Academic Positions<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tPresent<\/span>2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Associate Professor<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>
<\/ul>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t2022<\/span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Senior Lecturer and Head of Range Management Section<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2015<\/span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Lecturer<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Range Management Section<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2013<\/span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Post-Doctoral Scientist<\/h4>
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), GrassNet Programmme at the German Institute for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture (DITSL) at University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2011<\/span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Tutorial Fellow<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2008<\/span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Part-time lecturer<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_column_text]
Education & Training<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tPh.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Doctor of Philosophy, Rangeland Ecology and Pastoral Livelihoods<\/p>
University of Nairobi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\tM.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Master of Science, Range Management | Range Ecology<\/p>
University of Nairobi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\tB.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Bachelor of Science, Range Management<\/p>
University of Nairobi, Kenya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#f7f7f7″][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#f7f7f7″][\/vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]
Honors, Awards and Grants<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tGrants for Local Adaptation Support (GLAS<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t
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\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Grants for Local Adaptation Support (GLAS), a competitive small grant awarded by Global System Change for Analysis Research and Training (START)\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t2016 \u2013 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tThe Christensen Fund<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t The Christensen Fund, USA for Promotion of Pastoral Indigenous Knowlege\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2015 \u2013 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRUFORUM Research Grant<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Graduate Research Grants (GRG)\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2012<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) GrassNet post-doctoral scholarship award.<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) GrassNet post-doctoral scholarship award. Undertaken at German Institute for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture (DITSL), Germany\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tOpen Society Institute (OSI)\/International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Open Society Institute (OSI)\/International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), bursary award to build awareness on adaptation to climate change in African Universities\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN\/DESA), and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV)<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN\/DESA), and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV) award for training on \u2018the Role of Native and Desert-Adapted Species for the purpose of Slowing Desertification\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tInternational Programme for Arid Lands Crops (IPALAC) and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV)<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t International Programme for Arid Lands Crops (IPALAC) and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV) award for training on \u2018Trees for arid lands\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2003 - 2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Policy and Society (EPOS)\/PINEP, an interactive course fellowship<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Environmental Policy and Society (EPOS)\/PINEP, an interactive course fellowship, Link\u00f6ping University, Sweden\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2004-2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tSwedish International Development Agency (Sida)\/PINEP<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)\/PINEP PhD Scholarship Award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t1998<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Nairobi Scholarship<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t University of Nairobi, M.Sc. Scholarship award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t1992<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Nairobi Scholarship<\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t University of Nairobi, B.Sc. Scholarship award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″ align=”left”][vc_single_image image=”41″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”img-responsive”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1599386023162{margin-top: 1px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Prof. Oliver Vivian Wasonga is a Rangeland Ecologist with specialization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":135,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1507,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Associate Professor<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>
- <\/ul>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t2022<\/span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Senior Lecturer and Head of Range Management Section<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t
2015<\/span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLecturer<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Range Management Section<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t
2013<\/span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPost-Doctoral Scientist<\/h4>
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), GrassNet Programmme at the German Institute for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture (DITSL) at University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t
2011<\/span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTutorial Fellow<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t
2008<\/span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPart-time lecturer<\/h4>
University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_column_text]
Education & Training<\/h3>\n
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- \n\t\t\t\tPh.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Doctor of Philosophy, Rangeland Ecology and Pastoral Livelihoods<\/p>
University of Nairobi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t
M.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tMaster of Science, Range Management | Range Ecology<\/p>
University of Nairobi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
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B.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tBachelor of Science, Range Management<\/p>
University of Nairobi, Kenya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#f7f7f7″][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#f7f7f7″][\/vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]
Honors, Awards and Grants<\/h2>\n
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- \n\t\t\t\t2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tGrants for Local Adaptation Support (GLAS<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Grants for Local Adaptation Support (GLAS), a competitive small grant awarded by Global System Change for Analysis Research and Training (START)\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
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2016 \u2013 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tThe Christensen Fund<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t The Christensen Fund, USA for Promotion of Pastoral Indigenous Knowlege\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2015 \u2013 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRUFORUM Research Grant<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Graduate Research Grants (GRG)\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2012<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) GrassNet post-doctoral scholarship award.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) GrassNet post-doctoral scholarship award. Undertaken at German Institute for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture (DITSL), Germany\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tOpen Society Institute (OSI)\/International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Open Society Institute (OSI)\/International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), bursary award to build awareness on adaptation to climate change in African Universities\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN\/DESA), and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV)<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN\/DESA), and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV) award for training on \u2018the Role of Native and Desert-Adapted Species for the purpose of Slowing Desertification\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tInternational Programme for Arid Lands Crops (IPALAC) and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV)<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t International Programme for Arid Lands Crops (IPALAC) and Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Agency (MASHAV) award for training on \u2018Trees for arid lands\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2003 - 2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Policy and Society (EPOS)\/PINEP, an interactive course fellowship<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Environmental Policy and Society (EPOS)\/PINEP, an interactive course fellowship, Link\u00f6ping University, Sweden\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
2004-2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tSwedish International Development Agency (Sida)\/PINEP<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)\/PINEP PhD Scholarship Award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
1998<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Nairobi Scholarship<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t University of Nairobi, M.Sc. Scholarship award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t
1992<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Nairobi Scholarship<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\t University of Nairobi, B.Sc. Scholarship award\r\n\t\t <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″ align=”left”][vc_single_image image=”41″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”img-responsive”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1599386023162{margin-top: 1px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Prof. Oliver Vivian Wasonga is a Rangeland Ecologist with specialization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":135,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1507,"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oliverwasonga.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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