Since 2016
Professor of African History, Institute of History, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Since 2013
Chairman, Sephis Programme (South-South Exchange Programme for the Research on the History of Development) Amsterdam/Rio de Janeiro

2010 – 2013
Associate Professor, The Social Sciences and History School, FGV, Rio de Janeiro

2006 – 2010
Ad-hoc counselor, the Brazilian Ministry of Education with regards to Higher Education Issues on India, IBSA and the BRICS countries

2007 – 2009
Associated Fellow, Depart. of Anthropology, Campinas State University, Brazil

2001 – 2004
Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro