as indicated in the corresponding article, shall include cases in which the applicants, within the framework of a previous contractual relationship with ULPGC or another university, have:

a) An unfavorable report regarding their teaching performance as adjunctfaculty or in another non-permanent role; in such cases, the report must include sufficient justification and must be endorsed by the competent Vice-Rectorate in order to constitute grounds for exclusion and/or non-hiring.

b) An unfavorable report regarding research performance, in the case of the annual renewal report for research personnel; in such cases, the report must also include sufficient justification and must be endorsed by the competent Vice-Rectorate to constitute grounds for exclusion and/or non-hiring.

c) An unfavorable report issued after the first three years of the Assistant professor contract.

d) Disciplinary proceedings resulting in sanctions in the three academic years preceding the year in which the call is issued.

Specific requirements:

a) To hold a doctoral degree. In the case of foreign degrees, the corresponding homologation or declaration of equivalence is required.

b) Not to have expired the six-year period as assistant professor in accordance with the provisions of section (a) of Article 78 of the LOSU at this or any other university.

Languages SPANISH Level Excellent

Additional Information

Although not detailed in the call, Assistant Professor positions usually include the following:

• Full-time contract with teaching and research responsibilities.
• Stability for the contractual period established by regulations (usually between 4 and 5 years)
• Access to research support resources and participation in research groups and competitive projects.
• Possibility of promotion to Associate Professor at the end of the contract, provided the legal requirements and evaluations are met.
• Participation in research stays, conferences, and mobility programs (subject to budget availability).

Working conditions and salary in accordance with university regulations and current legislation for teaching and research staff.

Eligibility criteria

Deadline and submission of applications

The deadline for submitting applications shall be twenty calendar days, counted from the day following the publication of this Resolution in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands.

Applicants applying for more than one position must submit an individual application for each one, accompanied by the corresponding documentation, and must pay the application processing fee for each competition code in which they intend to participate. If more than one position is offered within the same competition, a single application shall be submitted.

Persons wishing to participate in this call must address their applications to the Vice‑Rectorate responsible for teaching staff at ULPGC, submitting them exclusively through the University’s electronic headquarters (Registro of the electronic site).

To submit the application through the electronic headquarters ( https://administracion.ulpgc.es ), it is necessary to have a digital certificate or cl@ve credentials. Applicants must access the procedure entitled “Concurso Profesorado Ayudante Doctor (PAD)” within the “Procesos Selectivos” category.

To submit the application, the following actions must be carried out:

a) Complete the fields in the electronic form, selecting “Department” and “Competition and Area/Specialisation of Knowledge” from those listed in the annex.

b) Upload the documentation specified below. Applicants must submit the following documents, grouped into the files indicated below, each file named as specified in parentheses:

b.1) Application form: to be completed using the electronic form generated by the electronic headquarters.
b.2) Doctoral degree certificate (both sides). If obtained abroad, it must be accompanied by the homologation or declaration of equivalence issued by the Spanish university granting it (Applicant’s surname_DOCTOR DEGREE).
b.3) Degree(s) required for the position. If any degree was obtained abroad, it must be accompanied by the homologation or declaration of equivalence issued by the competent Ministry (both sides) (Applicant’s surname_DEGREE).
b.4) Proof of payment of twenty (20) euros as the application processing fee, payable to CaixaBank, account number ES6521007837111300152172, or proof of exemption. Payments made before the publication of the call or after the deadline will not be accepted. Failure to pay the fee in due time and form is not remediable and will result in exclusion (Applicant’s surname_PAYMENT).
b.5) Sworn statement declaring that the applicant has not completed the maximum legal duration of employment allowed for this category, using the model available at: https://www.ulpgc.es/spersonal/documentacion-personas-candidatas-categoria-profesorado-ayudante-doctor (Applicant’s surname_DECLARATION_b.5).
b.6) Curriculum vitae (CV), using the model corresponding to the general evaluation criteria, available at: https://www.ulpgc.es/spersonal/documentacion-personas-candidatas-categoria-profesorado-ayudante-doctor (Applicant’s surname_CV).
b.7) Supporting documentation for each merit listed in the CV (Applicant’s surname_SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS). Each merit must be referenced and numbered according to the CV, and all supporting documents must be submitted in a single PDF file per application.
b.8) Sworn statement regarding the provision contained in base 1.5, using the model available at: https://www.ulpgc.es/spersonal/documentacion-personas-candidatas-categoria-profesorado-ayudante-doctor (Applicant’s surname_DECLARATION_b.8).
b.9) If applicable, positive evaluation (accreditation) as profesor/a ayudante doctor/a issued by the Canary Agency for University Quality and Accreditation or the corresponding Quality Evaluation Agency (Applicant’s surname_POSITIVE EVALUATION), for consideration as a preferential merit under the terms of base 8.3, in accordance with the third transitional provision of Regulation 12/2024 governing competitions for non‑permanent and associate teaching and research staff at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
b.10) If applicable, document certifying the declared disability (Applicant’s surname_DISABILITY).

The documentation required under items b.1 to b.8 refers to participation requirements; failure to meet or adequately document these requirements will result in exclusion.

The documentation referred to in item b.10 is provided solely for the purpose of considering possible adjustments to the test conditions based on accredited disability.

3.5. Applicants are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided in the application and in the documentation supporting their merits, and assume any liability that may arise from inaccuracies or falsehoods.

If ULPGC finds at any point that an applicant does not meet the required conditions or provides false, deliberately incomplete, or deceitfully concealed documentation relevant for evaluation, the applicant will be excluded from the competition and will forfeit all rights derived from participation.

Fee

The fee for the provision of services necessary to conduct the selection process is 20 euros.

The following applicants are exempt from paying the fee:

Persons with a recognized disability of 33% or more. This must be proven with an administrative certificate or judicial ruling indicating the degree, issued by the competent social services authority (Applicant’s surname_DISABILITY CERTIFICATE).
Applicants registered as unemployed for at least one month prior to the publication date of the call. Proof must be provided through an updated certificate issued by the corresponding Employment Office, indicating the date of registration as unemployed (Applicant’s surname_UNEMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE).
Applicants belonging to officially recognized large families, in accordance with Article 12 of Law 40/2003 of November 18 on the Protection of Large Families: 100% exemption for members of large families in the special category, and a 50% reduction for those in the general category. The corresponding accreditation must be attached (Applicant’s surname_LARGE FAMILY CERTIFICATE).

Unless proof of exemption is provided, failure to pay the fee within the application period will result in exclusion and cannot be remedied.

Under no circumstances does payment of the fee replace the required submission of the application within the established deadline and in the proper manner.

A refund of fees shall be issued when the taxable event does not occur due to reasons not attributable to the applicant. Consequently, no refund will be issued in cases where the applicant is excluded from the selection process due to causes attributable to them.

The provisional list may be omitted and the definitive list approved directly when no applicants have been excluded.

Excluded applicants, as well as those who submitted an application but do not appear on either the list of admitted or excluded persons, shall have a period of ten days from the day following the publication of the provisional list solely to correct the reason for their exclusion or their omission. Failure to correct the issue in due time and form will result in the applicant being considered to have withdrawn their application for participation in the competition.

Once the correction period has ended, the Rector shall issue a resolution approving the definitive list of admitted and excluded candidates, which will be published in the manner previously established. This resolution brings the administrative procedure to an end, and an appeal may be lodged under the terms provided in Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. If no corrections are submitted to the provisional list, it will become final.

If, once the established deadline has passed, no applications have been submitted, no applicants have been admitted, or all applicants have withdrawn from the competition, the Rector shall declare the competition void.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute School of Architecture and the School of Industrial and Civil Engineering Country Spain State/Province Las Palmas Street Edificio de Arquitectura. Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas