Filter calls

At times the page may show a large number of calls, so the user may wish to filter the list of calls according to some values. At the top right of the page there is a link to expand a series of options that allow you to restrict the number of results in the table below.

Submit new application

To submit a new application, go to the field on the right (Application) for the post you wish to register for and click on "Access"

The application will then take us to the login page where by defect we will be offered the option start a new application

The application will offer us various methods of authentication

• Access with certificate: Any use who holds a electronic certificate recognized by the University of Murcia. This option allows you to retrieve information from previous applications you have made (curriculum or merits) as well as your personal data if the University already has it.
• With cl@ve: Users who are registered in the Cl@ve electronic identity system. Information about your personal data will be retrieved if the University has them and you will be able to retrieve information about applications you have made previously (curriculum or merits).
• No identification:No identified to start the registration process but you will have to manually upload all the information required.

After selecting the access mode, click on "Access" and if everything is in order the application will tale you to page to begin your application

Continue or consult application

To continue with an application already started go to the field on the right (Application) of the square and click on the "Access" button.

The application will then take us to the login page and we will have to select the option to CONTINUE with a request already started.

After checking this option , the system will offer us different ways to access our application:

• Access with certificate: Any use who holds a electronic certificate recognized by the University of Murcia. This option allows you to retrieve information from previous applications you have made (curriculum or merits) as well as your personal data if the University already has it.
• With cl@ve: Users who are registered in the Cl@ve electronic identity system. Information about your personal data will be retrieved if the University has them and you will be able to retrieve information about applications you have made previously (curriculum or merits).
• With ID and application code: Users that have already started an application and have the request code generated when starting it.

After choosing the access method, click on the button "Access" and if everything is correct the application will take you to the home page to continue your application

Personal information

Once the call and specific system have been selected, if you access with an electronic certificate or with cl@ve, and the University of Murcia has your data, these will be automatically displayed in the application. You will be able to modify the data if you wish, remembering that this modification will be extended to all the applications of the University that use them.

If you access without an electronic signature certificate, or with an electronic signature certificate without the University having your data, you must fill in all the sections of the application form.

(a) ID/NIE. A valid identifier is required to submit the application. Enter the digits followed by the letter without separating them with dots or hyphens. The computer program will check whether the letter corresponds to the number previously noted. If it does not, it will display a message warning you of an error in the number or letter you have entered. Remember that for the NIE you must not omit the initial "T", "X" or "Y".

(b) Contact. Indicate a telephone number, mobile phone and/or e-mail address. None of these fields are compulsory, but we recommend that you complete them in case the University needs to contact you regarding your application.

(c) Disability. This field is not compulsory, except if the session is for the disabled. It must be filled in, however, if you are participating in other sessions and want this condition to be taken into account when calculating the corresponding fees. If you need any adaptation for the selective tests, you must indicate this in the relevant field, detailing the type of adaptation requested. In the case of requesting adaptation you must provide, within the period for correcting the applications referred to in point 4.2 of the call, in the places and in the forms provided for in base 3.4.b. of the call, certification from the competent bodies of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security or Autonomous Community specifying the percentage of disability and the adaptation of time and/or material means required to do the tests.

d) Address. Indicate in the corresponding sections, the type of road, street name, number if available and the postal code. If your country of residence is Spain, you must select the province, municipality and town from the lists available for this purpose. If your country of residence is not Spain, select the country of residence and enter the name of the town where you live.

(e) Birth details. The minimum age for participation is 16 years and the maximum is 65 , the retirement age. If your age is not between these two limits, a message will be displayed warning you that you cannot participate in the selection process. Please indicate your nationality and country of birth. If your country of birth is Spain, you must select the province, municipality and town from the lists available for this purpose. If your country of birth is not Spain, enter the name of the town where you were born.

(f) Additional data. If your nationality is other than Spanish, and your knowledge of Spanish is not deduced from this, you may indicate whether you have any of the options relating to language knowledge that would exempt you from taking the Spanish exam (base 8 of the call for applications):

• f.1) Diploma or certifcate of language knowledge
• f.2) Services with Spanish Public Administration
• f.3) Language test successfully passed at the University of Murcia

Requirements

This screen shows the general requirements that the applicant must meet in order to qualify, with a check to confirm that the applicant meets these requirements. If this check is not ticked , then the application cannot be continued. To continue, you must mark the check and click on Next, thus going to the Fees screen.

Fees

The amount of the fees is indicated in the respective call. In principle, there is an ordinary fee, which is the one applied when no cheaper one is available. If the applicant has indicated that he or she has a recognised disability of more than 33%, the fee to be paid is 0 euro

This screen shows two possible elements that can reduce the amount of the ordinary fee. There are two boxes that can be checked, Young Person's Card, and Unemployment Card. Depending on the data entered, the system will determine the most advantageous type of fee for the applicant. If you have checked the Youth Card box, it will be confirmed that the applicant is not more than 30 years old on the application deadline. If the selected fee has any remarks associated with it, the applicant will be alerted to this, e.g. for Youth Card fees, where they will be advised that they must be in possession of a valid Youth Card.

Validate

After filling in all the sections of the application (personal data, requirements and fees) click on the "Validate" button to confirm it, generate the PDF application and the corresponding receipt. Remember that when you validate the registration does not end until you register your application and even if you have validated it, you will be able to modify it.

When you click on Validate the application will show a panel informing you what the validation consists of and will request your confirmation

Register

Once the application has been validated, you can view the PDF and register it automatically through the online registry of the University of Murcia. First click on the "Register Application" button .

When you click on this button, a confirmation panel will appear informing you how to carry out the registration. As is shown in the following image we have to sign the application to start the process.

Before being redirected to the gateway we have to indicate which signature method we will select so that the system can inform us of the requirements in each case.

If the signature at the Signature Gateway is successful, it will be automatically registered in the University's telematic register and you will redirected back to the Convocum application, where you will be shown the receipt in PDF format of your application, which will now contain information on the signature and registration of the document on the left side and at the bottom.

Payment of fee

If you are not exempted, you must pay the established fee within the period for submission of applications. You can do this in several ways:

• By printing the receipt (press the "Print Receipt" button) and go to one of the banks designated for this purpose and pay over the counter.
• By connecting to the University of Murcia payment service (Click on the button "Online Payment"), and you can pay by credit card or via the link to the electronic banking
• Via electronic banking with the entities listed in the call

Personal information

Once the call and specific system have been selected, if you access with an electronic certificate or with cl@ve, and the University of Murcia has your data, these will be automatically displayed in the application. You will be able to modify the data if you wish, remembering that this modification will be extended to all the applications of the University that use them.

If you access without an electronic signature certificate, or with an electronic signature certificate without the University having your data, you must fill in all the sections of the application form.

(a) ID/NIE. A valid identifier is required to submit the application. Enter the digits followed by the letter without separating them with dots or hyphens. The computer program will check whether the letter corresponds to the number previously noted. If it does not, it will display a message warning you of an error in the number or letter you have entered. Remember that for the NIE you must not omit the initial "T", "X" or "Y".

(b) Contact. Indicate a telephone number, mobile phone and/or e-mail address. None of these fields are compulsory, but we recommend that you complete them in case the University needs to contact you regarding your application.

(c) Disability. This field is not compulsory, except if the session is for the disabled. It must be filled in, however, if you are participating in other sessions and want this condition to be taken into account when calculating the corresponding fees.

d) Address. Indicate in the corresponding sections, the type of road, street name, number if available and the postal code. If your country of residence is Spain, you must select the province, municipality and town from the lists available for this purpose. If your country of residence is not Spain, select the country of residence and enter the name of the town where you live.

(e) Birth details. The minimum age for participation is 16 years and the maximum is 65 , the retirement age. If your age is not between these two limits, a message will be displayed warning you that you cannot participate in the selection process. Please indicate your nationality and country of birth. If your country of birth is Spain, you must select the province, municipality and town from the lists available for this purpose. If your country of birth is not Spain, enter the name of the town where you were born.

Requirements

The system will display the requirements necessary for you to apply for the selected call. It is essential that you check the box indicating that you meet all the requirements of the call, otherwise the system will not let you continue with the application process.

You will also have to mark the documentation requested by attaching a PDF with the document in those cases where explicitly indicated or if you do not authorize the University to collect the same.

Fees

The amount of the fees is indicated in the respective call. The fee to be paid will be automatically calculated by the program from the data entered. In principle, there is an ordinary fee, which is that applied when no cheaper one is available. If you are eligible for a discount (youth card or unemployment card), you will have to attach proof of this .

Curriculum

The first time we access the Curriculum Vitae section, we will be shown an information screen, in which, on the left, the structure of the CV that we have to fill in appears and, on the right, a series of recommendations to enter the information in the different sections.

On that screen, at the bottom, if you have accessed with your electronic certificate to the application you can also upload the information of a previously submitted application . If you did not access with certificate or you do not wish to upload the information of another application, press the "Start Curriculum" button to start filling it out from scratch.

Once we leave from the information page we are shown the CV that we have to fill in, divided into a structure of blocks and sections.

After entering the data of a section of the CV and before attaching the requested document you must click on the "Save" button of that section.

A frequent error when entering CV data occurs in the fields with decimals. Please note that the decimal separator is "."

Once we have finished entering the information for each section, it is important that we press the "Next" button at the bottom.Pressing this button checks, among other things,that no document is missing and we will pre-test the CV (purely informative).

Validate

After filling in all the sections of the application (personal data, requirements, fees and CV) you must click on the "Validate" button to confirm and generate the application PDF and the corresponding receipt. Remember that until you register your application even if you have validated it, you will be able to modify it.

When you click on the Validate button the application will show you a panel to inform you what the validation consists of and to ask you for confirmation.

Sign and register

Once the application has been validated, the PDF can be viewed and registered automatically through the online registry of the University of Murcia. To do so, click on the "Register Application" button.

When you click on this button, a confirmation panel will appear which will also inform you about how to carry out the registration process. As it is shown in the following image we will have to sign the application in the Signing Gateway to start the process.

Before being redirected to the gateway we will have to indicate which signature method we will select, so that the system informs us of the needs in each case.

Once at the gateway we will be shown the application to sign. Click on the signature button (as shown in the image below) and select one of the signature systems allowed (electronic certificate, UM account, etc.)

If the signature at the gateway is successful, you will be automatically redirected back to the Convocum application, and be shown the PDF of your application which will now contain on the left side and at the bottom information about the signature and registration of the document.

Payment of fee

If you are not exempted, you must pay the established fee within the period for submission of applications. You can do this in several ways:

• By printing the receipt (press the "Print Receipt" button) and go to one of the banks designated for this purpose and pay over the counter.
• By connecting to the University of Murcia payment service (Click on the button "Online Payment"), and you can pay by credit card or via the link to the electronic banking
• Via electronic banking with the entities listed in the call

Access to Applicants' Portal

The Applicants'Portal can be accessed from the ConvocUM home page

This portal gives access to information on all applications submitted, i.e. only those that have been registered (even if they have been subsequently cancelled).

To access, click on the button shown

In order to access the Applicant Portal, you must authenticate yourself with the types allowed. Depending on the type of authentication, you will be able to access your requests in a complete or limited way.

• Authentication with Application Code and ID/NIE. Access limited to the code of the same as authentication is considered weak
• Authentication with Certificate. Complete access to all the applications submitted

List of Applications submitted

The first thing that appears when you enter the Applicant Portal is a list of applications submitted, with information about each. This list shows information like the application code, the date it was made, where it was presented, the status of the post and the status of the application. It also affords the possibility of viewing the PDF of the application, or access to the data of the application.

Application data

The first panel shows information related to the application submitted
, such as year, type, category, status of the position, etc. The second panel shows the information of the application, such as ID/NIE, application code, start and registration date of the application, its status (registered, cancelled, processed) and some tabs that show a summary of the data of the application, organized by sections. In addition, the PDF of the application is always accessible at the bottom right through the button View DPF Applicationbr> The tab Personal Data shows a summary of the personal data.

The tab Fee shows the information regarding the fee. You can see the PDF of the receipt, or the associated documents (youth card, certificate of disability, etc)

The tab Requirements shows the information related to the requirements. The requirements of the application and its associated documents are shown.

The tab Curriculum shows the information related to the curriculum. This tab will only appear in the case of application with a Curriculum, and shows the list of sections of the curriculum, with the data and associated documents. To display the menus, simply click on the triangle "", showing the associated documents.