Filipa Sobral completed her European Doctorate in Psychology, in the field of Psychology of Human Resources, Work and Organizations in December 2015 at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon (FP-UL). She has a Master's Degree in Human Resources Development Policies and a Degree in Sociology from the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL). She is currently Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Catholic University of Portugal (FEP-UCP), Porto and Coordinator of the Masters in Psychology and Human Resources Development, at the same Faculty.

She has been developing her research on human resources development and management in flexible work contexts in the Research Centre for Human Development of FEP-UCP and in the Research Centre in Psychological Science of FP-UL. She is also author or co-author of several articles in international journals such as Career Development International, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, and Economic and Industrial Democracy.