The UEx announces 58 positions for assistant professor (doctor) in an extraordinary competition

The Rector of the University of Extremadura (UEx) has announced an extraordinary public competition to fill 58 positions for Teaching and Research staff hired under a labor regime, all of them in the category of Assistant Professor (PhD). The call is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE) number 197, dated October 13, 2026, via Resolution number 1423/2026, dated October 5, 2026 (reference 2026062532), and responds to “urgent and unavoidable” needs of the institution.

The resolution is based on Organic Law 2/2023, of March 22, on the University System, and Decree 17/2026, of April 21, which regulates the regime of teaching and research staff hired under a labor regime at the UEx, along with the Statutes of the University of Extremadura approved by Decree 163/2026, of September 9. It also invokes the agreement for the publication of an extraordinary competition approved by the Governing Council of the UEx on July 28, 2026, and the agreement with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the Department of Education, Science and Vocational Training of the Regional Government of Extremadura for the Teaching and Research Talent Incorporation Program.

Each position is processed independently, and the rules are binding for the Administration and the selection committees. The document was signed in Badajoz and Cáceres on October 5, 2026, by the Vice-Rector for Faculty, Jacinto Ramón Martín Jiménez, by delegation of the Rector.

58 positions in faculties and centers across the region

Annex III of the resolution details the announced positions, including code, department, area of knowledge, center, and profile. All share full-time dedication with six teaching hours per week and a six-year labor contract. The areas include:

• Art History (position DL4217), in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (DL4372), in the Faculty of Sciences.
• Civil Law (DL3800), Labor and Social Security Law (DL4021), Commercial Law (DL4345), Criminal Law (DL4346) and Constitutional Law (DL4230 and DL4228), in the Faculty of Law.
• Nursing (DL4350, DL4351) and Nursing (Podiatry) (DL4213), in the Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy and the University Center of Plasencia.
• English Philology (DL4305, DL4229, DL4353, DL4354), Spanish Language (DL4299), French Philology (DL4085, DL4302) and Italian Philology (DL4297).
• Applied Mathematics (DL4339, DL4215), Earth Physics (DL4337), Applied Physics (DL4365), Analytical Chemistry (DL4343), Physical Chemistry (DL4338), Organic Chemistry (DL4355) and Inorganic Chemistry (DL4344).
• Computer Languages and Systems (DL4214, DL4110, DL4218), Animal Production (DL4342, DL4231), Nutrition and Bromatology (DL4341) and Anatomy and Comparative Pathological Anatomy (DL4340), in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Remuneration of 30,514.82 euros per year

Annex III sets the same annual remuneration for each position:

• Salary: 15,309.48 euros.
• Destination supplement: 8,434.08 euros.
• General specific supplement: 455.04 euros.
• Homologation supplement: 2,283.12 euros.
• Two extraordinary payments: 4,033.10 euros.

The total amounts to 30,514.82 euros per year. Remuneration and economic rights are referred to Decree 17/2026 and the II Collective Agreement for the Contractual Teaching and Research Staff of the UEx.

Ten business days deadline and a 25 euro fee

• Applications must be submitted within ten business days from the day following the publication in the DOE, through the UEx electronic application.
• The fee is 25.00 euros, with a 50% discount for those who prove a legal status of unemployment for at least the previous three months.
• Applicants must hold a Doctorate degree and, if they come from non-Spanish speaking countries, prove a C1 level of Spanish.
• The selection committees consist of five members, chaired by the Rector, and will score merits according to Annex IV; a minimum of 4.5 points is required in sections 2a and 2b.
• The competitions will be resolved in a maximum of two meetings and the list of candidates will be valid for one year.

The call opens an extraordinary pathway for the incorporation of young faculty to the University of Extremadura within a context of staff renewal, with 58 six-year contracts distributed among scientific, legal, health, philological, and engineering areas. For doctoral researchers, the process requires a doctoral degree, documentary accreditation of merits, and the payment of fees within a period of ten business days.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE), number 197, of October 13, 2026, section I (official reference: 2026062532).