Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Name: Samuel Ojelel

Phone: +256756188705, +256772188705

Email:  sojelel@cns.mak.ac.ug, samojelel@gmail.com

Sex:  Male | Date of birth: 24/04/1984 | Nationality:  Ugandan

Work Experience

        i.            Teaching Assistant from 1^st September 2010 up to date. 

Makerere University,

College of Natural Sciences,

School of Biosciences,

Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology,

P.O. Box 7062 Kampala

Main responsibilities:

1. Teaching: Course units include Basic Ecology, Environmental Settings of East Africa, Environmental Education and advocacy, Social Sciences for Conservation Biologists, Resource Valuation and Biotrade, Environmental Risk Assessment and Management and Resource use conflict analysis and management;
2. supervision of undergraduate students’ research projects, and
3. extension and community outreach services.

      ii.            Project Coordinator (Environment): 1^st April 2017 up to date

Amuria Schools Tree Planting Project (ASTREPP) implemented

Save A seed For the Future (SAFE)

P.O. Box 703 Soroti, Uganda

    iii.            Project Officer (Amuria & Katakwi districts) from  4^th March 2009 to 30^th August 2010: 

Soroti Environment Concern (SEC)

P.O. Box 404 Soroti Uganda:

Key tasks were:

1. stakeholder identification and mobilization,
2. community sensitization and awareness raising on environment conservation,
3. training communities on environmentally friendly income generating activities namely bee keeping, fruit tree growing, small scale processing of shea butter and Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks (ISSBs) making.

     iv.            Part time Teacher (Biology and Chemistry) February-August 2005:  Labira Girls Secondary School & Orungo High School, Amuria district

Education background

1.       September 2016-september up to date: DAAD PhD Fellow-Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Project title: Nutritional profiles of of wild food plants and plant conservation in selected forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja, Uganda

2. 2011-2015: Master of Science in Botany (Natural Resource Ecology and Conservation) CGPA: 4.48. Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
3. 2005-2008: Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology, CGPA: 4.55. Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

4.       2002-2004: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), Soroti Secondary School, P.O. Box 174 Soroti Uganda 

5.       1999-2002: Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), Amuria High School, P.O. Box 4 Amuria, Uganda

6.       1992-1998: Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Agonga Primary School, Amuria District, Uganda

Language skills

Mother tongue: Ateso

Other languages

·         English: Proficient in Written and spoken

·         Luganda: Intermediate in only spoken

·         Kiswahili: Intermediate in only spoken

·         Ngakarimojong: Intermediate in only spoken

Organizational and leadership positions held

        i.            January-August 2016: Member organizing committee for the 15^th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology

      ii.            2015 to date: Programme coordinator-BSc. Conservation Biology, Makerere University

    iii.            2011 up to May 2017: Vice Chairperson Board of Governors (BOG) Labira Girls Secondary School

     iv.            2014-2017: Patron-Obalanga Students Development Association (OSDA)

       v.            2015 To date: Examination Timetable master-Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Makerere University

Computer skills

Good command of office suite (word processor, spread sheet, presentation), google docs, dropbox, internet and e-mail, SPSS, QGIS

Driving skills

Class B Driving license (Uganda)

Selected short courses/trainings

        i.            Scientific communication and publishing organized by DAAD and facilitated by Training Centre in Communication (TCC) from 17^th-22^nd September 2017 at Eureka Place Hotel.

      ii.            Philosophy of methods organized by Makerere University Directorate of Research and Graduate training from 12^th June to 23^rd June 2017, Makerere University.

    iii.            Restoring tropical forests organized by Botanic Gardens Conservation International from 28-31.03.2017 at Tooro Botanical Gardens, Fortportal

     iv.            Data Paper publishing organized by Endangered Wildlife Trust at Makerere University from 22-26^th August 2016:

       v.            Online Plagiarism course by School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, July 2016

     vi.            Protecting Human Research Participants online course by National Institute of Health (NIH), Office of Extramuural Research, July 2016

   vii.            Research Writing and Proposal Writing, AuthorAID online course, 1^st June to 19^th July 2015

 viii.            Seed collection and conservation techniques from February 26^th -28^th 2015, BCGI in partnership with NARO, Kew Botanic Gardens, Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) and Global Trees Campaign, Ridar Hotel, Seeta, Uganda

     ix.            Scholarly Writing and Communication Skills from April 29^th to May 2^nd 2014, Directorate of Research and Graduate Training, Makerere University

       x.            ICT and Web 2.0 Technologies from June 11-14 2012, DAAD-AUGA, Makerere University, Kampala

     xi.            Effective Teaching Strategies for Biological and Environmental Scientists from August 18^th-19^th, 2012, TBA-DRECA project, Tropical Biology Association (TBA) at Esella Country Hotel, Najjera, Kampala

   xii.            Research Management from July 24^th-27^th 2012, Makerere University Directorate of Research and Graduate Training, Makerere University

 xiii.            Biodiversity Information Standards and Protocols from July 9-13, 2012, Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST) at Silver Springs Hotel-Bugolobi, Kampala

 xiv.            NextGen Training on Landscape Genomics and Biodiversity in Livestock from January 24^th-26^th 2011 by Seventh Framework Programme in conjunction with Makerere University, Makerere University

   xv.            Project Cycle Management in Post-Conflict Situations: Tools for applying Human Rights Based and Conflict Sensitive Approaches from August 3^rd-7^th 2009 by Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Programme (NUREP) in partnership with International Law Institute-African Center for Legal Excellence

 xvi.            Plastic Waste Management on 1^st April 2008 by EnviroPlan Consult at Makerere University, Department of Food Science

Scientific publications

Ojelel, S. & Anywar, D. (2017). Status of Encephalartos macrostrobilus (Scott Jones & J. Wynants) in Agoro Agu Central forest reserve, Uganda. Encephalartos journal No. 127

Ojelel, S., T. Otiti & S. Mugisha (2015). Fuel Value Indices of selected woodfuel species used in Masindi and Nebbi districts, Uganda. Energy, sustainability and society, 5:14.

Ojelel, S. and E. K. Kakudidi (2015). Wild edible plants utilized by a subsistence farming community in Obalanga sub-county, Amuria district. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:7

Ojelel S. and E. K. Kakudidi (2015). Indigenous Landscapes provide foods and funds in Obalanga sub-county, Uganda. Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Blog. http://peoplefoodandnature.org/blog/indigenous-landscapes-provide-foods-and-funds-in-obalanga-subcounty-uganda/

Conference presentations

Ojelel S. (2017). Fuel Value Indices of selected woodfuel species used in Masindi and Nebbi districts, Uganda. A presentation at the 15th Expert Meeting on Data for the IPCC Emission Factor Database (EFDB) held on 13-14 December 2017 at International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France.

Ojelel S. & Kakudidi E. K. (2016). Indigenous landscapes provide food and incomes in Obalanga, Amuria district, Uganda. A poster presented at the 5^th International Scientific meeting on sustainable   livelihoods and health in Africa on 30^th June -1^st July 2016 at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Awards and projects won

Year	Project	Funder	Amount
2018	Empowering the local community to protect an Endangered cycad (Encephalartos macrostrobilus) in Moyo district, Uganda	Mohamed Bin Zayed	$5,000
2017	PhD Research equipment	IDEA WILD	$530
2017	Stocking School Libraries in Amuria, Uganda (SLAU) Project	Darien Book Aid, USA	Textbooks
2017	Stocking School Libraries in Amuria, Uganda (SLAU) Project	Write 2 Read	$5,500
2017	Amuria Schools Tree Planting Project (ASTREPP)	International Tree Foundation	£3,000
2016	PhD Scholarship	DAAD	Tuition
2016	Lubigi wetland plant dominance, biomass, density and Nitrogen content	Consultancy	7,290,00UGX
2016	Empowering the local community to conserve and Endangered Encephalartos macrostrobilus in Madi Opei, Lamwo district	Rufford Foundation	£6,000
2012	MSc. Scholarship	DAAD	Tuition
2011	MSc. Tuition waiver	MAK.	Tuition
2005	BSc. Scholarship	GOU	Tuition

Professional membership

1.       NatureUganda

2.       Poverty and Conservation Learning Group-Uganda

Professional referees

1.       Assoc. Prof. Patrick Mucunguzi

Makerere University,

College of Natural Sciences (CONAS),

School of Biosciences,

Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology

P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

Mobile: +256 712 813610,

Email: pmucunguzi@cns.mak.ac.ug

2.       Dr. Kalema James

Makerere University,

College of Natural Sciences (CONAS),

School of Biosciences,

Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology

P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

Mobile: +256 772 945963,

Email: jkalema@cns.mak.ac.ug

Non-professional referees

1.       Rev. Samuel Ediau

Diocesan Education Coordinator

Soroti Diocese

Church of Uganda

P.O. Box 107 Soroti, Uganda

Mobile: +256772884441

ediausam@gmail.com

2.       Mr. Olinga Stephen

Headteacher

Opot Primary School

C/o DEO Amuria District Local Government

P.O. Box 1 Amuria

Mobile: +256772973759

Email: olingastephene@gmail.com

Declaration

I Samuel Ojelel hereby declare that the information presented in this curriculum vitae is correct.