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@karenbraunart
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Karen Braun

Karen Braun

Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires

Summary

Experienced professional in biological sciences research and teaching at a School level (TA). Proficient in English, French and Portuguese, I am used to inclusive and intercultural working environments. I have achieved a Master degree in the US, and recently carried out an alternative energies training in China. Equipped with strong adaptability, creativity, problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills, now seeking a Spanish and English bilingual teaching position.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Board Member

Argentina Composting Association (ASACOMP)
01.2019 - Current
  • Training, communication and dissemination of organic waste treatment and valorization methods, particularly composting, aiming for a more sustainable future.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with technical, academical, and industrial partners.

Environmental Advisor

National Ministry of Economy
01.2019 - 02.2025
  • Environmental risk and impacts assessment, management plans and global change adaptation in sustainable building in WB, GEF (IDB G1002/AR), and IDB 3458/OC-AR and 5557/OC-AR urban development projects (water, drainage, electricity and sewage grids)

Trainee

BIOMA Biogas Institute, China
Chengdu, Sichuan Province
10.2024 - 11.2024
  • Course on Biogas Technology, Rural Energy and Environmental Protection for Developing Countries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Cheng du, China.
  • Attended training courses to build understanding of processes, techniques, and industry.
  • Promoted positive collaboration among trainees, encouraging teamwork and problem-solving skills.

MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) Coordinator

National Observatory on Solid Waste Management
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • MOOC Courses on Moodle platform, Solid Urban Waste Management Project IDB 3249/OC-AR-1 (2500 online students, 7 courses)
  • Coordinator and Academic Director: content updates, statistics and reports, courses building, online tutorials, and help desk of online courses on Solid Waste Management, Circular Economy, Innovation and Composting, among others.

Environmental Advisor

Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources Office
01.2010 - 12.2015
  • Design, monitoring and technical advice on Intercultural Projects on: water management, alternative energies, forest management, seed bank, traditional agriculture and pastoralism improvement.
  • Coordination of the translation of Nagoya Protocol to indigenous languages.

Art Curator

Fundación Par (NGO)
01.2017 - 03.2020
  • Arte Par Project. Organization of professional art exhibitions of artists with disabilities. Exhibitions curation, media communication and artwork cataloging, accessible exhibition space, artists assistance.

Education

PhD - Biological Sciences

University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Master of Science (Ms Sci) - Agricultural Biology

New Mexico State University (NMSU)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Licenciatura - Biological Sciences

University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Skills

  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Sustainability practices
  • Relationship and team building
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Interpersonal and communication skills

Teaching

  • Invited Lecturer, Environmental Paradigms, Graduate School of UCES (Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales), 2016-2017
  • Invited Lecturer, Plant Invasions in Land Ecosystems, Graduate School FCEyN (UBA), Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2008-2010, 70
  • Case Study Leader, Cities on the XXI Century, International Honors Program, University of Boston, Buenos Aires, 2007
  • Invited lecturer, Global Change Class, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (UCA), 2004
  • Teaching Assistant, Population Ecology, FCEyN (UBA), 2003
  • Invited lecturer, Community Ecology Class, FCEyN (UBA), 1999-2002
  • Teaching Assistant, Plant Physiology and Plant Pathology Undergraduate Classes, EPPWS (Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science Department), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA, 1997-1998

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese
Intermediate (B1)
Arabic
Beginner (A1)

Meeting Lectures

  • Davies J y Braun K, 2011, Coordinator of Symposium “Spatial mobility and human rights, indigenous people perspectives”, IX International Rangeland Congress, Rosario, 04/2011
  • Braun K y Baraldini V, 2010, Coordinator of Symposium: “Indigenous people and land rights and ancestrality”, Reunión Argentina de Ecología, Buenos Aires, 08/2010
  • Braun K, Mirol P, Pignataro G, Collantes M, Simón P, Wulff A, Dettori S, Oliva G, Humano G, Goñi L, Mansilla Cárdenas H, Cipriotti P, Houliston G and Cortes Homberg T, 2010, Phylogeography of native and invasive Hieracium spp. (Asteraceae) herbs from southern Argentina and Chile, implications for management, Southern Connection Congress, 02/2010, Bariloche, Argentina

Personal Information

  • DNI: 20775365
  • Passport Number: AAB189435
  • Citizenship: Argentina

@karenbraunart

Art work

Computer skills

MS Word, Excell, Power Point, Moodle

Timeline

Trainee

BIOMA Biogas Institute, China
10.2024 - 11.2024

Board Member

Argentina Composting Association (ASACOMP)
01.2019 - Current

Environmental Advisor

National Ministry of Economy
01.2019 - 02.2025

Art Curator

Fundación Par (NGO)
01.2017 - 03.2020

MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) Coordinator

National Observatory on Solid Waste Management
01.2016 - 12.2018

Environmental Advisor

Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources Office
01.2010 - 12.2015

PhD - Biological Sciences

University of Buenos Aires

Master of Science (Ms Sci) - Agricultural Biology

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

Licenciatura - Biological Sciences

University of Buenos Aires
Karen Braun