During the last years I’ve been working in a scientific research unit which develops projects in the scientific area of geography.
After the reorganization of the University of Lisbon, the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT-UL) was created. The IGOT-UL is a Higher Education and Scientific Research Institution, according to the new portuguese law for Higher Education Sector, and it resulted from the integration of the former Geography Department of the Faculty of Letters and the Centre of Geographical Research.
In February 2010 I was nominated chief administrative officer of the IGOT-UL and reappointed in January 2013, after the election of the new director and administratio...