Professional career

    • January 2017- ... : Member of the Executive Board of EuCheMS.

    • July 2016- ... : President of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • July 2013 - July 2016: Vice-President of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • 2010 - 2013: President of the supervisor boad ("Conselho Fiscal") of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • November 2008 - December 2015: Member of the directive comission of the Medicinal Chemistry Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • April 2008-November 2013: Member of the Scientific Council of "ASAE" - Food safety and economic authority ("Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica").

    • January 2007- ... : Portuguese representative in the Organic Chemistry Division of the EuChemMS.

    • Oct 2006 - Nov 2008: Member of the first directive commission of the Medicinal Chemistry Group of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • Jan 2001 - Dec 2006: Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • 2001 - 2003 and 2007 - 2009: President of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • 1999 - 2001 and 2005 - 2007: Vice-president of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

    • February 2001- ... : Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • Feb 6, 1996 - June 29, 1999: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • Aug 1, 1993 - Feb 5, 1996: Assistant Professor ("Professor Auxiliar"), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • Feb 24, 1990 - July 31, 1993: Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • Nov 02, 1987 - Feb 23, 1990: Stagiary Assistant ("Assistente Estagiário", Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • June 25, 1987 - Nov 2, 1987: Teacher in the secondary school, group 4º A (Chemistry and Physics).

    • Oct 1, 1986 - June 25, 1987: Stagiary Teacher in the secondary education, group 4º A (Chemistry and Physics).

    • 1986/87: Research fellow of I.N.I.C., Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro.

    • 1985/86: "Monitor", Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro. During this period performed a small research project on the synthesis of phenolic compounds.