Teaching Position Competition University of Murcia 2026

Key data

The University of Murcia announces vacant positions in university teaching positions through a competition published on May 14, 2026 in the BOE (reference BOE-A-2026-10479). This process is the regulatory route to access a permanent position as Professor or Associate Professor of University, and directly determines the composition of the institution's stable teaching staff.

For qualified doctors who have spent years in temporary contractual positions, this call represents the opportunity for stabilization in the academic career. The process is not automatic: it requires preparation of documentation, development of a teaching and research project, and defense before an evaluation committee.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution announces a competition for access to fill vacant positions in the university teaching positions of the University of Murcia. The procedure is regulated by the Organic Law on Universities (LOU) and university civil service regulations.

The key elements of the process are as follows:

• Prior accreditation requirement: Candidates must be accredited by ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation) or by an equivalent regional agency. Without this accreditation, participation is not possible.
• Positions announced: The positions correspond to the bodies of Professor of University and Associate Professor of University, which constitute the figures of permanent civil service in Spanish universities.
• Required documentation: Candidates must submit documentation certifying their academic, teaching and research merits.
• Teaching and research project: Each candidate must develop and defend a teaching and research project before the evaluation committee designated.
• Evaluation committee: Selection is carried out through evaluation of merits and research and teaching capacity by a committee specific to each position.

The positions that are filled will become part of the permanent teaching staff of the University of Murcia, with direct impact on the educational offering and active research lines of the institution.

Economic and operational impact

From the institution's perspective, filling these positions means consolidating permanent positions on the staff, with the budgetary implications inherent to university civil service positions: fixed salaries, position supplements, research six-year periods and teaching five-year periods recognized.

For candidates, accessing a position of Associate Professor or Professor of University implies:

• Job stability as a career civil servant, with security in the position.
• Salaries regulated by the university salary supplement system, including research supplements (six-year periods) and teaching (five-year periods).
• Possibility of access to competitive research project funding as principal investigator.
• Participation in university governing bodies.

From an operational perspective, the University of Murcia strengthens with this call its capacity to maintain and expand research lines and undergraduate and postgraduate educational offerings in the areas affected by the announced positions.

Who does it affect?

• Doctors accredited by ANECA in the figures of Associate Professor or Professor of University seeking stabilization in the academic career.
• Doctors accredited by equivalent regional agencies with recognition to compete in Spanish public universities.
• Contracted doctors, assistant doctors and temporary figures from the University of Murcia itself who have obtained accreditation and aspire to a permanent position.
• Researchers with accreditation from other universities or research centers who want to join the University of Murcia.
• Departments and faculties of the University of Murcia that will see their vacant positions filled or not depending on the outcome of the competition.

Practical example

A doctor in Economics with ANECA accreditation as Associate Professor of University, currently on a Contracted Doctor Professor contract at the University of Murcia, can apply for an Associate Professor position announced in their field of knowledge.

To do so, they must:

1. Verify that their ANECA accreditation is current and corresponds to the body of the announced position.
2. Prepare documentation certifying their teaching and research merits (publications, projects, teaching given, thesis supervision).
3. Develop a teaching and research project adapted to the profile of the announced position.
4. Submit their candidacy within the deadlines established in the resolution.
5. Defend their project before the evaluation committee designated for that position.

If selected, they will move from a temporary contractual situation to being a career civil servant with a permanent position at the University of Murcia, with all the salary and stability implications that this entails.

What should candidates do now?

1. Consult the complete resolution in the BOE: Access BOE-A-2026-10479 to identify the specific positions announced, their fields of knowledge and the deadlines for submitting applications.
2. Verify ANECA accreditation: Confirm that your accreditation is current and corresponds to the body of the position you want to apply for (Associate Professor or Professor). Without valid accreditation, participation is not possible.
3. Prepare the merit file: Gather and organize all supporting documentation: publications, funded research projects, teaching given, supervision of doctoral theses and other relevant merits.
4. Develop the teaching and research project: This document is the central element of the defense before the committee. It must be adapted to the specific profile of the announced position.
5. Submit the application on time: Strictly comply with the deadlines established in the call. Submission outside the deadline implies automatic exclusion from the process.
6. Prepare the defense before the evaluation committee: The process includes oral defense of the teaching and research project and presentation of merits before the committee designated for each position.