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Dublin, Ie

Dublin

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

• Worked as a researcher for the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, in the Next Generation Skills Alliance (NTG) project, funded by the European Union. The NTG Alliance project comprises a partnership of 14 partners in Europe, including 6 universities, 7 industry partners and the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS).• Developing research on providing tools and good practices in education and training in green, digital and social skills for the tourism industry and education providers, aligning with the sustainable development goals for the future.

County Cork, Ireland

• Developed research on Brazilian migration to Ireland, analysing the history of migration and the integration of the Brazilian community in the country.• Established a special reading group for students on Brazilian studies, organizing four seminars and presentations.• Presented four papers in public events, in two seminars at University College Cork (2017, 2018) and two international conferences in Washington D.C. (2018) and Paris (2019).

County Dublin, Ireland

Developed independent research in Dublin, Ireland, with the themes of cultural history, transnational history and Brazil's image in Ireland.

• Established the educational and research programmes of the new technical campus with around 50 employees and 200 students.• Responsible for collaborating with research projects and contributing to research administration with a team of around 30 lecturers and researchers.• Managed the team of lecturers and researchers, coordinating and organizing training, academic and professional activities in the campus.• Assisted in the preparation of events such as seminars and roundtables, and was the coordinator of the science and technology academic week of the campus.• Monitored and assessed students attendance and dropout rates, created a report with recommendations on interventions and approaches for the education department to improve public policy in this area.• Coordinated access routes for students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds who received support such as scholarships and different learning needs, helping to empower them to identify their needs and difficulties and ensure they completed their studies.

Maricá

• Managed all the teams i.e. the financial team, communications office, the outreach office and maintenance team of the University to ensure that all parts of the University were functioning well• Met with the financial team to prepare the yearly budget and to release emergency funding where needed• Liaised with stakeholders and local city councils to encourage them to engage with and invest in the University• Liaised with the local businesses to secure work placements and apprenticeships• Supervised the promotion of events and linking with schools to arrange open days• Sourced funding to make improvements to the various parts of the University• Worked with the outreach office to identify the needs of students and provide appropriate supports regarding funding and study support to learning disabilities to improve their college experience.• Linked the students with social workers and counsellors to support their wellbeing and mental health through challenges and to help them find long term solutions.• Assisted researchers in the application for funding and scholarships for students to work in various projects.

Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brazil

• Taught Research Methodology for two years in the Food Science BA course to approximately 120 students .• Researched outreach and life-long learning activities, developing research related to professional education, local history, heritage, digital technologies in education, ethnographic studies and gender studies.• Established and worked with a team of researchers in the Gender’s study centre and the Indigenous and African-Brazilian studies Centre at the Marica campus• Established and worked with a team of researchers in the Indigenous and African-Brazlian studies Centre at the Campus Bom Jesus, collaborating with researchers on the organisation of talks, seminars and cultural events.• Working in collaboration with researchers to organise talks, seminars and cultural events.• Taught contemporary history courses and lifelong learning classes for seniors, teaching American History, women’s studies and political engagement on technical courses, short-term and long-term courses.

• Established, implemented and worked with the research administration of the collective memory centre of the Institute, for students from 13 cities of approximately 300,000 inhabitants.• Carried out qualitative research with the elderly of the community on stories regarding sports, culture and education activities in the various cities from the 1950’s – 1990’s. • Wrote articles and made publications on the qualitative impact of this research to share knowledge and data with guidelines and advice on how to carry out this type of qualitative ethnographic research with success• Coordinated a team of interdisciplinary researchers and one staff member in three different projects based on ethnography and collective memories of the communities of the students of the campus. • Conducted qualitative, archival, visual and desk research for three projects related to the education, cultural shared places of memory and digital history in the centre.• Mentored 8 students with funding granted to pursue research at the Centre.• Collated interviews, built an oral history collection, created articles and presented research for various audiences.• Established partnerships with cultural centres including the National Heritage Council, which provided workshops, seminars and exhibitions on video production and local heritage • Organised seminars, exhibitions, local cultural activities and lectures on the themes of historic preservation and documentation, local history, digital education, photography preservation and ethnography research.• Wrote effective project reports for the three projects.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Conducted research on Brazil-United States relations, Contemporary History and Administration History in the 20th century as a PhD researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Awarded with a grant to undertake research at Georgetown University, as part of the PhD research. Also conducted historical researches at the National Archives, Library of Congress, the Organization of the American States Library, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library (New York), American University Archives and Special Collections and The Oliveira Lima Library, at the Catholic University of America.

Armação Dos Búzios

Taught modules on Art History and History of Art and Architecture in Brazil in tourism training courses in Colégio Estadual João de Oliveira Botas, Armação dos Búzios, state of Rio de Janeiro.

Armação Dos Búzios

Public secondary education history teacher at the city of Armação dos Búzios, state of Rio de Janeiro.

Araruama Area, Brazil

Taught one module, Education, Culture and Society in Brazil, in the Education Postgraduate Program of the Araruama campus, Brazil.

Rio De Janeiro

Awarded with a scholarship to conduct research and lecture in the field of Latin American History and Oral and Audiovisual History. Also taught classes in the module on Contemporary History, with mentorship of Prof. Maria de Paula Araújo.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Social History

Completed the PhD defending the thesis entitled "From Experts to 'Whipping Boys': the DASP Technical Elite and the Administrative Reform.

Master'S Degree, Social History

Conducted a research master's, defending a thesis with the title "The Other Side of Hollywood: Documentary Cinema and the American.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

A specialization in Contemporary History and Latin American history, the degree also required the completion of an undergraduate thesis.