Hamideh Baggali

Research & AI Coach for PhD Researchers @ Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

East Flanders, Belgium

As an experienced academic coach, I have successfully coached university students from more than 17 nationalities across three continents. I am currently delightfully developing my career through a transition into the field of data engineering. I have developed skills in Python and SQL, as well as experience with Git, ELT processes, Docker, Airflow, and Power BI. Highly motivated to apply these skills in real-world projects, supporting organisations in structuring and analysing their data to improve decision-making and performance.

Tech stack

Back-end

SQL

Python

Cloud

Azure

Docker

ETL Datawarehouse

ETL / Datawarehouse

Business Intelligence

Power BI

Language

Native Persian

Persian

Native

English

Fluent

Dutch

Average

Work experience

Since 2009

Research & AI Coach for PhD Researchers @ Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

01 January 2023 -

Designed and delivered workshops on AI integration into writing and presentation skills.

Academic skills coach for PhD and Postdoc researchers @ The Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB)

01 January 2022 - 01 January 2024

Assisted with conference presentations, article writing, and the use of AI tools.

English Language teacher for professionals @ Business Language and Communication Center (BLCC)

01 January 2022 - 01 January 2024

Designed and taught English courses for professionals and managers.

Ph.D. in Education @ University of Auckland, NZ

01 January 2016 - 01 January 2021

Conducted research in the field of education and completed a Ph.D.

Lecturer at Otago and Tutor at Auckland University @ Otago Polytechnic & Auckland University

01 January 2016 - 01 January 2021

Assisted professors in teaching university courses in Applied Linguistics.

English Instructor @ Azarbaijan Madani University

01 January 2009 - 01 January 2015

Taught English to university students and was nominated the faculty’s top student.

Education experience

Since 2009

Education @ University of Auckland, NZ

01 January 2016 - 31 December 2021

Ph.D. in Education.

Language Education @ Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

01 January 2013 - 31 December 2015

MA in Language Education.

English Literature @ Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

01 January 2009 - 31 December 2012

BA in English Literature.