Description

Academic researcher, expert in English linguistics, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Bilingual English-Spanish translator at the University of Bristol, with high quality, wide ranging, translation, proofreading and research abilities. Flexible, punctual, hardworking and enthusiastic, with excellent communication skills. Experienced in legal, academic, website and captions translation and proofreading.

Also experienced in labour and commercial law, and proficient in Latin American history research.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol,
Linguistics Researcher
RESEARCH
January 2015 - January 2025 (10 years)
Bristol, United Kingdom
Using ArcGIS, Praat and R software to perform quantitative analysis of acoustic data to establish the vocalic variability within the Bristol English spoken in several areas across Bristol for the research
Praat acoustic analysis software GIS R Acoustic analysis with Praat Academic writing
School of Education, University of Bristol,
Spanish and English translator
EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
January 2020 - January 2025 (5 years)
Bristol, United Kingdom
Translating and proofreading legal contracts between the University of Bristol and Latin American universities and other institutions, website content, academic articles on education, video subtitles, financial material, and correspondence, from English to Spanish and vice versa. https://edjam.network/people/katiuska-ferrer-portillo/
Academic writing Translation Spanish English Translation English Spanish Proofreading/Editing
Digital Health Department, University of Bristol,
Qualitative Researcher
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
January 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)
Bristol, United Kingdom
Using NVivo software to perform qualitative analysis of ICU staff interviews, capturing requirements for a user interface in NHS Intensive Care Units for the research project, Requirements for bespoke ICU Dashboard in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Nvivo Data analysis Atlas academic writing Digital Health