Appointments & qualifications
Current positions
2010–
Researcher (permanent position). University of Navarra (Spain)
Institute for Culture and Society (ICS)
2012–
Associate Lecturer (part time). University of Navarra (Spain)
2010–
Associate Lecturer (part time)
Spanish National University for Distance Education (UNED)
Previous appointments
2020
Invited Researcher. University of Murcia, Spain
February 2020
Academic host: Dr. Javier Valenzuela
2017
Invited Researcher, Court of Justice of the European Union
From February 1 to March 3, 2017
Academic host: Marina Pascual
2012
Academic Visitor. University of Birmingham, UK
Centre for Advanced Research in English (CARE)
From June 1 to August 31, 2012
Academic host: Dr. Susan Hunston
2011
Visiting Scholar. University of Bergen, Norway
Department of Foreign Languages
From September 1 to October 1, 2011
Academic host: Dr. Annette Myre Jörgensen
2009-2010
Assistant Lecturer. University of Navarra (Spain)
Department of Spanish Linguistics and Modern Languages
2008
Visiting Researcher. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
School of Philology. From September 1 to November 7, 2008
Academic host: Dr. Carmen Mellado
2007, 2006
Visiting Researcher. University of Antwerp, Belgium
IPrA Research Center. From September 3 to November 9, 2007, and from October 2 to December 8, 2006
Academic host: Dr. Jef Verschueren
2004-2009
Research and Teaching Assistant. PhD Candidate
University of Navarra (Spain)
Department of Spanish Linguistics and Modern Languages
Academic qualifications
2009
PhD in Spanish Linguistics | PhD Thesis available here
University of Navarra, Spain
With European Doctorate and Annual Award of Excellence
2006
MA in General Linguistics (Suficiencia Investigadora)
University of Navarra, Spain
Expert title in Didactics of Spanish as a Foreign Language
University of Navarra, Spain
2004
Official Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude (Spanish CAP)
University of Navarra, Spain
BA in Spanish Philology
University of Navarra, Spain
With Annual Award of Excellence
Languages
Spanish: mother tongue
English: excellent
Certificate of Proficiency in English. Level C2 (CEFR)
French: excellent
Diplôme Supérieur d’Etudes Françaises Modernes. Lev C1 (CEFR)
German: good
Zertifikat Deutsch. Level C1 (CEFR)
Basque: elementary
Level A2 (CEFR)
Other Romance: Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Galician
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