Visiting professor program at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

The Bragança Polytechnic University (IPB, Portugal, www.ipb.pt/en) shares the vision for differentiation by promoting internationalization, practice-based research and pedagogical innovation. Reinforcing its unique internationalization project, the IPB opens the 26/27 Call for the reception of visiting professors, with the following conditions:

1. Mobility period and work plan:
The visiting professor should stay at IPB during:

  • 1st semester 2026/2027, beginning 07/09/2026, ending 07/02/2027
  • 2nd semester 2026/2027, beginning 14/02/2027, ending 14/07/2027,

for the following activities:

  1. Lecturing one course unit of a IPB study program (roughly, 6 ECTS credits, 4 contact hours/week);
  2. Developing a research work plan with one or more IPB researchers and at one IPB R&D unit;
  3. Visiting professors can also take part of the pedagogic innovation projects of IPB, the Mentoring Academy programme, and volunteer initiatives.

2. IPB support:
IPB guarantees the visiting professor’s accommodation at the IPB International Teachers Residence and one round trip from-to the country of the visiting professor.

3. Application requirements:
The visiting professor should have a PhD diploma and a scientific curricula of international impact in one of the areas indicated at point 4. The professor should submit his/her application at the web platform http://ipb.pt/go/cz890, before the deadline of 15/03/2026. The professor should submit a PDF file (maximum of 2048 Kb) including a motivation letter (describing the area and work plan for the mobility period), followed by his/her curriculum vitae.

4. Areas:

  • Audio (1st semester)
  • Business Sciences (1st semester)
  • Catering and Food Technology (1st/2nd semesters)
  • Computer Science (1st semester)
  • Computer Science (2nd semester)
  • Early Childhood Education (1st semester)
  • Environmental Engineering (2nd semester)
  • Food Engineering (1st semester)
  • Gerontology (1st semester)
  • Hospitality Management (1st/2nd semesters)
  • Information and Journalism (2nd semester)
  • Mechanical Engineering (2nd semester)
  • Osteopathy (1st/2nd semesters)
  • Pharmacy (2nd semester)
  • Physics and Chemistry (Teaching of) (2nd semester)
  • Physiotherapy (1st semester)
  • Social Pedagogy (1st semester)
  • Tourism (2nd semester)
  • Veterinary Medicine (2nd semester)