EDUCATION

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(2019) PhD in Human Geography. The University of Manchester

(2014) Master in Political Science. University of Chile (Higher Distinction)

(2011) Geographer (Lic. in Geography). University of Chile (Higher Distinction)

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DISTINCTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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(2023) 37th High-impact publication incentive competition. Research and Postgraduate Directorate, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2022) 34th Incentive competition for publications of disciplinary relevance. Research and Postgraduate Directorate, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

(2019) Scholarship for research stay in Global Production Networks Center & Geography Department, National University of Singapore. Faculty of Humanities, The University of Manchester 

(2018) Manuel Chiriboga Award. Award for doctoral projects on transformations in rural societies in Latin America. RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development 

(2016) Doctorate Scholarship Abroad. CONICYT, Government of Chile.     (2013) Scholarship for research stay in the Center for Inter-American Policy Research (CIPR), Tulane University. Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. University of Chile. 

(2013) Scholarship for Master in Chile. CONICYT, Government of Chile.

(2013) Scholarship for postgraduate fees. Calbuco Volcano Foundation.

(2011) Best undergraduate thesis. Second Domeyko thesis competition. Domeyko Society and Equity Program, Politics, Poverty and Social Exclusion subprogram. University of Chile.  

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TEACHING

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(2020 - 2022) Associate Professor. Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Courses: Sustainable local development (undergraduate); Climate Change and Urban-Regional Planning (master's degree); Internal professor and second reader, several Master's theses in Human Settlements and the Environment; Territorial inequalities in regions specialized in natural resources (UC Propone Course)

(2017 - 2019) Graduate Teaching Assistant. School of Environment, Education and Development. The University of Manchester. Courses: Globalization, Trade and Development (MSc International Development); Researching Manchester; Tutorials (BA Geography)

(2012 - 2015) Adjunct Assistant Professor. Department of History and Geography, Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences. Courses: Regional Development of Chile; Theory in Geography; Research Methodology in Geography; Introduction to Geography; Elective on Socio-Environmental Conflicts; Elective on Environmental Geography.

(2014) Associate Professor. Department of Geography. Alberto Hurtado University. Course: Regional Geography of Chile.

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OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

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(2017 – to date) International advisory committee. EURE Magazine, Latin American Journal of Urban and Regional Studies

(2012 to date) Guest reviewer: INVI Magazine; International Sociology; Journal of Latin American Geography; Area Development and Policy; Norte Grande Geography Magazine; Valparaiso Geography Magazine; Growth and Change; Extractive Industries and Society; Journal of Agrarian Change; Territorial Urban Log; Environment and Planning A; Political Geography; Journal of Economic Geography; and Annals of the American Association of Geographers.

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OTHER STUDIES

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(2021 – 2022) The Urban Climate Finance Network 2021-2022 Masterclass Series. The Urban Climate Finance Network

(2018) 'Rural Transformations in the 21st Century' summer school. Center for Development and the Environment. University of Oslo.

(2017) Integrated Mixed-Methods Research including QCA. Methods@manchestersummer school. University of Manchester.

(2017) Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mining Governance (Online course). Joint course between Natural Resource Governance Institute, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the World Bank.

(2016) Graduate Teaching Assistant Training. School of Environment, Education and Development. University of Manchester.

(2015) Mix methods summer school. Institute of Political Science, Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Statehood and Democracy in Latin America. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

(2011) Diploma in Socio-Environmental Studies. Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities. University of Chile.

(2011) Diploma in Education for Sustainable Development. Sustainable Campus Protocol. University of Santiago, Chile.

(2010) Summer school Water – climate change and the governance of risk and resources. Heidelberg University - Heidelberg center for Latin America, Santiago de Chile.

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