Concurso público para docentes do magistério superior na perspectiva da pós-graduação: diagnóstico e proposições

Abstract

With the democratization of access to Brazilian higher education from the 2000s, civil service examinations for teaching staff at Brazilian universities have gained great prominence, either in hopes to increase the efficiency of organizations, or by their social impact. For a long time, teaching performance has been defined by the disciplinary model of professional training, emphasizing on knowledge transmission. However, post-graduate education has required professionals with a flexible and innovative profile, oriented towards internationalization and interdisciplinarity. Thus, this paper proposes to analyze the current civil service examination for teaching staff and suggests improvements that aim to better contemplate Post-Graduate Programs. The research was justified by the opportunity to improve a process both important for university development and for the selection of professionals for the civil career, besides the solidification of Post-graduate education. Based on the proposed objectives, this study was classified as of applied and descriptive nature, being carried out in stages, including documentary research and questionnaires to the graduate coordinators of 33 Brazilian federal universities located in the South, Midwest and Northeast regions. The categories analyzed were the responsibility for the definition of the vacancy profile and the evaluation stages for selection of Adjunct teacher. Regarding the approach to the issue, qualitative methods with quantitative data support were used, and the results point to the need for adjustments and revision in the processes of definition of area profiles, and in the selection stages; in addition to suggest revisions in the teaching career legislation. They also indicate that the selected professionals often do not meet the desired profile, with consequent deceleration of professional commitment regarding research activities. The suggestions and contributions proposed by this research are: a) Formally establish an integration between undergraduate and postgraduate education in the process of defining job area profiles; b) The adjustment in Resolution COUNI / UFGD nº 120/2016 concerning the items related to the types and weight of the evaluations; c) The alignment of the university's Institutional Development Plan with CAPES area documents, and the creation of policies to encourage the accreditation of postgraduate teachers; d) include a representative of the Pro-Rector's Office for Undergraduate Education in the organizing committee, a representative of the Pro-Rector's Office for Postgraduate Education and Research, a representative of the Pro-Rector's Office for Extension, a representative of the Pro-Rector's Office for Personnel Management, and a representative of the Standing Faculty Commission; e) Consider the work plan proposed by the candidate approved in the selection process during the probationary period.