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2.1. Hold or be in the process of obtaining a former second-cycle undergraduate degree (including engineering and architecture studies) of at least 300 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits, or an undergraduate degree (Spanish MECES level 2 or EQF level 6) plus an official Master's degree (Spanish MECES level 3 or EQF level 7). Applicants who are not in possession of the degree certificate must provide proof of payment of the diploma issuing fee or submit an academic certificate stating that they have completed all the studies leading to the award of said certificate.

2.2. Have a document (if the required qualification was obtained overseas) confirming that the relevant official approval or statement of comparability has been secured.

In the event of qualifications obtained overseas for which the relevant official approval, statement of comparability or recognition has not been secured by the application deadline, the applicant will be required to present evidence that, prior to entering into contract, they have initiated the official approval, comparability or recognition process. When a statement of comparability is submitted, it must be accompanied by the qualification certificate and the academic transcript on which the statement of comparability is based, in order to determine whether the relevant qualifications are indeed equivalent. In such cases, any supporting documents relating to the qualification that are in a language other than those with official status in the Valencia Region must be accompanied by a sworn translation; otherwise, the applicant may be excluded from the process.

2.3. Meet the academic requirements necessary for admission to the University of Alicante PhD programme in Computer Engineering (Spanish MECES level 4 or EQF level 8). Proof of admission to such a doctoral programme must be submitted, at the latest, when entering into the contract.

2.4. Not hold a PhD awarded by a Spanish or foreign university.

2.5. Be a Spanish national or be in one of the situations listed in article 57 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of 30 October, which approves the revised text of the Act on the Basic Statute of Public Employees (BOE of 31 October). In the case established in point 4 of this article, when entering into the employment contract, the successful applicant must be a legal resident in Spain.

2.6. Have a good command of any of the official languages of the Valencia Region for the performance of the job.

2.7. Be at least 16 years of age and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.

2.8. Possess the physical and mental capacities and aptitudes that are necessary for the performance of the corresponding functions or tasks.

2.9. Not have been dismissed by disciplinary proceedings from the service of any of the Public Administrations or of the constitutional or statutory bodies of the Spanish Autonomous Regions, nor have been totally or specially disqualified for public employment by a court decision, for access to the civil service, or to perform duties similar to those performed by non-tenured staff in public administrations, in which they had been dismissed or disqualified. Nationals of another State must not be in a situation of disqualification or equivalent, nor have been subjected to a disciplinary or equivalent sanction that prevents, under the same terms, access to public employment in the relevant State.

If an applicant, at any point during and before the completion of the recruitment process, no longer meets all the necessary conditions, they will be required to file a request to withdraw from the process. Otherwise, as soon as it is detected that they do not comply with all the requirements, they will be excluded from the process.

Third. Submission of applications.

By submitting their application, candidates confirm that the information provided in the application is true and that they meet all the requirements set out in the call for applications. They also undertake to provide proof that the information contained in the application is true and correct.

Holders of a foreign qualification must provide both the official qualification certificate and the official academic transcript, in order to determine whether the qualification is indeed equivalent to the required qualification and/or the one to be considered for the merit-based assessment.

Any supporting documents submitted in a language other than those with official status in the Valencia Region must be accompanied by a sworn translation. Otherwise, said supporting documents may be excluded or not considered.

Merits for which no valid proof has been provided by the deadline for candidates to correct their applications after publication of the provisional list of accepted and rejected candidates (fourth section of the call) will not be taken into account.

At any point during the process, candidates may be required to present the originals of the submitted documents and, where applicable, the sworn translation of said documents.

Fourth. List of accepted and rejected candidates: If at any point during the recruitment process the panel becomes aware that a candidate does not meet all the requirements set out herein, and once said candidate has been heard, the panel will propose to the University President that the candidate be excluded from the process. In order to ensure that the appropriate measures are taken, the panel will also specify the inaccurate or false information provided by the candidate in their application. Should the candidate be excluded from the recruitment process, they may file an appeal for the decision to be reviewed by the University President., 2.4. Remuneration: €2,039,01 gross/monthly during the first year of the contract (each monthly payment includes the amount corresponding to the extra payment for that month).

In any case, the remuneration amounts may not be less than 56% of the salary set for the equivalent categories in the relevant collective bargaining agreements during the first and second year, than 60% during the third year or than 75% during the fourth year; nor may it be less than the minimum interprofessional wage established each year, in accordance with Article 27 of the Recast Version of the Workers' Statute Law.

2.5. Initial duration of the contract: from the signing of the contract until 30/11/2028.

In any case, the duration of the contract will be linked to the duration of the project and its budgetary availability.

2.6. Tasks to be carried out:

The successful applicant will collaborate on the research project "Language Anonymization with Ethical and Legal Safeguards through NLP (SAFEWORDS) (AIA2025-163322-C63)", undertaking doctoral training in the area of Human Language Technology, in cooperation with the University of Alicante Research Group in Language Processing and Information Systems (GPLSI), to pursue a doctoral thesis within the scope of the aforementioned project and carrying out the following research tasks:

• Conducting research in the area of human language technology (HLT).

• Designing and developing methods and resources for natural language processing (NLP), with a focus on knowledge generation and exploitation techniques and the creation of discriminative and generative language models.

• Designing, implementing and evaluating systems and tasks in the field of NLP and HLT.

• Participating in the writing and dissemination of research works, to be published in scholarly journals or presented at conferences on NLP or HLT.

• Assisting with the supervision and coordination of research works in the area of HLT.

• Performing any other task directly related to the project and the doctoral training.

Applicants of Spanish nationality must prove their identity by presenting their Spanish ID, passport, driving licence or, where applicable, a document issued by a police station that contains their Spanish ID number. Applicants who are not Spanish nationals must prove their identity by presenting a document issued by the relevant authorities of their country of origin or residence; the document must be a valid proof of identity, age and nationality. Copies or photocopies of said documents are not accepted under any circumstances., Undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering, in Artificial Intelligence Engineering, in Robotics Engineering, in Physics or in Mathematics (Spanish MECES level 2 or EQF level 6), or any other degree with equivalent content.

• Dual undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering (or any other discipline related to computer science) and any other field (Spanish MECES level 2 or EQF level 6).

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, in Artificial Intelligence or in Data Science (Spanish MECES level 3 or EQF level 7), or any other official Master's degree in the field of computer science., Research Field Computer science » Other

Education Level Master Degree or equivalent