Requirements for Departments to Request Ramón y Cajal Positions

1. Teaching capacity

To request a Ramón y Cajal (RyC) position, the teaching capacity of the permanent academic staff (Category A) in the relevant field of knowledge (excluding reductions for management and administrative responsibilities) must not exceed 90% of the teaching workload assigned to that field (the previous threshold was 85%).

This percentage will be calculated using the data from the latest prioritisation of lecturer positions carried out before the internal call for relevant merits, together with the positions allocated to the field through other calls for permanent academic staff positions.

2. Departmental affiliation and stabilisation

All RyC researchers must be affiliated with a field of knowledge within a department.

As a general rule, the UAB intends to offer them permanent academic positions, provided that, before the end of their final contract year, they obtain the I3 or R3 certification and the research accreditation required for an Agregat or Titular de Universidad (TU) position.

3. Counting towards lecturer position allocation

New RyC appointments will not count towards the allocation of lecturer positions during the first three years of their contract. From the fourth year onwards, they will count towards this allocation with the basic teaching capacity assigned to a newly appointed permanent academic staff member.