In Uruguay, he was the director of the Department of Science at the Oceanography and Fisheries Service as well as Professor of Hydrobiology and Protozoology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
En Uruguai foi o director do departamento de Ciencias no Servizo de Oceanografía e Pesca, así como profesor de hidrobioloxía e protozooloxía na Facultade das Artes e as Ciencias.