Málaga and the Andalusian Health Service appoint a professor with a linked position

The University of Málaga and the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) have appointed Gabriel María Olveira Fuster as University Professor (Catedrático), with a linked position. The decision was formalized through a joint resolution dated October 23, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Andalusia (BOJA) no. 211, dated October 30, 2026, under official reference text no. 14267.

A joint resolution signed by two administrations

The appointment appears in section 2.1 of the gazette, dedicated to appointments, situations, and incidents, under the Universities heading. This is not an ordinary resolution from the rectorate: as it concerns a linked position, the signature is joint between the academic institution and the Andalusian public health service, meaning the appointment commits both administrations.

The data included in the announcement are:

• Promoting body: University of Málaga and Andalusian Health Service, jointly.
• Category: University Professor (Catedrático), with a linked position.
• Appointed person: Gabriel María Olveira Fuster.
• Resolution date: October 23, 2026.
• Publication: BOJA no. 211, dated October 30, 2026, text no. 14267, one page.
• Section: 2.1. Appointments, situations, and incidents (Universities).

What a linked position means

A linked position is the formula that unites a university teaching post with a healthcare post in the public health system. Calls for this type of position, such as those published in BOJA no. 161, dated August 20, 2026, require applicants to be previously linked to the National Health System as permanent statutory staff, career civil servants, permanent contractual staff, or as university teaching staff with a linked position. In addition, the corresponding specialist qualification and the functional capacity to perform the role are required.

This model is also reflected in the professional career path of the Andalusian Health Service, which specifically recognizes “Teaching staff with a linked position” in the certification processes of professional development derived from healthcare activity, according to the lists published in BOJA no. 208, dated October 27, 2026. The merit assessment in those procedures scores the status of university professor with a linked position in the specialty differently.

More teaching movements in the same gazette

Issue 211 of the BOJA concentrates other university appointments, all of them within the personnel section:

• The University of Málaga appoints Alicia Triviño Cabrera as University Professor (Catedrática), by resolution of October 27, 2026 (text no. 14275).
• The University of Córdoba appoints Eduardo Espinosa Víctor as Tenured University Professor (Profesor Titular), by resolution of October 27, 2026 (text no. 14283).

The bulletin corresponds to year XLVIII and maintains the legal deposit SE-410/1979 and ISSN 2253-802X.

The publication of the appointment administratively closes a process to fill a maximum category teaching position within the healthcare sector of Málaga. For professionals interested in future calls, the announcement confirms that the route of linked positions remains active in the alliance between the University of Málaga and the Andalusian Health Service, a formula that allows for the compatibility of teaching, research, and healthcare assistance in a single position and which conditions both the academic and healthcare careers of those who hold it.

Source: Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), no. 211, of October 30, 2026, section 2.1. Appointments, situations and incidents (Universities), page 3 of the summary (official reference: text no. 14267).