Bertha Vallejo Carlos

Dr. Bertha VALLEJO joined Tilburg University (TiU) in The Netherlands as a post-doc in 2005; since then, she has been involved in multiple capacity development projects, particularly in Central America, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Ethiopia and Sudan.  Through these projects, Dr. Vallejo has gained experience in project management and coordination, as well as an understanding from a closer perspective the demand side of innovation as well as the ups and downs of knowledge transfer between north and south.  Her experience in performing these activities has given her solid understanding regarding the key role played by public-private partnerships and so-called capacity development partnerships in supporting the local organization development process.  Her practical experience in the area of innovation and development policies in developing countries comes from her doctoral dissertation and diverse assistance work at UNU-MERIT (The Netherlands) as well as from her consultancy work at UNCTAD and UNIDO.  Her research shows that without purposeful intervention to support learning, policy regimes alone are not enough to ensure that technological learning and capacity building take place.  Therefore, learning and capacity development processes can be enhanced only by building capacity locally and creating the correct policy and institutional regime that supports innovation. 

Dr. Vallejo is a reviewer at the Technology and Forecasting & Social Change Journal, as well as a member of the Global network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence building Systems (Globelics) and part of The International Network of the Automobile (GERPISA).  Dr. Vallejo is also an academic and technical committee member of the Network for Innovation and Labour Studies of the Mexican Automobile Industry (Red Innovacion y Trabajo en la Industria Automotriz Mexicana, RED-ITIAM) among other relevant research groups. 

She has supervised diverse Master's and PhD students at Tilburg University.

Work experience:

A.Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. (2005-present)

a. Tilburg School of Economics and Business (TiSEM)

(1) Project Coordinator, Capacity Building Projects. February 2008 - present (0.5 ftb)

(2) Research Manager, Tilburg Sustainability Center (TSC). October 2012 ? September 2014 (0.5 ftb)

B.United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT); Maastricht, The Netherlands.

(1)Affiliated Researcher. September 2010-present (0.0 ftb)

(1)PhD Researcher (2001-2010)

C.Mexican Trade Commission (Bancomext); The Hague, The Netherlands. (2005-2007)

(1)Research Assistant

D. University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba Daigaku), Department of International Political Economy. Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan (1999-2001)

(1) Teacher assistant

KEY EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

-15 years of experience working on policy-oriented research on diverse capacity building issues, specifically at the meso (industrial) level.

-12 years of experience in case study analyses, assessment papers, project proposals, mid-term and final project reports.

-Strong international consultancy experience in research and report writing (i.e., two UN reports). Wide experience in analyzing data and preparing background documents and analysis to support reports and studies.

-9 years of experience in project management, budgeting and S.M.A.R.T. project design.

-More than 15 years working and living in multicultural environments.

-Strong quantitative and statistical background, proficiency with econometric analysis. Large expertise in designing and collecting questionnaires, preparing large databases, and in the reconciliation databases from diverse sources.

-Good level of knowledge in qualitative case study approaches, design of interviews, coding of qualitative variables, and narrative analysis.

-Excellent research and writing skills in academic English.

- Excellent analytical skills and ability to gather and analyze information from diverse sources. Analytical and flexible thinking.