Vladimir is Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Institute of Psychology at the University of São Paulo. He examines the relationship between philosophy and human sciences, especially psychoanalysis and psychology, in contemporary French thought and the Frankfurt School. His research interests also include Hegelian philosophy, post-Hegelian dialectical tradition, as well as the philosophy of music. He was invited-professor at the Universities of Paris I, Paris VII, Paris VIII, Paris X, Toulouse, Louvain, Essex, Ca’Foscari, fellow at the STIAS/ South Africa, The New Institute (Hamburg), and visiting professor at University of California- Berkeley. He was welcomed by the Programme Pause of the French Government for academics in danger during the extreme-right government in Brazil.

He was also pre-candidate of the government of São Paulo State and he is actually surrogate of the Brazilian National Assembly.

In March 2025, he joins the IAS for a one-month writing residency.