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Work History
Education
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Scientific events
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Diogo da Silva Cancela

Diogo da Silva Cancela

Researcher, Teacher, Writer, Text Typer, Ghostwriter, Copywriter
Lisbon,11

Summary

Proactive and caring worker with 8 years of experience combined with communication strengths and good observational skills. Skillfully handles day-to-day activities while looking for opportunities to make a difference.

Talented Tutor offering outstanding communication and problem-solving skills. Fosters positive learning environment by encouraging students to develop individual skills. Specializing in 1:1 instruction, team collaboration and relations with students, parents and support staff.

Professional educator with proven track record of fostering academic success and inspiring love for learning. Adept at developing personalized lesson plans, utilizing effective teaching methods, and leveraging strong communication skills to engage students. Known for collaboration, adaptability, and consistently achieving measurable results in diverse educational settings. Reliable and focused on continuous improvement and support for both students and colleagues.

Experienced Tutor helps students understand complex material quickly and easily. Proven track record of successfully improving student academic performance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Tutor

Universidade Aberta
01.2022 - Current
  • Tutor for the subjects "Economic and Social History" and "Contemporary History" in the Department of Social Sciences at Universidade Aberta (January 2022 – present);

Associate Researcher

NOVA University Lisbon
05.2019 - Current
  • Associate Researcher at the Comparative Political History Group of the Institute of Contemporary History at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University Lisbon (May 2019 – present);

Copywriter/Ghostwriter

Especialistas Académicos & Academic Consultant
01.2017 - Current
  • Advice, consulting, and textual and content production at the company “Especialistas Académicos”: copywriter, consulting for doctoral theses, master's dissertations, papers, scientific articles, synopses and abstracts, grammatical and spelling correction of academic works (2017-present);
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create compelling marketing materials, leading to increased conversion rates and customer retention.
  • Conducted thorough research to inform copy development, resulting in content that resonated with target demographics and boosted readership.
  • Built, established and maintained relationships with sources.
  • Produced original, creative content for promotional advertisements and marketing materials.
  • Wrote fiction or nonfiction prose such as short stories, novels or biographies as well as advertising material for use in promoting sale of goods and services.
  • Chose cover photography or artwork, selected fonts, and arranged designs to attract target readership.

Consultant

José Luciano de Castro House Museum
02.2016 - Current
  • Consultant at the José Luciano de Castro House Museum in Anadia (February 2016 – present).

Research Fellow

NOVA University Lisbon
06.2023 - 12.2024
  • Research Fellow in the JUSELTRA Project at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, NOVA University Lisbon (June 2023-December 2024);

Associate Researcher

NOVA University Lisbon
04.2016 - 05.2019
  • Associate Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University Lisbon (April 2016 – May 2019);

Research Fellow

NOVA University Lisbon
04.2016 - 12.2017
  • Research Fellow at the Global History of Labour and Social Conflicts Group at the Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University Lisbon (April 2016 – December 2017);

Education

Postgraduate degree - Advanced Studies in Contemporary History

University of Coimbra
01.2021

Postgraduate degree - Academic Writing in Portuguese

University of Coimbra
01.2020

Master's Degree - Contemporary History

University of Coimbra
01.2014

Bachelor's degree - History

University of Coimbra
01.2012

Skills

Language Skills

Scientific publications

  • Master's thesis: CANCELA, Diogo, “Solidariedade Internacional” – A Revolução Argelina e os Movimentos Anticoloniais (MPLA, FRELIMO, PAIGC) e Antifascistas (FPLN) [International Solidarity – The Algerian Revolution and the Anti-Colonial (MPLA, FRELIMO, PAIGC) and Anti-Fascist (FPLN) Movements], Coimbra, 2014.
  • PAÇO, António Simões do et al., “Labour, Capitalist Accumulation and Political Regime in Contemporary Portugal”, Colibri, Lisbon, 2017.

Scientific events

  • Communications:
  • Seminar on Portuguese Colonial History (19th and 20th Centuries), organised by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the 20th Century and the Department of History, European Studies, Archaeology and Arts of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra:
  • Dynamics of extractive mining legislation in reflexive colonialism (1869-1937)" (2019-12-10)
  • Multi-University Workshop on Geopolitics, by the Military University Institute:
  • Turkey: Proxy Conflicts in (its) Peripheries
  • Organisation:
  • International Seminar “Portugal and Greece in the Great War” – IHC/FCSH-NOVA (2016-05-03)
  • Seminar “Entrepreneurship: Informality of work under the logic of Authority” – IHC/FCSH-NOVA (2016-05-11)
  • Conference “The Next Crisis” by Michael Roberts – IHC/FCSH-NOVA (2016-12-05)
  • Seminar “The Formation of the Indian Working Class” – IHC/FCSH- NOVA (2017-07-04)
  • Organising Committee of the Third International Congress on the History of the Labour Movement and Social Movements in Portugal – IHC/FCSH-NOVA (4 and 5 May 2017) - https://congressohmomsp2017.wordpress.com/programa-programme/
  • Moderation of the 7th panel of the III Congress on the History of the Labour Movement and Social Movements in Portugal – IHC/FCSH-NOVA (4 and 5 May 2017)

Disclaimer

Lisbon, 2025-11-16 Diogo Cancela

Interests

Reading

Timeline

Research Fellow

NOVA University Lisbon
06.2023 - 12.2024

Tutor

Universidade Aberta
01.2022 - Current

Associate Researcher

NOVA University Lisbon
05.2019 - Current

Copywriter/Ghostwriter

Especialistas Académicos & Academic Consultant
01.2017 - Current

Associate Researcher

NOVA University Lisbon
04.2016 - 05.2019

Research Fellow

NOVA University Lisbon
04.2016 - 12.2017

Consultant

José Luciano de Castro House Museum
02.2016 - Current

Postgraduate degree - Academic Writing in Portuguese

University of Coimbra

Master's Degree - Contemporary History

University of Coimbra

Bachelor's degree - History

University of Coimbra

Postgraduate degree - Advanced Studies in Contemporary History

University of Coimbra
Diogo da Silva CancelaResearcher, Teacher, Writer, Text Typer, Ghostwriter, Copywriter