Type of position

• Teaching and research staff.
• The contract is temporary and full-time, with a duration of no less than one year and no more than five. 
• The purpose is to develop teaching and research tasks.
• The law establishes that the combined duration of the hiring of a person, as assistant, and assistant doctor, in the same, or different universities, may not exceed 8 years.

Access requirements

• You must hold a PhD and have obtained a positive evaluation from ANECA, the Agency for Quality, Accreditation and Prospective Studies of the Universities of Madrid or from an agency that has an agreement with them.
• Stays at prestigious universities or research centres, Spanish or foreign, other than UCM is an important merit.

How to access

• Universities call for open positions directly.
• The UCM carries out a selection process in which the merits of each candidate are assessed through the documentation provided, together with an oral presentation for those who exceed a certain threshold. The current scale can be consulted at https://www.ucm.es/profesor-ayudante-doctor

Provenance

It is conceived as the second step in the university teaching itinerary, either after "assistant" contracts or other formulas for hiring predoctoral staff.

Applicable regulations

• Organic Law 6/2001, of 21 December, on Universities (BOE 24/12/2001), modified by Organic Law 4/2007, of 12 April, (BOE 13/04/2007). Article 50.
• Law 7/2007, of 12 April, Basic Statute of Public Employees.
• Revised text of the Workers' Statute.
• When applicable: Organic Law 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration. See Immigration Portal.
• UCM Statutes.
• The regulations and calls issued by the UCM.
• Collective Bargaining Agreement in force for teaching and research staff with employment links in the Public Universities of the Community of Madrid.