University research is the way in which lecturers can perceive, analyze and be illustrated about unknown topics or something that has been omitted and that is why it is important and is the key in the academic researcher´s life, the gathering of information, the analysis and the search for a solution to an existing or detected problem. This research includes three phases: the first, where the search, collection and data analysis is proposed; the second, where models of teacher formation and theorization are included and the third, where the final idea of formation of university researchers and lecturers is proposed. This research was developed from a qualitative perspective, since it is implemented in an epistemic conceptualization that corresponds to its nature, highlighting the interest of deepening the intuition of the object research. As key informants, the participation of 15 (fifteen) lecturers from different universities of Ecuador is highlighted. The constant comparison of theories and grounded theory was applied for the analysis of the subtracted data, in order to make a theoretical approach through the emerging categories and sub-categories, through the operating software Atlas.ti version 8; with the aim to contribute to the theoretical and methodological basis. The subcategories were derived: professional teaching function and novel teaching profile. The conclusions mention the idea or model of formation for higher education teaching staff. It also mentions the importance of improving the formation of lecturers through scientific research to promote knowledge and strategies that require the need to theorize, produce and increase the level of thinking. Keywords: continuous research, complex thinking, educational innovation, educational theory, formation of teaching staff, university education.

Las capacidades y potencialidades de los recursos humanos hoy en díageneran grandes oportunidades tanto a las organizaciones como a lospaíses. Su constitución estratégica y competitiva se debe precisamenteal desarrollo de las competencias traducidas en términos de habilidades,destrezas y actitudes, por cual su alcance conlleva a la revalorización de lagestión del conocimiento en la sociedad actual, así entonces la concepciónexpresada con antelación se somete a continuos cambios en un mundocada vez más complejo en especial por la capacidad de innovar, modiicary generar transformaciones positivas no sólo para que la gente tenga unamejor calidad de vida, sino también, para incrementar nuevos paradigmasasociados a la sociedad del conocimiento. El objetivo que pretende esteartículo es el abordar la preponderancia que tiene las capacidades ypotencialidades de las personas en el marco de sus propias competenciasy en pro de la gestión y Economía del conocimiento. Como metodología seasumió la de tipo documental, la cual sigue un procedimiento lógico, tecnooperacionalesimplícitos en todo proceso de investigación, con el objetode ponerlos de maniiesto y sistematizarlos lo cual permitió el análisis de supuestos del estudio a partir de los conceptos teóricos respecto al tema.Concluyendo que la gestión del conocimiento forma parte de la sociedad deaprendizaje la cual está indisolublemente ligada a la comprensión formativede las personas en un contexto cada vez más amplio permitiendo asi unaprendizaje por competencias de character permanente entendiéndose loque se aprende, y todo ello de tal forma que pueda adaptarlo a nuevassituaciones que se transforman rápidamente.

This research is justified by pointing out the basic conceptions of the continuing education of the university professor. The process of this research included three phases: First, the search; collection and analysis of information. Second, it includes models of professor training and theorization. Third, it raises the final conception of the educational training of the university professor. The research was developed from a qualitative perspective; therefore, it is implanted in an epistemic conceptualization that corresponds to its nature and the interest to deepen in the intuition of the object of study. In this research participated 8 (eight) professors who work at UTE. For the analysis of the data that was obtained they were applied the Grounded Theory and the Constant Comparative Method, which had the purpose of making a theoretical approximation from the categorizations and their dimensions, through the Atlas.ti operating software, version 8. Moreover, the goal was contributing to the theoretical foundation and methodology of the research which generated the following categories: professional professor role and new professor profile. In the conclusions it was mentioned the importance of the university professor updating through scientific research to promote the knowledge and strategies that demand the need to theorize, produce and raise the level of professor thinking.