Assistant Professor in Finance

Pursuant to article 9 of Regulation no. 409/2018, published in the 2nd series of the Diário da República, no. 129, of 6 July, concerning the careers, recruitment, and employment contracts of faculty (hereinafter referred to as “the Regulation”), all interested persons are hereby notified that by order of the Rector of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Professor João Sàágua of twenty of May, 2025, a recruitment process for one position of Assistant Professor in the area of Finance with relevance in the area of Corporate Finance in the organic unit Faculdade de Economia – Nova School of Business and Economics (“Nova SBE”), shall be open for a period of 15 working days, counting from the day immediately following the publication of this Notice. The present recruitment process is formalized in written documents, has an international character, and shall be governed by the provisions of articles 9 and thereafter of Regulation no. 409/2018, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 129, of 6 July.

I - General and special requirements
1 - Pursuant to paragraph 1 of article 10 of the Regulation, it is a general requirement for the applicant to:
a) hold the doctoral degree.

II - Submission of the application
1 - The candidates will submit their applications: a) in electronic support to faculty.recruitment@novasbe.pt; b) in person in the organic unit Faculdade de Economia – Nova School of Business and Economics, located at the Carcavelos Campus, Rua da Holanda, nº 1, 2775-405 Carcavelos, Portugal in a form available online at https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/about-us/join-our-school/faculty-and-researchers, at the same address.
2 - The application process must be accompanied by the following documentation in English (except the document a)):
a) Proof of the doctoral degree in the area(s) to which the recruitment process relates;
b) Curriculum Vitae of the candidate printed or in digital format;
c) Copies of the papers mentioned in the curriculum that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, in particular the most representative ones regarding their contribution to the development and evolution of the subject area(s) pertaining to the recruitment process, in digital format;
d) Teaching evaluations and other teaching-related documents that may be relevant to the recruitment process;
e) Evidence of the possession of the general requirements for recruitment at a public institution.
3 – The evidence of the possession of the general requirements for recruitment at a public institution may be replaced by a declaration on the form referred to in paragraph 1 of point II above, available online at https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/about-us/join-our-school/faculty-and-researchers.
4 - Applications accompanied by the documents mentioned in paragraph 2 of point II above must be submitted within 15 working days, starting on the day immediately following the publication of this Notice in the Público newspaper and the online platform.
5 - Documents sent in Portuguese, and for that reason not understood by all members of the jury and therefore unfeasible for analysis and evaluation or the lack of any evidentiary documents, which cannot be provided during the recruitment process, may be grounds for rejecting the application.
6 - Candidates shall organize their Curriculum Vitae according to the prescriptions of point III of this Notice.

III – Criteria, weights, and evaluation methods

1 - The criteria for the selection of the successful applicant, approved by the selection committee, are the following:
a) In the quality of research criterion applications for the position of Assistant Professor are assessed for the most part on the promise of research that the candidates present: In the areas of Economics, Finance, and Management the best international research is published in scholarly journals rather than books. Nova SBE evaluates candidates for the position of Assistant Professor based on their promise of publication in such journals because in this early stage of career this recognition is premature. Recognition of the quality of research is also influenced by the number of times an author and her/his research is cited by other scholars, and by the invitations extended to the candidate to sit on committees of leading journals. Publication in top-ranked international journals in the areas of Economics, Finance, and Management is considered disproportionately more important than publishing in well-respected, “prestigious” (but not top) journals. Publishing in journals of acceptable quality, but lower reputation, is given little consideration. In this quality of research criterion candidates are classified on a scale from 0 to 100. While not disregarding the opinion(s) of the jury, it is deemed useful to indicate some guidelines regarding the ranking of scholarly journals according to “top”, “prestigious”, and “other”. Two sources are considered as guidelines: the list of 50 journals defined by the Financial Times (FT), and the list of the Association of Business Schools (ABS). Journals are ranked as follows:
Top: FT50 or ABS level 4;
Prestigious: ABS level 3;
Quality: ABS level 2;
Others: ABS level 1 and other international peer-reviewed journals.

b) In the quality of teaching criterion candidates are classified on a scale from 0 to 100. Quality of teaching is assessed through student feedback course evaluations. Favorable attention is given to teaching awards, documented curricular or pedagogical innovations, and teaching materials published in leading publications. Experience in executive education and teaching in internationally recognized schools (understood to be those with AACSB, AMBA, and/or EQUIS accreditation) is appreciated.

c) In the activities of interest criterion candidates are classified on a scale from 0 to 100. The institutional contribution criterion assesses the applicant’s contribution to the development of the institution. Contributions that shall be considered include participations in institutional team works, evaluation committees and juris. However, in this earlier stage of career it’s not expected a strong involvement in institutional processes or management.

2 — The scope and impact of the applicant’s national and international activities will always be taken into account.

IV - Composition of the selection committee
1 - The selection committee, appointed by order of the Rector of twenty of May, 2025, shall be composed of:
President: Professor Miguel Luis de Sousa Almeida Ferreira, Full Professor of Nova SBE.
Members:
Professor Melissa Porras Prado, Full Professor of Nova SBE;
Professor Javier Gil-Bazo, Associate Professor of Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Substitutes:
Professor Tim Eisert, Full Professor of Nova SBE;
Professor Ariadna Dumitrescu, Associate Professor of ESADE Business School.

V - Evaluation of applicants
1 – Upon closing of the application period, the selection committee shall meet for selection of the candidates according to the criteria set forth in no. III above.
2 – If an application is rejected, the applicant will be notified according to the Code of Administrative Procedure.
3 – Once the applicants are accepted for consideration based upon the above criteria, the selection committee shall present a written opinion with the ranking of the applicants.
4 – The ordering of the applicants accepted for consideration is made by voting of the members.

VI - Equal opportunity
Pursuant to line (h) of article 9 of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a rigorous policy of equal opportunity for men and women regarding hiring for employment and professional advancement, without any form of discrimination.

17 of September, 2026
Dean of the Faculdade de Economia - Nova School of Business and Economics - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Professor Pedro Manuel Sousa Mendes Oliveira