The University of Zaragoza appoints six new associate professors

The University of Zaragoza has appointed six new associate professors through the Resolution of October 27, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon (BOA) number 218, of November 11, 2026, with official reference BOA20261111003. The resolution, signed by the rector Rosa María Bolea Bailo, complies with the proposals of the judging committees of the access competitions announced on June 16, 2026. The appointments will take full effect upon the corresponding assumption of office.

The framework: access competition and legal protection

The text is framed within section II of the gazette, “Authorities and Personnel,” section a) “Appointments, situations and incidents,” and stems from the call published via Resolution of June 16, 2026, of the University of Zaragoza, in the Official State Gazette number 155, of June 26, 2026.

The rectorate acts under the protection of article 50 of Organic Law 2/2023, of March 22, on the University System, article 35 of Royal Decree 678/2023, of July 18, which regulates state accreditation and the regime of access competitions, and article 83 of the Statutes of the University of Zaragoza, approved by Decree 23/2025, of February 28, of the Government of Aragon.

The six appointments

The annex of the resolution details the destination of each teacher, with their area of knowledge and the department of affiliation:

• Javier Álvarez Rodríguez, area of Animal Production, Department of Animal Production and Food Science.
• Sergio García Pérez, area of Urban Planning and Territorial Ordering, Department of Architecture.
• Diego Gaspar Celaya, area of Contemporary History, Department of History.
• Carmen Laguarta Bueno, area of English Philology, Department of English and German Philology.
• Eduardo Sanz Arcega, area of Applied Economics, Department of Applied Economics.
• Fabiane Cristina Silva dos Santos, area of Sculpture, Pre-departmental Unit of Fine Arts.

Deadlines for assumption of office and means of appeal

The appointed persons must assume office within a maximum period of twenty business days counting from the day following the publication of the resolution. Until this procedure is completed, the appointment does not produce full effects.

This resolution exhausts the administrative route, in accordance with article 38.4 of Organic Law 2/2023. An administrative appeal may be filed within two months before the High Court of Justice of Aragon or, alternatively, a request for reversal within one month before the same body that issued it, in which case judicial action may not be taken until an express resolution or presumed dismissal is issued, according to articles 30.4, 123, and 124 of Law 39/2015, of October 1.

Twelve positions resolved in the same bulletin

BOA number 218 is not limited to this resolution: in the same section, it publishes another Resolution of October 29, 2026 (BOA20261111004), also signed by the rector, with six additional appointments of associate professors. They are Adrián Alacreu Crespo (Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment), Miguel Ángel Benítez Castro (English Philology), María del Carmen Blanco Ortiz (Inorganic Chemistry), Oana Maria Carciu (English Philology), Marina Morales Catalán (Fundamentals of Economic Analysis), and Marcelo Fabián Tejedor Pinelli (Paleontology). In total, twelve positions are filled in a single day.

The sequence has been continuous in recent weeks: the BOA of November 5, 2026, had already published the resolution of October 21 with new associate professors, to which are added those of October 19, October 9, and October 1, all derived from the same call in June.

The relevance of these announcements is twofold. For the candidates who participated in the competitions, it sets the schedule for taking office and opens the door to challenges. For the academic community, it confirms the consolidation of a stable staff in areas ranging from English Philology to Animal Production, Sculpture, or Paleontology, with a direct impact on teaching and the capacity of departments to undertake new research projects.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 218, of November 11, 2026, section II, “Authorities and Personnel” (official reference: BOA20261111003).