After having obtained my PhD in 2018 and after working two additional years as a postdoctoral researcher in academia, I realized that most of the research I was doing was far from having an impact on policy and society. That is why I have been trying to connect research and policy since then. To this end, I started to work as a Blue Book Trainee at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in March 2020, working for the City Science Initiative. Currently, I combine my work in academia at the Complutense University of Madrid with an expert position for the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
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Work as part of the City Science Initiative
The City Science Initiative aims to bridge the gap between research, academy and public policies at the urban level. It is a bottom-up initiative, managed and led by a group of European cities interested in science-policy matters. It counts with the support of the European Commission through the Joint Research Centre, DG RTD and DG REGIO.
Development of a repository of initiatives, tools and information useful for cities and local goverments to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences
Scientific and technical assistance for the organization of five virtual thematic workshops on each of the five challenges of the City Science Initiative.
Elaboration of Knowledge Dossiers on Research and Innovation for each of the City Science Initiative urban challenges
Drafting the CSI pilot assessment report
Organization of the session "The City Science Initiative, strengthening the role of science in urban settings in the context of the EU green deal" as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities.
Elaboration of the session´s final report.
Managing social media accounts
Collaboration with the Joint Research Centre and DG DEFIS
Review of the uptake of Copernicus data in the different services of the European Commission as part of the prepration activities for the launch of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation
Working as an expert for the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission since December 2021
Interest in Science Diplomacy
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