As an Invited Assistant at ISCTE Business School within the Bachelor's program in Human Resource Management and a Research Assistant at BRU-IUL, Luís Miguel Simões is currently pursuing a PhD in Management at ISCTE, specializing in human resources and organizational behavior. The professional journey began in international recruitment and selection, followed by a transition into a role related to Human Resources Technician within a medical devices company. In this position, responsibilities included new member training and development, training the entire EMEA team on new software, administrative support, purchase orders, HR analytics, and internal project coordination and leadership.

Additionally, contributions have been made as a consultant to international projects focused on social and educational training programs and program development.

A position is also held as Human Resources and Marketing Director at a Portuguese film festival.

As a researcher, focus lies in projects pertaining to leadership and its impact on employee attitudes and behaviors.