Teaching Position Competition University of Murcia 2026

Key data

Teachers and researchers accredited by ANECA have a new opportunity to access a permanent civil service position at the University of Murcia. The Resolution of May 4, 2026, published in the BOE on May 18, 2026, calls an access competition to fill vacant positions in university teaching bodies, both Professor and Associate Professor of University.

This type of call is the main route—and in many cases the only one—to consolidate an academic career with full civil service guarantees. For those who have spent years accumulating merits and waiting for a position, this resolution activates the clock on the process.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution calls an access competition to fill vacant positions in the university teaching bodies of the University of Murcia. The procedure is regulated by the Organic Law on Universities (LOU) and its implementing regulations.

The central elements of the process are as follows:

ANECA accreditation is the essential prior filter: without it, participation is not possible. This accreditation must correspond exactly to the body for which you are applying, that is, Professor accreditation for Professor positions, and Associate Professor accreditation for Associate Professor positions.

Economic and operational impact

For candidates, obtaining a position through an access competition means accessing a permanent civil service relationship, with the salary stability, rights and obligations inherent to the university teaching body. It is the most solid step in an academic career in Spain.

From an operational perspective, the process involves a significant investment of time and resources by candidates:

• Preparation and updating of the curriculum of academic and research merits.
• Development of the teaching and research project, the central document for defense before the committee.
• Availability to appear before the evaluation committee within the deadlines set by the call.
• Prior verification that ANECA accreditation is current and corresponds to the body called.

For the University of Murcia, this call responds to the need to fill vacant positions in its teaching staff, strengthening the stability of its departments and areas of knowledge.

Who does it affect?

This call directly affects the following profiles:

• Teachers with ANECA accreditation as Professor of University seeking to consolidate their position at the University of Murcia.
• Teachers with ANECA accreditation as Associate Professor of University aspiring to a permanent civil service position.
• Qualified researchers who have obtained the corresponding national accreditation and want to make the leap to university teaching in civil service.
• Contracted or interim teachers at the University of Murcia or other universities who have ANECA accreditation and want to stabilize their position.
• Departments and areas of knowledge at the University of Murcia with vacant positions included in the call.

It does not affect teachers without ANECA accreditation, administrative and service personnel, or researchers in training.

Practical example

A contracted doctoral professor at the University of Murcia who obtained their Associate Professor of University accreditation from ANECA two years ago and has been accumulating teaching and research merits can apply for this call if any of the positions called corresponds to their area of knowledge.

Their process would be as follows:

1. Verifies that their ANECA accreditation as Associate Professor of University is current and corresponds to the body called.
2. Presents their history of merits before the evaluation committee constituted for their position.
3. Defends their teaching and research project before said committee.
4. If the committee proposes them, they access the position with permanent civil service relationship, with all the rights of the Associate Professor of University body.

This process is the same regardless of whether the candidate comes from the University of Murcia itself or from another Spanish or foreign university, as long as they have the required ANECA accreditation.

What should candidates do now?

1. Verify ANECA accreditation: Confirm that you have the national accreditation corresponding to the body called (Professor or Associate Professor) and that it is current. Without this requirement, participation is not possible.
2. Consult the positions called: Access the full text of the resolution in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-10714) to identify the specific positions called, their areas of knowledge and the affected departments.
3. Prepare the merits file: Update and organize your academic and research curriculum with all relevant merits for the evaluation committee.
4. Develop the teaching and research project: This document is the axis of defense before the committee. It should reflect your vision of teaching in the area and your future research line.
5. Meet submission deadlines: Review in the resolution the specific deadlines for submission of applications and documentation, and strictly comply with them to avoid exclusion from the process.
6. Follow the committee constitution process: Once the evaluation committees are published, prepare your defense adapted to their profile and specialty.