Focus Area

Maria-Jose is an architect and urban planner specializing in urban housing, social justice, and gender. She has worked across the private and public sectors and later joined the international arena as an urban planner at UN-HABITAT in Nairobi. Her current PhD research explores the potential of intersectionality in strengthening processes of mobility equity. She is currently pursuing a PhD as part of the TUM Mobility Justice research group and is working on three European projects.

Curriculum

2022	-	Current	Research Associate at the Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning, Technical University of Munich
2021	-	2022	Urban Planner Intern at UNEP | UNON | UN-Habitat - Panning, Finance and economic section & humanitarian development
2021			Master's Thesis: Mainstream gender and women’s right to adequate housing - an analysis of policymaking in Ecuador
2020	-	2021	M.Sc. Urban Management and Development, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
2019	-	2020	Architectural Project Specialist, Municipality of Cuenca, Ecuador
2018	-	2019	Lecture assistant at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Art at the University of Azuay
2018	-	2019	Arichtect designer at Durán & Hermida
2017	-	2018	Arichtect designer at Dosa Consultancy Studio
2015			Architect designer at Fabián Mata Architecture Studio
2015			Intern at Planning Office at University of Azuay
2015			Internship at Fabián Mata Architecture Studio
2012	-	2017	Bachelor’s program Architecture at the University of Azuay