CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Nicolás Brando
Newton International Fellow / Derby Fellow
School of Law and Social Justice - University of Liverpool
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1238-2205
ACADEMIC MILESTONES
PHD IN PHILOSOPHY
Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven
October 2014 - October 2018
Dissertation: Not Just for Kids: Childhood, Equality and the Limits of Freedom in Liberal Theory. Received a Summa Cum Laude, and an Honorary Mention for the Prijs Derine.
MA IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Political and Social Sciences
September 2013 - July 2014
BA IN HUMANITIES
Pompeu Fabra University, Faculty of Humanities
September 2009 - July 2013
RESEARCH POSITIONS
DERBY FELLOW
School of Law and Social Justice - University of Liverpool
March 2022 - ongoing
Fellowship awarded by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to develop high-level research on childhood and children's rights.
NEWTON INTERNATIONAL FELLOW
Centre for Children's Rights - Queen's University Belfast
March 2020 - May 2022
Fellowship awarded by the British Academy to carry out research on children's rights. Supervised and supported by Prof. Laura Lundy, Prof. Helen Stalford and Prof. Em. David Archard.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Institute of Philosophy - KU Leuven
November 2018 - November 2019
Fellowship for research in moral and political philosophy. Funded by the KU Leuven Research Council.
ASSOCIATED RESEARCHER
Taking Age Disadvantage Seriously (TADS) Project
November 2017 - November 2019
Research on childhood and age discrimination. Funded by the Czech Science Foundation. P.I. Axel Gosseries.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies
October 2014 - October 2018
Fellowship to carry out doctoral research on international law and democracy. Funded by the KU Leuven Research Council.
ASSISTANT RESEARCHER
Department of Law - Pompeu Fabra University
March 2014 - July 2015.
Assisting research on global justice and natural resource for Prof. Paula Casal.
TEACHING POSITIONS
LECTURER
Queen's University Belfast 2020-2021
"Children’s Rights Theory" for the MSc module on Perspectives on Childhood and Youth. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
KU Leuven 2018-2019
3rd year seminar on the Ethics of Vulnerability. Leuven, Belgium
VISITING LECTURER
Universidad de Valladolid (2021)
BA in Philosophy lectures on ‘Abstract philosophy and applied philosophical methods.’
University of Western Cape (2018)
PhD Lecture series “Theories and Methods for Research in Childhood Studies”. Cape Town, South Africa.
BA THESIS SUPERVISION
KU Leuven 2018 - 2019
Supervision of Philosophy theses for the students in the Ethics track. Leuven, Belgium.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Pompeu Fabra University 2011 - 2013
Tutoring BA students in Liberal Arts one-on-one. Contemporary studies track. Barcelona, Spain.
RESEARCH MEMBERSHIP
HONORARY SCHOLAR
School of Social Science, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast
School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
CO-COORDINATOR
Children and Youth Thematic Group - Human Development and Capabilities Association
EDITORIAL BOARD
International Journal of Educational Research Open (Elsevier).
SENIOR MEMBER
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies
MEMBER
Human Development and Capabilities Association (since 2016)
International Development Ethics Association (since 2017)
Demography, Ethics and Public Policy Research Network (since 2016)
REVIEWER
Int. J. of Children’s Rights, J. of Global Ethics, J. of Human Development and Capabilities, Globalizations, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Ethics & Global Politics, Social Theory and Practice, Children and Youth Services Review, Journal of Ethics, Int. J. of Educational Research.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2020-2022
NEWTON INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Successful project proposal on Children’s Right’s Theory. Awarded by the British Academy. Host: Prof. Laura Lundy. 99.000 pounds.
2019
PRIJS DERINE - HONORARY MENTION
Best doctoral dissertation on social justice. KU Leuven’s Metaforum Interdisciplinary think-tank. 2500 euros.
2018
HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROGRAMME
(Grant 770142) (PI: Prof. Jan Wouters). June 2018. Member of the core team for the successful RECONNECT project proposal. European Union Research and Innovation. 5 million euros.
2014-2018
DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
(Grant PF10/001) Successful project proposal for doctoral research on philosophy and international law. Awarded by the KU Leuven Research Council. Circa 150.000 euros.
2013-2014
MASTERS’ TUITION GRANT
Best project proposal for MA programme in Political Science. Department of Social and Political Science, Pompeu Fabra University. 2100 euros.
2013
Best Bachelor’s Thesis in the Humanities. Faculty of Humanities, Pompeu Fabra University. 300 euros.
BEST THESIS IN THE HUMANITIES
2012
EXCELLENCE IN PROJECTS ON INNOVATION
Recognition by the Major of Hong Kong for outstanding documentary work (documentary on Water Pollution in Contemporary China). City University of Hong Kong-Government of Hong Kong. No monetary compensation.
2011
BANCAJA INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY GRANT
Support for travel to develop outstanding projects on international relations and politics. Bancaja Bank, Spain. 1200 euros.
2011
AGAUR-MOBINT GRANT
Outstanding proposals for research visits outside of the European Union (City University of Hong Kong). Government of Catalonia. 800 euros.