ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2020 PhD in Translation, University of Vigo
- 2015 MA in Translation for International Communication,
University of Vigo - 2014 BA in Translation and Interpreting, University of Vigo
EMPLOYMENT
- Research fellow, School of Humanities, Tallinn University, December 2020-Present
- Senior Adviser of Doctoral Studies, Tallinn University, October 2023-Present
- Visiting lecturer, University of Vigo, 2021- Present, PhD programme Traducción y Paratraducción
- Visiting research fellow, School of Humanities, Tallinn University, September 2020-June 2021
- Doctoral research fellow, University of Vigo, August 2018-February 2020
- Visiting research fellow, School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University, July 2019
- Visiting research fellow , Centre for Translation and Interpreting, Queens University Belfast, January – June 2021
- Translator/reviser, Light for the World, 2019-2020
- Translator, Algar Editorial, 2017
- Translator, Online Ocigrup, Barcelona, 2010-2012
RESEARCH GRANTS
- 10/2022–12/2025 ─ Grant for the research project “Translation, migration, and democracy: Managing multilingual access to information in the greater Helsinki area and in Tallinn”. Funded by the Kone Foundation. Project Partner.
Total: € 376 800
Estonian project part: € 97 600 - 04/2022–03/2024 ─ Grant for the project cluster “Work, Wellbeing and Communication in the Globalising and Digitalising World” (WoWeC). Funded by Tallinn University Research Fund. Co-coordinator (School of Humanities).
Total: € 100 000 - 12/2020–12/2022 ─ Grant for the research project “Ideology in Translation. Political Discourse on Migration in the Media” (MOBJD674). Funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Financing institution: Estonian Research Council. Principal Investigator.
Total: € 102 000 - 10/2021–09/2022 ─ Grant for the research project “Improving communication with migrants for crisis preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19”. Funded by the Council of the Baltic Sea States. Principal Investigator/Project Leader.
Total: € 70 308 - 2018 -2020 ─ Doctoral fellowship for the PhD project “On the Translation of Verse Form”. Funded by the University of Vigo.
Total: € 41 000
Translation, migration, and democracy
Work, wellbeing and communication in the globalising and digitalising world (WoWeC)
Improving communication with migrants for crisis preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19
Ideology in translation. Political discourse on migration in the media
On the Translation of Verse Form. Shakespeare’s Sonnets into Spanish
PHD-LEVEL TEACHING AND TRAINING
2023 – Present Co- lecturer – Interdisciplinary Research Seminar – PhD Programme Studies of Cultures, Tallinn University.
2023 – Present Curator of and responsible lecturer – PhD Programme Studies of Cultures, Tallinn University – PhD Toolkit and Current Issues of the Humanities
2022 – 2024 Curator and trainer of PhD workshops – PhD Programme Studies of Cultures, Tallinn University – Workshops aimed at developing research methods, competencies and skills; e.g., Academic Publishing, Research Ethics, Peer Review Interview-based Research, Entrepreneurial Mindset for Junior researchers.
2022 Teaching of the PhD seminar Skill-building and time management during the PhD – Graduate School of Culture Studies and Arts, Tallinn University
2021 Teaching of the PhD seminar Key skills in the academic environment – PhD Programme in Translation, University of Vigo
OTHER TRAINING AND INITIATIVES FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
2024 Coordinator and Trainer – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Training and Writing Support. Initiative that included onsite training for international candidates applying to MSCA with Tallinn University as the host institution.
2024 Coordinator and Trainer – Grant Writing Camp ETAg Postdoctoral Grants. Provided training and coordination for recent graduates and young researchers at Tallinn University applying for Estonian Research Council grants.
2023 Coordinator and Trainer – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Training and Writing Support. Conducted onsite training for international candidates applying to MSCA with Tallinn University as the host institution
2021 – 2023 Curator and Trainer – Postdoctoral Funding Workshop. Organized and delivered workshops for PhD students at Tallinn University focusing on securing postdoctoral funding.
OTHER TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2022 – Present Lecturer – Research Seminar, BA programme English Language and Culture, Tallinn University – Seminars delivered: Method and methodology; Working with the media. Representation and discourse analysis
2022 – 2023 Lecturer – Studying at the University: Introduction to the Humanities, BA Programme Liberal Arts in Humanities, Tallinn University – Seminars delivered: Intercultural Communication, Plagiarism and referencing
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