Applications

Visiting Professor Call

See the official call.

Call schedule (updated on 2026-06-25)

  • Applications until: 12 June
  • Approval of applications: 20 June
  • Certificate of recognized distinction: 22 June 25 June
  • Appeals concerning approval of applications until: 23 June
  • Final result: 24 June 25 June
  • Appeals concerning the final result until: 26 June 29 June

2026-06-20 Approval of applications

The following applications were approved:

  • Analía Viviana Smith Castelli
  • David Francisco Camarena Torres

2026-06-25 Certificate of recognized distinction

The following candidates were certified by PRPPG/Ufes as having recognized distinction:

  • Analía Viviana Smith Castelli

Consequently, the candidate David Francisco Camarena Torres is not eligible for the Visiting Professor position.

2026-06-25 Final results

The selection comittee understand that the application of Analía Viviana Smith Castelli fulfills all the necessary requirements for the Visiting Professor position and aproves this candidate. Considering the criteria to be evaluated in the call item 7.4.2.1, the final grade is 100. In conclusion, the single approved candidate for the Visiting Professor position is

  • Analía Viviana Smith Castelli.

Call for 3 PhD Positions — Second Semester of 2026

Deadline: 2026-05-17 at 23:59 BRT

The official selection rules are available in Portuguese at cosmologia.ufes.br/pt-br/editais (file 2026-1-sel.pdf). Applicants may use DeepL for translation.

Interested candidates should complete the application form and arrange for two reference letters to be sent to .

Possible Supervisors

Clécio R. Bom · Cristina Furlanetto · Davi Rodrigues · Hermano Velten · Ilya Shapiro · Martin Makler · Miguel Quartin · Rita dos Anjos · Wiliam Hipólito-Ricaldi

2026-05-29 - Second-stage & Final results

The approved candidates and their respective final grades are listed below (“ampla concorrência”):

  1. Leonardo de Lima - 9.6
  2. Atul Samanta - 9.4
  3. Mila Reis - 9.1
  4. Alessandro Ciaiolo - 8.9
  5. Maria Lazarin - 8.7
  6. João Nascimento - 8.5
  7. Niels Tapia - 8.4

According to the call, there are three open positions.

Among the approved candidates, only Leonardo de Lima submitted the required documentation to be identified as “pardo”. This does not affect the classification order above.

This call specifies that “Uma vaga será destinada a candidatos que tenham como orientadora Cristina Furlanetto”. This applies to Atul Samanta, again implying no change in the classification order.

The first three approved candidates will be called initially. If the three open positions are not filled, the remaining approved candidates will be called successively, until all three positions are filled or there are no remaining approved candidates.