Acreditada 08:37 Sep 7, 2018
The creation of ANECA and establishment of the accreditation (pre-qualification) process for university appointments in Spain was intended to get away from the traditional system whereby a titularidad (tenured post) was given to a favoured internal candidate by tailoring the requirements so closely to that person's research profile that no other candidate stood a chance. This hasn't altogether been achieved, though at least it means that the competence of candidates is guaranteed by an external assessment. However, it is very important to be clear that university posts cannot legally be pre-assigned to a chosen candidate. They must be properly advertised and anyone who is accredited, whether or not from the university in question, can apply. And sometimes the person for whom the post was intended (the person the university intended to give it to) doesn't get it when the time comes, because there is another better accredited candidate. Being accredited for TU does not guarantee you will become a TU; it simply creates a strong expectation that you will. And until you do you remain a PCD, on a fixed-term contract, which may not be renewed. |