Sofia Lund

Sofia Lund -| +1 - Education and Honors University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil — Expected graduation 2022 Masters of Arts in International Relations University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Graduated May 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Theory with a Minor in Art History - Graduated magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society - Honors Thesis in Comparative Theory - Posse Foundation Full Tuition Leadership Scholarship La Sorbonne and Reid Hall, Paris, France — Sep - Dec 2015 Professional Experience Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, UTFPR, Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil — Feb - Nov 2019 - Designed and led weekly English classes on conversation, academic writing and TOEFL for various levels - Developed 3-hour teacher workshop on teaching ESL through STEM as well as professional English workshops specific to a variety scientific majors Academic English Writing Professor, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador — Feb - Dec 2018 - Independently devised 40 2-hour lesson plans that employed student-led scientific research in order to learn English academic writing and make a tangible contribution to the university community - Engaged class of up to 25 university students and professionals in learning complex grammar through games and interactive science experiments Marketing & Communications Intern, The Jewish Museum, New York, New York — Jun - Aug 2015 - Generated database of press and media contacts in Latin America - Developed social media strategy, content and analytics for Instagram resulting in 20% follower increase Research and Fellowships Research Group on the University (GEU), Pato Branco, Paraná, Brasil — Apr - Dec 2019 - Produced ongoing natural language processing research with professor Marlize Rubin-Oliveira about international and Brazilian higher-ed discourse - Participated in monthly seminar with professors and graduate students about the history of the university Research on Political Art Collectives, Buenos Aires, Argentina — May - Aug 2016 - Filmed interviews with established political artists and young creators using professional recording equipment and editing software for Jennifer Ponce de León’s (Penn) research Fellow for Penn Humanities Forum, University of Pennsylvania — Jan 2015 - May 2016 - Presented research on interactive art spaces at Penn Humanities Forum conference - Co-founded Gallery 404, interactive art space: Curated, budgeted, planned, promoted 2 exhibitions with young artists and a team of around 10 students; organized 3 live band shows, 3 DJ sessions and a fundraiser cumulatively attended by over 600 people Fellow for Hoesley Digital Literacy Program, University of Pennsylvania — Sep 2015 - May 2016 - Participated in bi-monthly seminars on data organization, graphic/web design and programming Research on Urban Soundscapes, Paris, France — May 2013 - Jun 2014 - Presented research with Naomi Waltham-Smith at Penn Slavic Bazaar, Penn Undergraduate Research Colloquium, COMP 683 research seminar conference, and CURF Undergraduate Advisory Board Symposium Volunteer Work Communications Assistant, Symbioses Festival of Arts and Sciences, Macas, Ecuador — Jul - Dec 2019 - Provided translation, marketing and on the ground support for a grassroots festival that brought gallery shows and scientific tutorials to Macas for the first time in the town’s history Teaching Assistant, The Welcoming Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Aug 2017 - Jan 2018 - Developed curriculum and materials for bi-weekly class on computer literacy, professional skills for immigrants and refugees and assisted with the Immigrant Leadership Institute program Skills - Fluent Spanish, Fluent Portuguese; reading in French - Basic Python - Video/Photo editing with Adobe Creative Suite