Career

• Since 1998: Coordinator Professor, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
• 1993 - 1998: Auxiliary Professor, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
• 1986 - 1993: Assistant Professor, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
• 1981 - 1986: Senior Technician at the Regional Directorate of Agriculture
• 1980 - 1981: Secondary School Teacher

Roles

• 2009 - 2012: Member of the Internal Control Committee of Euromontana
• 2009 - 2013: Member of the Technical-Scientific Council of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
• 2008 - 2017: Coordinator of the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
• 2007 - 2010: Head of Scientific Committee of the Master in Agroecology of the School of Agriculture
• 2006 - 2008: Vice-Coordinator and Executive Director of the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
• 1999 - 2005: Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the School of Agriculture (ESA)
• 1998 - 1999: Head of the department, Agricultural and Rural Engineering of the School of Agriculture
• 1998 - 1999: Program director of the Higher Specialized Studies in Sustainable Agriculture of the School of Agriculture
• 1996 - 1999: Member of the Representative Assembly of the School of Agriculture
• Since 1993: Member of the Scientific and Technical-Scientific Councils of the School of Agriculture
• 1983 - 1986: Member of the National Technical Council of the Directorate-General for the Protection of Agricultural Production
• 1981 - 1986: Head of research and dissemination in the field of forages and pastures of the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of Trás-os-Montes

Interests

• Highland and Mediterranean rainfed pastures: ecology, floristic composition, biomass production, chemical composition and nutritive value, management and sustainability
• Agricultural systems: characterization, workflow, energy efficiency and sustainability