Experience
Current Affiliations
Research Assistant
Government School - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Jan. 2024 – Present | Santiago, Chile
Affiliated through the Observatory of Violence and Social Legitimacy (www.oles.cl)
- Designed and maintained large-scale databases for research. - Conducted automated web scraping of national newspapers to build longitudinal datasets. - Performed institutional document analysis for policy-oriented reports.
Previous Positions
Quantitative Studies Researcher
Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Studies (CIIR) | Dec. 2022 – Present | Santiago, Chile
www.ciir.cl
- Technical coordination of the Longitudinal Survey on Intercultural Relations – Wave 4 (ELRI). - Collaborated with UNDP–CIIR on policy briefs regarding the Constitutional Council. - Coordinated and co-edited the book (RE) Configuraciones Interculturales (Editorial Catalonia, 2025).
Research Projects
Research Assistant
FONDECYT Project: The Right Wing in Dispute: Ideology and Tactics in Contemporary Chile | Nov. 2024 – Sept. 2025 | Santiago, Chile
- Implemented large-scale web scraping of online newspapers in Chile (2016–2024). - Applied natural language processing techniques to analyze political discourse. - Examined varieties of radical right discourse in contemporary Chilean politics.
Research Experience
Methodological Advisor
PREATI – FONDEF IDeA I+D (21I10037), Santiago & Villarrica, Chile | Jan. 2023 – Sept. 2024
- Co-developed measurement indicators for assessing Indigenous tourism activity. - Facilitated focus groups with Indigenous communities in multiple territories. - Coordinated the implementation of the PREATI national survey. - Designed visual analytics for stakeholder reports.
Research Assistant
Fondecyt Project Nº 11200900: Refounding Sociology in Chile – Santiago & Valparaíso, Chile | Mar. 2021 – Oct. 2023
- Conducted in-depth interviews with key sociological actors. - Collected and systematized archival materials. - Contributed to the writing of peer-reviewed journal articles.
Principal Investigator
VRID-UDEC Project 220.172.027: Trends in Suicide Mortality in Chile – Concepción, Chile | Oct. 2020 – May. 2021
- Cleaned and prepared DEIS mortality database for statistical analysis. - Performed advanced statistical modeling of suicide trends. - Produced data visualizations using ggplot2 for dissemination.
Research Assistant
VRID-UDEC Project 218.058.009: Discussion on Education in Chile (2017–2018) – Concepción, Chile | Dec. 2018 – Dec. 2020
- Conducted archival research on educational policy debates. - Interviewed key stakeholders in the Chilean higher education system.
Education & Training
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Master of Arts in Sociology
2022 - 2023 | Santiago, Chile
Grade: 6.5/7
Data and Artificial Intelligence Center - Universidad de Concepción
Master in Data Science and Innovation
March 2024 - Dec. 2025 | Concepción, Chile
GPA: In course
Universidad de Concepción
Bachelor in Sociology
2017 - 2021 | Concepción, Chile
GPA: 6.3/7
Diplomas, Courses, and Internships
Internship at the Institute for Applied Computational Science (IACS)
Harvard University | Jan. 2024
- Research internship focused on computational methods applied to social science problems. - Developed skills in high-performance computing, data analysis, and applied machine learning.
Mixed Methods Summer School (EVMM)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Jan. 2024
- Advanced training in integrating qualitative and quantitative research designs. - Applied mixed methods to projects on political attitudes and social behavior.
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Data Processing and Analysis in R (96 hours)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Mar. – Dec. 2021
- In-depth coursework on statistical programming, data cleaning, and visualization in R. - Completed applied projects involving large-scale social survey datasets.
Honors and Awards
Equal Opportunity Scholarship – Fulbright
2024 – 2027 | Fulbright Commission and Ministry of Science, Chile
- Scholarship awarded to pursue a fully funded PhD in the United States. - Granted in recognition of outstanding academic performance and research potential.
ANID Scholarship – National Master’s No. 22220115
2022 – 2024 | National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), Chile
- Competitive national scholarship to pursue a fully funded Master’s degree in Chile. - Awarded based on academic record, research trajectory, and future potential.
University of Concepción Award
2022 | University of Concepción
- Institutional award recognizing outstanding academic excellence in the Sociology program. - Includes formal university recognition and support to continue postgraduate studies.
Best Sociology Student – University of Concepción
2021 | University of Concepción
- Awarded to the top-performing student in the Sociology program (Cohort 2017–2021). - Recognizes sustained academic excellence throughout the undergraduate degree.