Resume

Education

DPhil in Politics, University of Oxford, 2025–2029
- Balliol College — ESRC fully-funded studentship
- Supervisor: Dr. Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos
M.Sc. in Public Policy, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2021–2023
- GPA: 9.05/10 (Rank 1/33)
- Dissertation: Sentences with gender perspective without a common criterion: A foreseeable mistake?
- Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Castagnola
B.A. in Political Science & Government, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2016–2020
- Minor in Business (Technology and Data Science)
- Full merit-based scholarship

Research, Teaching, and Professional Experience

2026–Present: Research Assistant
- University of Oxford, Nuffield College
- Working with Dr. Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos.
- Researching judicial selection and labor justice in Argentina.
2026–Present: Research Assistant
- University of Erfurt
- Working with Dr. Lucia Tiscornia (University College Dublin) and Dr. Alejandra Ortiz-Ayala (University of Erfurt).
- Conducting text analysis of survey data collected from the Colombian police.
July–August 2026: Law Tutor, International Summer School
- Immerse Education, Oxford
- Taught law to secondary school students aged 13–17 in an intensive residential summer programme.
- Designed and delivered interactive sessions including mock trials, Oxford-style debates, and case studies on topics including AI bias in the justice system, GDPR, and employment law.
- Developed original course materials and lesson plans, adapting complex legal and ethical concepts through experiential and discussion-based learning.
June 2022–September 2025: Senior Analyst, Justice Area
- Foundation for Argentinian Development (FUNDAR), Buenos Aires
- Conducted quantitative research on judicial efficiency and modernisation, publishing policy briefs and research articles with recommendations to improve judicial processes and accessibility.
- Collaborated with judges, court officials, and other stakeholders to address judicial needs and organised events within a justice and technology network.
August 2024–November 2025: Research Consultant
- Colaboratorio de Derecho y Desarrollo (COLAB), Buenos Aires
- Led practical sessions and coordinated work teams for the DIGES project on gender perspectives in court rulings (SPG).
- Designed, cleaned, and managed a database of court rulings and contributed to the development of a publicly accessible web platform with interactive visualisations.
August 2022–September 2025: Teaching Assistant
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires
- Delivered lectures and practical sessions for undergraduate courses including Political Institutions and Government, Statistics for Social Sciences, Law and Public Policy, and Data Analysis for Lawyers.
- Designed assignments, case studies, and practical exercises connecting theoretical concepts with real-world applications.

Additional Consulting Projects

April–July 2022: Research Consultant
- Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation (KAS), Rule of Law Programme for Latin America
- Contributed to a comparative analysis of women’s representation in high courts across Latin America, focusing on the role of gender norms and institutional frameworks.
- Supervised by Dr. Andrea Castagnola.
September–November 2020: Research Consultant
- University of Oxford, Nuffield College
- Developed a cleaned and systematised dataset on federal court productivity for the State of the Argentine Justice System project.
- Conducted data visualisation and network analysis using RStudio and Gephi to examine productivity trends and nepotism in judicial appointments.
April–July 2020: Research Consultant
- University of Notre Dame, Pulte Institute for Global Development
- Contributed to the USAID-funded Rule of Law and Culture of Integrity in Paraguay (ROLCI) project.
- Compiled quantitative data from international indices and developed datasets on judicial integrity and performance.
- Supervised by Dr. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán and Dr. Andrea Castagnola.

Skills

Languages: Spanish (native), English (C1)
Software: RStudio, Excel, Visual Basic, GitHub, Python, STATA, QGIS, Gephi
Methodological and Computational Skills: Text analysis and NLP (classification, LLMs), econometrics (linear and non-linear regressions, time-series analysis, panel data modelling), and causal inference methods (DiD, RDD, matching)

Publications

Desafíos del cálculo judicial de las indemnizaciones en contextos inflacionarios: un análisis a partir del caso de los incidentes viales

Lassalle, M.; Gayraud, F.; Cristallo, J. y Daglio, Ada C. (2024). Desafíos del cálculo judicial de las indemnizaciones en contextos inflacionarios: un análisis a partir del caso de los incidentes viales. Fundar.

Sentences with gender perspective without a common criterion: A foreseeable mistake?

Gayraud, M. F. (2024). "Sentences with gender perspective without a common criterion: A foreseeable mistake?; European Conference on Gender and Politics.

Sentencias con perspectiva de género sin un criterio común: ¿Un desacierto predecible?

Gayraud, M. F. (2023). Sentencias con perspectiva de género sin un criterio común: ¿Un desacierto predecible?. [Tesis de maestría. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella]. Repositorio Digital Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

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