Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
Olubunmi Sharaibi

Olubunmi Sharaibi

Lecturer
Lagos

Summary

Multifaceted Senior Lecturer with PhD degree and proven disciplinary expertise.

Taught rigorous graduate-level courses at large university and earned high approval ratings from students during past year.

Strong subject matter knowledge and excellent communications skills enabled achievement of optimum outcomes.

Resourceful Senior Lecturer with impeccable teaching credentials and numerous scholarly articles and symposia presentations.

Directed Botany curriculum at large university and managed expansion of course offerings while adhering to high quality standards. Superb communications and course delivery skills leading to positive results.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Lecturer

Lagos State University
Lagos
10.2020 - Current
  • Supervising junior lecturers' course development and recommending refinements to enhance student learning.
  • Delivering higher-level undergraduate and graduate courses via classroom, online and hybrid methodologies to satisfy course curricula and meet student needs.
  • Coordinating department curriculum to create well-rounded program that satisfied predetermined requirements.
  • Publish well-regarded journals to present credible information to undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Organizing symposia and skillfully managed event logistics to present engaging, informative programs.
  • Employing advanced knowledge of Botany to teach challenging high-level courses to graduate students.
  • Overseeing graduate student projects and advise on focus, methodology and report generation to meet preset standards.
  • Conducting research with in-person and remote collaborators and presentingresults in scholarly publications to further enhance knowledge.

Lecturer 1

Lagos State University
Lagos
10.2017 - Current
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Utilized distance learning technology to instruct students remotely.
  • Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
  • Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
  • Implemented instructional technologies in course delivery to engage and educate students.

Lecturer 2

Lagos State University
Lagos
10.2014 - Current
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
  • Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
  • Used PowerPoint and Google Classroom technology to give presentations to student classrooms.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
  • Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
  • Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.

Assistant Lecturer

Lagos State University
Lagos
02.2008 - Current

Tutored undergraduate students in theory and practical lessons.

Coordinated students courses and seminars

Supervised undergraduate research projects.

Organized field trips and excursions for undergraduate students

Education

Ph.D. - Botany

University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
06.2008 - 03.2015
  • Elected to [Elected Position] for [Student Organization, Fraternity or Sorority] in [Year]
  • Continuing education in Botany specialized i Ethnobotany
  • Awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Botany
  • Received Govan Mbeki Collaborative Research Fellowship to visit Phytomedicine Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.
  • Professional development completed in Botany
  • Member of Botanical Association of America
  • Member of Botany Society of Nigeria
  • Member of Society of Ethnobotany

Master of Science - Botany

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
10.2001 - 11.2003
  • Dean's List 2001 Second Semester
  • Continuing education in Botany
  • Member of National Association of Botany Students
  • Awarded Master of Science in Botany

Bachelor of Science - Botany

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
10.1995 - 11.2000
  • Awarded Best Graduating Student in Botany
  • Member of National Association of Botany Students
  • Received Second Class Upper Division

Skills

Student advisement

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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 26 staff members as the Head of Departments
  • Collaborated with team of researchers in the documentation on the use medicinal herbs in Nigeria
  • Achieved promotions by completing task with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Documented and resolved issues which led to
  • Achieved results by effectively helping with the academic task

· R 200, 000 (pa)- Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centre Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, June 2016.

· R 12000- Govan Mbeki Research Seed Grant, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, March 2017.

· $ 599- Society of Economic Botany Travel Grants to SEB/SoE Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, March 2018

· $ 1600- Majority World Travel Grant to Society of Ethnobiology Conference, Utah, USA, May 2020.

· $ 1600- Majority World Travel Grant to Society of Applied Anthropology Conference, Salt Lake City, January 2022.

· $ 1000- Botanical Society of America Professional Travel Grant to Botany 2022 Conference at Anchorage, Alaska, July 2022.

Affiliations

· Member, Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON)

· Member, Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU).

· Member, Society of Ethnobotany Botany (SEB).

· Member, Society of Ethnobiology (SoE)

· Member, Society of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development (SOMPED).

· Member, South African Association of Botanists (SAAB).

· Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)

· Member, Botany Society of America (BSA)

· Member, American Society of Plant Taxonomists


Timeline

Senior Lecturer - Lagos State University
10.2020 - Current
Lecturer 1 - Lagos State University
10.2017 - Current
Lecturer 2 - Lagos State University
10.2014 - Current
University of Lagos - Ph.D., Botany
06.2008 - 03.2015
Assistant Lecturer - Lagos State University
02.2008 - Current
University of Ibadan - Master of Science, Botany
10.2001 - 11.2003
University of Ibadan - Bachelor of Science, Botany
10.1995 - 11.2000
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