The university teaching career in Spain: professional perspective of the FPU and FPI predoctoral staff

The beginning of the university teaching career in Spain usually begins with obtaining a predoctoral contract. The main programs subsidized by public institutions are the aids of University Teacher Training (FPU) and the Training of Research Staff (FPI). The purposes of this paper were mainly related to the analysis of the professional perspective of the FPU and FPI predoctoral staff. For this, a quantitative methodology has been used based on the application of a closed Likert questionnaire. It were established as analysis variables the professional perspective, training and research and teaching. The results show some of the differences inherent to each aid, such as teaching, where the scores are higher in the FPU contracts. Although no statistically significant differences are found depending on the type of aid in the different variables. Lastly, some of the training gaps of the predoctoral group and the differentiation in the work perspective, in relation to the field of knowledge of the doctoral program, are evident.