Ana Martins

Experienced Portuguese native professional with over ten years of writing and publishing (academic writing), as well as teaching in both English and Portuguese. Offering excellent communication and good judgement. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities (teaching, researching, writing and publishing) with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges. Very driven to keep learning, growing and excelling.

• Co-founder of the Portuguese Studies degree at Exeter
• Co-founder / co-director of the Exeter Centre for Latin American Studies - EXCELAS
• Collaborated with transdisciplinary team of three colleagues in the development of the project "Authentic Recipes from Around the World".
• Successfully supervised over100 students' writing skills and research methods, on a one-to-one or two-to-two basis
• Organized: international conferences on particular subjects (Postcolonialism, literature In Portuguese); talks with writers (e.g. Paulina Chiziane, Luís Bernardo Honwana), and translators (e.g., Daniel Hahn); screenings of documentaries; Cambridge Launch of Granta - Best of Young Brazilian novelists (issue 121) 15 November 2012
• Liaised with editors and peer-reviewers with the goal of publishing books and articles
• Co-author of 3 books and 3 articles
• Single-author of one monograh and 15 peer-reviewed articles
• Creator of four distinct research projects that were awarded major research grants in Portugal and the UK
• Was interviewed by Público (ípsilon) about research on Novas Cartas Portuguesas (12 November 2010)
• Judge (by invitation) of the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for Transnation 2013 (Society of Authors)