María José Ruá is PhD in Agricultural Engineering and Technical Architect. Since 2007, she is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construcction at Universitat Jaume I (UJI), in the Degree of Technical Architecture, the Master's Degree in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, the Master's Degree in International Cooperation and the Master's Degree in Gender Equality. She collaborates in the Master's Degree in Real Estate Sciences, in the Master's Degree in Appraisal and Valuation Engineering and in the University Extension Diploma in Real Estate Studies at the UPV.
He belongs to the research group Technology, Quality and Sustainability in Building (TECASOS) of the UJI. In this group she develops his line of research focused on the energy efficiency of buildings in the context of Integrated Urban Regeneration. He has published in diverse international scientific journals and in different congresses on this topic. She is also part of the group Social Innovation and Human Development/IIDL (Social Innova), working in collaboration with experts in the field of psychology, to address the needs of vulnerable people in the urban environment, with scientific publications and work in these areas. She is part of the Inter-University Institute of Local Development (IIDL) at the UJI.
Prior to her work at the University, she worked in an architecture studio and also for different Valuation Companies, as a freelance professional. From 2004 to 2007, she also worked as an Associate Lecturer at the UPV, combining this work with her professional work.
