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
- 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
TEACHING AND COURSE COORDINATION
- Current Issues of the Humanities, PhD Programme Studies of Cultures, Responsible Lecturer
Tallinn University, 2022-Present
Coordination of nine workshops (8 teaching hours) aimed at developing research methods, competencies and skills; e.g., Postdoctoral funding and grant proposal writing, Academic publishing, Research ethics, Peer reviewing, Interview-based research, Photography and drawing as research tools, Software and tools for research, Exploring and visualising your data using R and Writing in the humanities. - Research Seminar, BA programme English Language and Culture, Lecturer
Tallinn University, 2022-Present
Seminars delivered: Method and methodology; Working with the media. Representation and discourse analysis; Working with sources and referencing. - Studying at the University: Introduction to the Humanities, BA Programme Liberal Arts in Humanities, Lecturer
Tallinn University, 2022-Present
Courses delivered: Intercultural Communication, Referencing and plagiarism - Critical skills in the academic environment, PhD programme Traducción y Paratraducción, Visiting lecturer
University of Vigo, 2021- Present
Seminars on the development of essential research skills for students in the first years of the doctoral programme.
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My Projects
Translation, migration, and democracy
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My Projects
Work, wellbeing and communication in the globalising and digitalising world (WoWeC)
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Improving communication with migrants for crisis preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19
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My Projects
Ideology in translation. Political discourse on migration in the media
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My Projects
On the Translation of Verse Form. Shakespeare’s Sonnets into Spanish
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
- 10/2022–09/2025 ─ 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 - 09/2019–05/2020 – Dora Plus Grant for research stay at Tallinn University. Funded by European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Estonia.
Total: € 6850 - 01/2019 –05/2019 ─ Mobility Grant for research stay at Queen’s University Belfast. Funded by the University of Vigo.
Total: € 3000 - 2018 – 2019 ─ Several travel grants to support conference travels. Funded by the University of Vigo and the Cultural Literacy in Europe Association.
Total: € 2365 - 2018 -2020 ─ Doctoral fellowship for the PhD project “On the Translation of Verse Form”. Funded by the University of Vigo.
Total: € 41 000
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