AVAP is the competent agency for evaluating the research activity (six-year research periods or “sexenios”) of faculty members, as well as teaching and research staff employed at universities and research centers within the Valencian Community.

Through the corresponding agreement or contract, following a call for applications by the entity itself and always at the request of the teaching and research staff, AVAP conducts the evaluation of their research activity with its Committees of Experts. This procedure applies the evaluation criteria of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI), which establishes specific criteria for each area of knowledge. These criteria are set out in the resolution of this body, which can be accessed via the following link:

Resolution of December 10, 2025, of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity, publishing the criteria for the evaluation of research activity.

MEMBERS OF THE 2026 RESEARCH ACTIVITY EVALUATION COMMITTEE

EVALUATOR UNIVERSITY FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE
ALFONSO UREÑA LÓPEZ UNIVERSIDAD DE JAÉN LANGUAGES AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS
ANA MARÍA PELACHO AJA UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ BUENO UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID PHARMACOLOGY
ARANTZAZU MASCARAQUE SUSUNAGA UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
ESTHER BORREGO GUTIÉRREZ UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID SPANISH LITERATURE
FRANCISCO JAVIER ORDÓÑEZ MUÑOZ UNIVERSIDAD DE CÁDIZ HUMAN ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY
ISAAC TENA PIAZUELO UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA LEGAL SCIENCES
LUIS GONZALO DE LA CASA RIVAS UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA PSYCHOLOGY
LUIS NORBERTO LÓPEZ DE LA CALLE MARCAIDE UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAÍS VASCO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ SANDE UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID JOURNALISM
ÓSCAR GONZÁLEZ BENITO UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA MARKETING AND MARKET RESEARCH
PEDRO FARALDO ROCA UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA STATISTICS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ROCIO GONZÁLEZ BARRIO UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SANTIAGO CELMA PUEYO UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA ELECTRONICS
SEBASTIÁN MOLINA PUCHE UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA DIDACTICS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
SIMÓN SOSVILLA RIVERO UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID ECONOMICS
SECRETARIAT: AVAP technical staff.

EVALUATION OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF CONTRACTED TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF (SIX-YEAR RESEARCH PERIODS)

In 2026 so far, AVAP has received a total of 55 applications for the evaluation of the research activity of staff from the following entities:

ENTITY NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) 43
Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (FCIPF) 12

These applications are currently under evaluation.