Jose Oliveira
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Faculty or Centre | Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ||||
Department | Department of Geography and Spatial Planning | ||||
Postal Address |
Université du Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Campus Office | MSH, E02 15-020 | ||||
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Telephone | (+352) 46 66 44 9268 | ||||
Research Interests
- Youth studies
- Identity
- Biographical and career uncertainty
- Transition to adulthood
- Emerging adulthood
- Youth professional adaptability and school-to-work transition
- Cross-cultural studies
- Migration and EU mobility
Present activities
Post-doctoral researcher in H2020 project MIMY- EMpowerment through liquid Integration of Migrant Youth in vulnerable conditions funded by the European Commission. University of Luxembourg.
Former activities in teaching and research
- Lecturer of Quantitative Methods in Psychology - Structural Equation Modeling, Mediation and Moderation at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Lecturer of an Introductory Course to Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Invited Professor of Public Health at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (Higher Education School in Health), Lisbon, Portugal.
- Post-doctoral researcher in Psychology (youth career adaptability, biographical uncertainty, thriving), at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- PhD researcher in Psychology (transition to adulthood, identity, biographical uncertainty) at Porto University, Portugal.
- Lecturer in professional training courses in Work Health and Safety.
Research adviser
Scientific research adviser in scientific research projects of graduate and post-graduate (Masters and PhD) students. University of São Paulo, Brazil.
International conferences organization committee
Member of the scientific commission of the XIV Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, 16th – 19th September 2016 in Cádiz, Spain.
Peer reviewer for the following scientific journals
Journal of Adolescence, Emerging Adulthood, Paideia, Avaliação Psicológica, PsicoUSP.
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish, French, English
Last updated on: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Occupations in teaching and research
- (2020) Post-doctoral researcher in H2020 project MIMY- EMpowerment through liquid Integration of Migrant Youth in vulnerable conditions funded by the European Commission. University of Luxembourg.
- (2019) University of São Paulo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil: Member of the Carreira Lab (Career Lab, Laboratory for the Study of Interventions in Socioemotional and Career Development).
- (2018) University of São Paulo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil: Lecturer of Quantitative Methods in Psychology - Structural Equation Modeling, Mediation and Moderation.
- (2018) University of São Paulo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil: Lecturer of a Short Introductory Course to Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS.
- (2016-2017) Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (Higher Education School in Health), Lisbon, Portugal: Invited Professor. Subject: Public health.
- (2008-2017) Porto University, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Porto, Portugal. Researcher in Psychology.
- (2007-2008) Faculty of Psychology and Education, Porto University, Portugal. Researcher in the international project “Family and work roles: analysis of spillover effects in dual-earner couples with young children”.
Previous Occupations
- (2004-2008) Lecturer in professional training courses for graduate adults. Subjects: Work Health and Safety.
- (1996-2003) Lawyer.
Invited Lecturer
- (2018) University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, June 8th. Invited lecture on Uncertainty Management and Professional Adaptability in Emerging Adulthood.
- (2018) Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola (CIEE), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, April 26th. Invited lecture on Adaptability of Companies for hiring, keeping and developing the new generations of youths.
- (2017) University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, August 18th. Invited lecture on The Challenges of the School-to-Work Transition in Emerging Adulthood.
- (2017) University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, October 17th. Invited lecture on Adaptation and Validation of Research Instruments – Online Data Colection.
- (2017) Porto University, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Porto, Portugal. Invited lecture on Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
Participation in Research Projects
- (2020-onwards) H2020 project MIMY- EMpowerment through liquid Integration of Migrant Youth in vulnerable conditions funded by the European Commission. University of Luxembourg.
- (2019-onwards) Carreira Lab (Career Lab, Laboratory for the Study of Interventions in Socioemotional and Career Development: ongoing projects on socioemotional development, career development, career adaptability, employability.
- (2019-onwards) Co-coordination of the international research project on family support to the transition to adulthood, uncertainty management and career adaptability – Joint project between the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and the University of Seville (Spain).
- (2016-onwards) Co-coordination of the international research project on transition to adulthood and intergenerational solidarity – Joint project between the University of Porto (Portugal), University of Coimbra (Portugal) and the Catholic University of Milan (Italy).
- (2007-2008) Researcher in the International Research Project “Family and work roles: analysis of spillover effects in dual-earner couples with young children”. Faculty of Psychology and Education, Porto University, Portugal.
Participation in COST Projects (EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) (2015-2017)
- (2017) Short Term Scientific Mission, COST ACTION Intergenerational Family Solidarity Across Europe (INTERFASOL) aimed at studying family intergenerational solidarity processes and youth well-being during the period of transition to adulthood. January 29th – February 11th, Milan, Italy.
- (2015-2016) Participation in the COST ACTION Intergenerational Family Solidarity across Europe (INTERFASOL) aimed at integrating and promoting European research in family intergenerational solidarity. Participation in three Training Schools: Keele (England), Porto (Portugal) and Milan (Italy).
Last updated on: 28 May 2020

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