The UFMA Has a New Public Competition Announcement. The Exam Aims to Provide Vacancies for Candidates with a High School, Technical, and Higher Education.
The public competition announcement from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) was released last Monday (3). The exam offers 34 vacancies for the technical-administrative staff in education. According to the announcement details, the approved candidates will have initial salaries of up to R$ 4,180.66 for Level E and R$ 2,446.96 for Level D.
Check the List of Open Positions in the UFMA Public Competition
We have compiled a list of some of the positions that the public competition offers for candidates with a high school, technical, and higher education:
Level D (High School/Technical)
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for preparing reports, collecting data, forms, and spreadsheets, creating organizational charts, flowcharts, and schedules, drafting correspondence, performing calculations, and providing operational support for the development of technical manuals.
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Laboratory Technician – Clinical Analysis Area
Responsible for conducting clinical analyses, analyzing exams, performing laboratory tests, issuing a report on them, operating the necessary equipment, and also dealing with the public, as they may have direct contact with patients.
Level E (Higher Education)
Social Worker
Responsible for the analysis, coordination, development, and execution of plans to ensure that social policies and rights are accessible to the general population. They are involved in addressing demands related to education, social security, health, housing, and culture for society.
Occupational Safety Engineer
Responsible for analyzing industrial projects, creating databases of processes and projects, collecting process data, comparing processes for optimization, as well as for products and services, implementing quality control tools, among other tasks.
Nutritionist
The nutritionist is the health professional who studies food and its effects on the human body. They seek to ensure the quality of people’s diets, whether in groups or individually, indicating which foods can be consumed to ensure a healthy, balanced, and nutritious diet.
Registrations and Exams for the Public Competition
For those interested in registering and competing for the vacancies in the UFMA public competition, registrations start this Monday (April 10) and end on May 9 of this year, with a registration fee of R$ 100 for Level D, and R$ 150 for Level E.
The exams are scheduled to take place on June 11. The objective test of the UFMA competition will contain 50 multiple-choice questions. Each question will have 5 alternatives with only one correct answer. The evaluation will include ten questions on Portuguese language, ten questions on Legislation, and 30 questions on Specific Knowledge.
According to the UFMA public competition announcement, those who achieve a score greater than or equal to 40% of the total points in each assessment conducted will be approved, meaning at least 6 points in Portuguese Language, 4 points in legislation, and 30 points in Specific Knowledge.
Get to Know UFMA
The Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) is a public higher education institution maintained by the Federal Government of Brazil. The institution is linked to the Ministry of Education and is currently one of the largest federal universities in Brazil, one of the federal centers in the country, and a center of excellence in teaching and research.
Its headquarters is located in São Luís and it has campuses in the cities of Bacabal, Chapadinha, Balsas, Codó, Grajaú, Pinheiro, Imperatriz, and São Bernardo. UFMA is considered the largest and most influential university in the state of Maranhão. It has several campuses throughout the state, with the main one being the University City, located in the Bacanga neighborhood.

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