SKILLS
Molecular Ecology & Genomics
Experience with DNA extraction, PCR, microsatellite genotyping, and ddRAD sequencing, including NGS library preparation and quality control.
Bioinformatics & Data Analysis
Experience using R, Bash, and dDocent to process sequencing data and analyse genetic diversity, population structure, and associations between genomic variation and environmental conditions.
Ecological & Evolutionary Research
Combining molecular tools, ecological experiments, and environmental data to investigate plant invasions, rapid evolution, and seed dispersal.
Experimental Design & Greenhouse Coordination
Helped design and coordinate a common-garden experiment involving approximately 300 populations and more than 5,000 pots. Helped supervise 12 research assistants and coordinated plant care, experimental treatments, and trait measurements.
Fieldwork & Plant Ecology
Experience collecting seeds and plant tissues, establishing ecological plots, and measuring environmental variables. Coordinated field sampling across ten Atlantic Forest remnants.
Scientific Communication
Experience writing scientific papers and presenting research at international conferences, with publications spanning molecular ecology, plant invasions, and seed dispersal.
Project Coordination & Mentoring
Experience organising laboratory workflows, managing procurement and budgets, documenting protocols, and supervising research assistants.
Languages
Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (good), and German (currently working towards B1).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
During my PhD, I gave guest lectures and invited talks in Ecology and Evolution courses at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (2021–2025). These covered population genomics, rapid evolution, and experimental ecology, drawing on examples from my research.
At São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, I worked as a teaching assistant for the undergraduate Molecular Ecology course in 2015 and 2019, and the Microbial Ecology course in 2018. Each course comprised 60 teaching hours.
FIELD TRIPS
Fieldwork has been an important part of my training and research. I have studied and visited a range of Brazilian ecosystems, including the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Pantanal, grasslands, rocky outcrops, mangroves, and salt marshes, as well as Cardoso and Anchieta islands. Much of my research fieldwork focused on Atlantic Forest remnants, where I collected ecological and genetic data to study seed dispersal.
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