Research Group: Reception Studies and Descriptive Translation Studies (RG7)
Professional Title: Translator and researcher

Research Projects:

• 2006-…: M.A. Project: “The Anonymous Author. The Invisibility of the Translator in the Portuguese Context”. Supervisors: Alexandra Assis Rosa and João Ferreira Duarte. – This project aims to explore the dichotomy between the role and the image of the translator, studying the image of the translator and the role of translation through the analysis of book reviews published in the Expresso newspaper between 1998 and 2007.
• “Intercultural Literature in Portugal, 1930-2000: A Critical Bibliography”. This project is a joint research project of Research Group 7 and the Centre for Communication and Cultural Studies, Catholic University of Portugal (CECC-UCP), under the supervision of Teresa Seruya. It aims to produce a database of translated literature published in book form in Portugal, 1930-2000.

Academic Degrees:

• 2004: First Degree in Modern Languages and Literature, Portuguese and English, Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon
• 2006: Postgraduate Studies Specialising in English Translation, Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon

Publications:

• (forthcoming) Bell, Ted. Na Hora H. Translation by Susana Valdez. Lisbon: Fio de Navalha.
• (forthcoming) Borau, José. As Igrejas Cristãs. Translation by Susana Valdez. Lisbon: Paulus Editora.
• (forthcoming) Mansen, Jill. Uma oferta a não recusar. Translation by Susana Valdez. Lisbon: Saída de Emergência.
• 2009. “The Rewrite of Power Relations pointed out by linguistic variation in translation. Case Study: The Translation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn into European Portuguese (1944-1997)”. in: Selected Proceedings from the International American Studies Association Third World Congress - University of Lisbon, Portugal, September 20-23, 2007
• 2008. The Translator: Um Sítio sobre Ofertas de Emprego e Notícias na Área da Tradução. ATeLP – Associação de Tradução em Língua Portuguesa. http://atelp.org/Content/Documents/Document.ashx?DocId=31288 

Internationalisation:

• “Luso-Canadian Exchanges in Translation Studies: Theory and Practice” co-presentation with Alexandra Assis Rosa, Luísa Falcão, Raquel Mouta and Tiago Botas in the From Sea to Sea – Canadian Literature and Culture in Lisbon , University of Lisbon, 18-20 November, 2009.
• “The unaccredited writer – The journalist’s role in the translator’s invisibility”. Participation in the 5th EST Congress "Why Translation Studies Matters", Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, 3-5 September, 2007.

Other curricular elements:

Vocational Training:

• Course about the New Orthographic Agreement at Museu do Oriente (2010).
• Audiovisual Translation Course (Subtitling with Spot and Fab; and Subtitling for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at Solegendas (2007).
• Trados Course at ISLA (2006).
• Pedagogical Course for Teacher Trainers at NHK (2005).

Organisation of academic meetings and training courses:

• Organisation of workshop “SDL Trados” at Multivertentes, 2008.
• Responsible for the organisation and teaching of: “Research Techniques for Translation” at Solegendas. June, 2007.
• Organisation of workshop “SDL Trados” at Solegendas, 2007 
• Organisation of workshops “Law Translation – Contracts” and “Introduciton to Law Translation”, 2007.

Professional Experience:

• 03.2004 – 06.2004 | Traineeship at Cascais’ Municipal Council as a translator and proofreader (Portugal)
• Since 2005 | Creation of the blog O Tradutor, aiming to help young translators in their efforts to enter the Translation Market
• Since April, 2008| Translation and proofreading from English into Portuguese for HCR Portugal (Portuguese Translation Agency)
• Since August, 2008 | Translation of the Volvox European Materials for Ciência Viva - the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture
• Since April, 2009 | Pharmaceutical Translation from Spanish into Portuguese for Zambon, Produtos Farmacêuticos, Lda
• Since 05. 2009 | Translation of Legal and Financial Documents from Spanish, English and French for a Portuguese Law Firm