Jales Caur, PhD(c)

Doctor of Philosophy, International Relations · CAPES Fellow
University of Brasília (IREL/UnB), Brazil
Advisor: Professor Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, PhD
Entry by doctoral admission without master's degree by merit.

Postgraduate Certificate (Lato Sensu), Statistics for Data Science
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Brazil · 384h

Associate of Science, Data Science
Estácio, Brazil

Bachelor of Arts, International Relations
University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil
Advisor: Professor Alcides Costa Vaz, PhD

Consultant · BMJ Associated Consultants, Brasília, Brazil
Data & Innovation team, operating across the firm's practice areas. Leads BMJ Digital, a political analysis and digital risk monitoring product combining data science, OSINT, and discourse analysis. Collaborates on the development of BMJ Workspace, a platform unifying CRM, email marketing, legislative tracking, and official gazette feeds — contributing to testing, steering adjustments, and designing parts of the product. Builds Power BI dashboards for client portfolio management, and drives — through prompt engineering and AI tools — the development of tailored data solutions, including a Python-based international trade monitoring system integrated with government databases and Microsoft Teams. One of those responsible for AI implementation at the firm, alongside international political analysis. Member (2025–2027) of the editorial team of the book Comércio Internacional em Foco (2024–2026 edition), published by BMJ Associated Consultants.

Intern · BMJ Associated Consultants, Brasília, Brazil
Political risk monitoring and data analysis; Power BI visualisation; government relations intelligence.

Intern · Burson, Brasília, Brazil
Public Affairs team: legislative monitoring, governmental risk analysis, data management.

Intern · Federal Office of Public Defense (DPU), Brasília, Brazil
Coordination of International Cooperation — international legal assistance, project management, research, and support to the Public Defender and Deputy Public Defender in international activities.

Editorial Board Member · Meridiano 47 (UnB) (WoS indexed)

Editorial Team Member · Comércio Internacional em Foco (2024–2026 edition), with W. Barral, W. Parente, M. Rodriguez & A. Blower · BMJ Associated Consultants

Editorial Board Member · Revista Petrel (ISSN 2675-777X), Tutorial Education Programme in IR (PETREL/UnB)

Editor · Universo: o engajamento da juventude como efeito borboleta das relações internacionais, with B. Lass, C. Batista, G. Britto & P. Vieira
Brasília: SiNUS, 2022. 285p.

Head of Research and Ops · Center for Global Studies (CEG/UnB)
Oversees the Center's executive secretariat as a whole — student body, institutional communications (national and international), events, and organisational operations — across all of CEG's fronts, including the Escola de Estudos Globais continuing-education programme, its research axes and labs (BRICS Lab, Zeitgeist, INHT), and editorial ecosystem (RBPI, Meridiano 47, Mundorama).

Teaching Intern (two semesters, Jan–Dec 2026) · Methods and Research Techniques in IR
Professor Vânia Carvalho Pinto, PhD · Institute of International Relations, University of Brasília
Focusing on AI practice in research environments; epistemological and ontological traditions; research project design.

Tutor · "The Rise of China and the Fragmentation of the Global Liberal Order"
Continuing-education course, Center for Global Studies (CEG/UnB), based on RBPI articles

Tutor · "Brazil in the World: Challenges and Opportunities in Contemporary International Politics"
Continuing-education course, Center for Global Studies (CEG/UnB), based on RBPI articles

Tutor · "Rethinking Hegemonies"
Continuing-education course, Center for Global Studies (CEG/UnB) · 300+ students

Research Fellow · Tutorial Education Programme in IR (PETREL/UnB)
Political analysis; peer review and academic debate moderation; media coordination.

Secretary-General · SiNUS — UN Simulation for Secondary Students
Led 85-student team; organised 4-day online event.

Academic Director · Americas Model United Nations (AMUN), IREL/UnB

Teaching Assistant (Volunteer) · US Foreign Policy Decision-Making · Institute of International Relations, UnB

Teaching Assistant · Migration & Refuge · Institute of International Relations, UnB

Extension Volunteer · Tutorial Education Programme in IR (PETREL/UnB)
Extension work on the 2030 Agenda & SDGs in Federal District public schools; academic event organisation (LARI).

Teaching Assistant (Volunteer) · Introduction to the Studies of IR · Institute of International Relations, UnB

Teaching Assistant · Modern Political Theory · Institute of Political Science, UnB