Collaboration and Consulting Contracts

Consultants and collaborators provide temporary, exceptional, and highly qualified services. Assignments are granted through:

• Professional self-employed contracts (maximum duration: 36 months
• Occasional self-employment contracts (maximum duration: 30 days);
• Non-occasional self-employment contracts (maximum duration: 36 months).

The work is carried out independently, without fixed working hours, while complying with the coordination arrangements established with the commissioning party, who ensures the service meets the set objectives.

Consultancy and collaboration contracts cannot be renewed but may be exceptionally extended to complete the project in case of delays not attributable to the collaborator, provided that the agreed compensation remains unchanged.

Selection is open to experts with specific and proven academic specialisation. For detailed eligibility requirements, please refer to the individual selection notices.

Self-employed assignments are granted through specific public selection procedures, based on qualifications or qualifications and an interview. 

Professional self-employed contracts: Compensation is in line with the applicable professional fee schedules for the relevant field.

Occasional and non-occasional self-employed contracts: Compensation is aligned with the salary scale for University staff in the professional functionary category.