Career Links Page for Joao M. F. Alves

Desired employment / Occupational field:

Ecology, Biology

Education and training (Dates)

September 2003 - June 2008
Title of qualification awarded:
Graduation on Applied Biology

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered
General Areas:
- Ecology
- Limnology
- Statistics
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Basic Physics
- Microbiology
- Cytology
- Immunology
- Animal & Plants Physiology

At:
Minho University
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
Level in national or international classification
14 (out of 20)


10 March 2006 - 15 March 2006
Title of qualification awarded:
Theoretical course on clinical and recuperation of wildlife
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered
General Areas:
- Basic Animal Physiology
- Ornithology
- Ecology

At:
Aldeia Association
(Portugal)

01 August 2005 - 20 August 2005
Title of qualification awarded:
Censo, Identificación y Seguimiento de Cigüeñas Blancas en Migración Postnupcial por el Estrecho de Gibraltar

At:
Colectivo Ornitológico Cigüeña Negra
Estación Ornitológica de Tarifa
Ctra. Nal. 340 km.-78,5
Tarifa (Cádiz) 11.380


24 July 2006 - 11 August 2006
Title of qualification awarded:
Censo, Identificación y Seguimiento de Alimoches (Neophron pernopterus) en Migración Postnupcial por el Estrecho de Gibraltar

At:
Colectivo Ornitológico Cigüeña Negra
Estación Ornitológica de Tarifa
Ctra. Nal. 340 km.-78,5
Tarifa (Cádiz) 11.380

Personal skills and competences:
Mother tongue(s)
Portuguese

Other language(s)
English
Understanding - Very Good
Speaking - Very Good
Writing - Very Good
Listening - Very Good
Reading - Very Good
Spoken interaction - Very Good
Spoken production - Good

Spanish / Castilian
Understanding - Very Good
Speaking - Very Good
Writing - Good
Listening - Very Good
Reading - Good
Spoken interaction - Very Good
Spoken production - Good

French
Understanding - Basic User
Speaking - Basic User
Writing - Basic User
Listening - Basic User
Reading - Basic User
Spoken interaction - Basic User
Spoken production - Basic User

Social skills and competences:
- Easy integration in a multidisciplinary work team, acquired throughout the academic formation
- Good capacity of adaptation and communication in multicultural environments
- Good team spirit

Computer skills and competences:
- Microsoft Office© Tools (Word©, Excel©, PowerPoint©, Acess©)
- Graphpad Prism 4.0™, Graphpad Prism 5.0™, Statistica 7™, JMP Statistical Software™
- Adobe Photoshop CS™, Adobe Audition 2.0™

Artistic skills and competences:
Acted for a short length movie on:
- Fast Forward 2007 (honorable mention)
Member and founder of "Rum DMC" - weekly radio show broadcasted by Minho University Radio

Other skills and competences:
-Soccer Practice (1 year)
-Basketball Practice (2 years)
-Swimming Practice (1 year)

Driving licence(s):
Category B


Additional information:
Participations:
- XII National Meting of Biology Students (Minho University . March, 2008)
- LINK-AGE Meeting and IBMC Symposium (Oporto . November – December, 2007)
- IX Conferences of Science and Environmental Technology (Oporto University . November, 2007)
- XI Limnology Congress - Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August, 2007)
- VII Applied Biology Journeys (Minho University . November, 2005)
- VIII Applied Biology Journeys (Minho University . November, 2006)

Presentations:
- "Magnitude and Stoichiometry of Nutrient Excretion by Benthic Invertebrates: Interspecífic variation"
(XI Limnology Congress - Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August, 2007)

Volunteer work:
- Investigation on Marine Ecology, integrated on the PhD project “Benthic Communities of tidepools: variability and connectivity with the surrounding emergent substrata” (SFRH/BD/16693/2004/Y4ME) (Laboratory CIEMAR (Pole of Sines) of Évora University. 18 March - 25 March, 2008)