Dora Martins has a PhD in Business Sciences, specialising in Organisation and Human Resources, from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto, a Master's Degree in Development and Social Insertion from the same Faculty and a degree in Sociology from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto. Since 2000, she has been teaching in the area of Human Resources at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, and she is a member of the staff of the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ISCAP-IPP), in the category of Coordinating Professor. She is a lecturer at the Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto (ISCAP), teaching Human Resources Management and Development. She has been the director of the Master's programme in Human Resources Management and Development at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto since its first edition (academic year 2011/2012), which is part of the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration (ISCAP) training offer. She has been a guest lecturer a) at Porto Business School (PBS), in the Postgraduate Programme in People Management, since 2009, where she teaches the Training and Development course, b) at Porto Executive Academy (PEA), in the Postgraduate Programme in Business Creation and Development (since 2021). She has taught, on a collaborative basis, (a) at the School of Hospitality and Tourism, in the Degree in Hotel Management and Administration, in the Human Resources Management syllabus (2015-2020) and the Master's Degree in Hotel Management, in the Human Resources Management and Development syllabus (2016-2019); (b) at the University of Aveiro, in the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering (2010-2012); (c) at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto, in the Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour syllabus (2008-2009) and; (d) at ISLA, in the Master's in Human Resources Management, in the Human Resources Development Policies syllabus (2015-2021). She is a researcher and integrated member of the Research Unit - Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) of the Research Institute of the University of Aveiro (since June 2010) and a collaborating member of the Centre for Organisational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto (CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Polytechnic of Porto) (since March 2017). Her main areas of research are Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour. She has worked more in-depth on the Management of Expatriation/Repatriation of employees on long-term international assignments, Shift Work and Remote Work. She authorises several articles, book chapters and national and international scientific communications. She was a Training Officer at the Portuguese Business Association (AEP) between 1999 and 2003. She was a Training Coordinator at the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) between 1997 and 1999. She was a Certified Trainer at the Aveiro District Industrial Association (AIDA) between 2002 and 2003.