CV
Heitor Campos de Sousa
Environmental Science professional with extensive experience (over 10 years) in teaching, research, and consulting.
I am skilled in providing detailed explanations and solutions for complex scientific problems for students and stakeholders, making information accessible and understandable. Also experienced with online tutoring, advanced in balancing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines in research and consulting roles, and committed to delivering high-quality assistance to students.
EDUCATION
PhD / Environmental Sciences
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) with sandwich period at the University of Oxford, England (UK)
2019-2023
MSc / Ecology
University of Brasília (UnB) 2014-2016
Bachelor/ Biological Sciences
University of Brasília (UnB)
2009-2013
PUBLICATIONS
11 papers in scientific journals
3 chapter books
2 blogs
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (native)
English (fluent)
Spanish
KEY EXPERIENCES
Professor and Researcher
University of Brasília (UnB)/ Brasília-DF / 2010-2016 | 2023-Present
Worked as intern, scientific initiation fellow, master’s student and now post-doc researcher. I have been assisting in scientific project proposals, tutoring undergraduate students, and teaching disciplines in biology and ecology.
Inventory and monitoring of amphibians and reptiles
Preparing and teaching practical and theoretical biology and ecology classes
Analysis and structuring of demographic, climatic, and microclimatic databases for environmental change studies
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) / Palmas-TO / 2018-Present
I have been writing ecological and conservation research projects to get funding and tutoring under- and graduate students. During 6 months I worked as Guest Professor and taught classes for the Environmental Engineering course. I frequently organize workshops to democratize knowledge and enhance accessibility to ecology, environmental sciences, and statistics.
Preparing and teaching practical and theoretical classes
Formally supervising 11 undergraduate students
Teaching and assistance in animal inventories and monitoring, data collection and analyses, and scientific writing
Environmental Consultant
Nippon Koei LAC do Brasil / Palmas-TO / 2016-2023
Worked as environmental consultant in several multidisciplinary projects, coordinated field teams, and wrote several winning technical proposals.
Biotic, abiotic, and social data collection for socioenvironmental diagnostics
Statistical and geoprocessing analyses
Writing and Revision of technical reports and proposals
Teaching lectures and workshops