Academic background

Positions at the University of Coimbra

  • 2024: Associate Professor with Agregação at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Anglo-American Section).
  • 2019: Associate Professor at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Anglo-American Section).
  • 2004: Assistant Professor of the Grupo de Estudos Anglo-Americanos.
  • 1993: Junior Assistant of the Grupo de Estudos Anglo-Americanos.

Academic Education

  • 2023: Habilitation/Agregação. Examination committee: Marta Anacleto (U. Coimbra), Isabel Balteiro (U. Alicante), Philip Miller (U. Paris), Manuel Portela (U. Coimbra), Anna Thornton (U. L'Aquilla), Florence Villoing (U. Nanterre), Gert Webelhuth (U. Frankfurt).
  • 2016: Post-doctoral training in Didactics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, U. Porto, Portugal. 
  • 2004: Ph.D. in Language and Linguistics, U. Essex. Supervisor: Andrew Spencer. PhD Committee: Nigel Vicent (U. Manchester) and Bob Borsley (U. Essex).
  • 1997: MA in English Language and Linguistics. U.Essex, UK. Supervisor: Andrew Spencer.
  • 1993: Initial Teacher Education Programme: English and German. Internship at Escola Secundária de José Falcão, Coimbra, Portugal.
  • 1992: Licenciatura em Línguas e Literaturas Modernas (Estudos Ingleses e Alemães). Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra.

Current Appointments

  • Member of the Academy for Teacher Education of the University of Coimbra.
  • Coordinator of the Special Admission Exam for Students over 23 years old.
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
  • Course Director of the MA program in English Language Teaching (and the Teaching of French, German or Spanish).
  • Course Director of MA program in English Language Teaching.

Past appointments

  • 2021-2023 - Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
  • 2019-2022 - Head of the Section of Anglo-American Studies at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
  • 2014-2017 - Head of the Teacher Education Council of the Faculty of Art and Humanities University of Coimbra.
  • 2013-2016 - Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
  • 2013-2014 - Head of the Section of Anglo-American Studies at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
  • 2011-2013 - Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
  • 2009-2011 - Head of Centro de Estudos de Linguística Geral e Aplicada (CELGA - Linguistics Reserach Center) of the University of Coimbra.
  • 2009-2011 - Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
  • 2007-2009 - Vice-Director of the Teacher Education Council.

Evaluation Committees

  • COST Action: External Evaluator of project proposals within the fields of Linguistics, Lexicology, Language Learning and Teaching
  • COST Action: Panel Chair of project proposals
  • COST Action: External rapporteur of COST Action.
  • COST Action: Rapporteur of Progress Report
  • National Science Foundation (NSF): External evaluatorof grant proposals within the research area of Linguistics .
  • Agencia Estatal de Investigación, España (AEI): Evaluation committee for research programs Juan de la Cierva Formación, Juan de la Cierva Incorporación and Ramón y Cajal.
  • Polish National Science Center (NCN): Member of PANEL HS2 (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) for Funding schemes DAINA and HARMONIA.