Francisco is a Lecturer in Politics and the Director of the MA in Political Science, pathway in European Studies. He holds a Sociology degree and a master 's in Political Science from the University of Chile and is currently a postgraduate researcher at The University of Manchester. His doctoral research focuses on electoral volatility in Latin America during the "pink tide", examining how economic performance and social inequalities have influenced electoral outcomes and voter behaviour in the region. His work highlights the role of subnational and gender inequalities in shaping electoral processes.

Previously, Francisco was a research associate on the MOBILISE Project, where he studied determinants of protest and migration using longitudinal survey data from four countries. He also contributed to The READY Study, a longitudinal project involving deaf young people in the UK, and based at SORD in the Department of Social Work at The University of Manchester. Beyond academica, Francisco has experience working in local government in Chile and as an independent consultant.

His broader research itnerests include political behaviour, political parties, gender and LGBT+ politics, and social stratification.

Francisco has been awarded as Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).

Lecturer - University of Manchester

• POLI60341 Tools and techniques of applied quantitative analysis
• POLI21012 Southern European Politics
• SOCS10121 Issues in PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Ecomomics)
• POLI60312 Research Design & Skills

TA - University of Manchester

• POLI10202 Introduction to Comparative Politics.
• POLI20311 Politics by Numbers
• POLI60341 Tools and techniques of applied quantitative analysis.

TA - University of Chile

• SOC-HC-1 Contemporary Social History.
• SOC-EESRU-1 Rural Sociology and Anthropology I.
• SOC-EESRU-2 Rural Sociology and Anthropology II.