Vanda Alexandra Pereira Viegas has an academic and professional trajectory marked by the articulation of Social Sciences, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Citizenship, and Public Participation. Her foundational training in Social Sciences, with a Minor in Anthropology, was complemented by a Master’s degree in Environmental Citizenship and Participation, completed with a final grade of 19 out of 20, and by doctoral research in Sustainability and Development. This trajectory situates her work within an interdisciplinary field of particular relevance to contemporary challenges, in which the analysis of socio-environmental processes requires combining sociological, anthropological, communicative, and participatory tools. The central axis of her research focuses on the social dimension of climate change, with particular attention to social perceptions, lay rationalities, everyday practices, local ways of life, and community responses to environmental risks and transformations. The issue of coastal communities, particularly in Lusophone contexts, constitutes a structuring line of her work, enabling the articulation of local and global scales, vulnerability and adaptation, and scientific knowledge with experientially rooted forms of knowledge. Her affiliation with the Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People & the Planet – UC, in collaboration with the University of Coimbra and Universidade Aberta, within the Societies and Environmental Sustainability Research Group, frames her participation in national and international research projects on sustainability, biodiversity, climate change, territorial governance and the valorisation of plural forms of knowledge. This scientific integration demonstrates the consolidation of an interdisciplinary profile, oriented towards the production of socially relevant knowledge and the bringing together of universities, communities, public policies and civil society. In addition to research, her trajectory includes teaching experience, adult education, university tutoring in distance learning, pedagogical production, scientific communication, event organisation, and participation in university outreach initiatives. This set of dimensions strengthens her profile for academic recruitment processes, as it combines scientific research, pedagogical intervention, knowledge transfer, and public commitment to sustainability. It should also be emphasised that her previous professional experience in language training, translation, interpreting, public relations, event organisation, coaching, and human development provides a transversal foundation that strengthens her capacity for communication, intercultural mediation, team coordination, facilitation of participatory processes, and support for diverse audiences. This dimension is particularly relevant in scientific areas where listening to social actors, translating between worlds of knowledge, and facilitating collaborative processes are essential competences.