gzu appoints new deans · in 2012, dr poshiwa joined great zimbabwe university as a senior lecturer...
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Dr Xavier Poshiwa
Dr Xavier Poshiwa has been appointed as the Dean of the Gary Magadzire School of Agriculture.Dr Xavier
Poshiwa graduated in 1997 with a BSc Honours in Agriculture (Animal Science), an MSc in Animal Science in
2000, from the University of Zimbabwe and a PhD in Rangeland Ecology in 2013 from Wageningen University,
The Netherlands. After graduating with an MSc, he started his research career at Grasslands Research
Station, Marondera, Zimbabwe as a Rangeland Ecologist in the year 2000. In 2007, he joined the Resource
Ecology Group, Wageningen University, through the INREF project “Competing claims on natural resources:
overcoming mismatches in resource use through multi-scale perspectives”.
In 2012, Dr Poshiwa joined Great Zimbabwe University as a Senior Lecturer up to December 2012. Dr Poshiwa
has been working for Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, then UZMCAST as a
Senior Lecturer since January 2013. He was appointed Acting Dean of Studies in October 2014 up to 7
October 2019 and Acting Dean of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology from January 2019 to
date.
Dr Poshiwa took part in various collaborative research programmes: “Tropical forage and ley legume
technology for sustainable grazing and cropping systems in Southern Africa”, funded by ACIAR (2000 to
2005); “The effects of ultra- high Stocking density grazing management procedure on the productivity of
veld and livestock – a monitoring exercise” (2000) – Sponsored by Cattle Producers Association of
Zimbabwe and “Symbionts in Agro forestry systems: What are the long term impacts of inoculation on the
growth of Calliandra calothyrsus and its intercrops?”, funded by the EU (2001 to 2006).
Dr Poshiwa is a Rangeland ecologist who has research interest in animal nutrition, pasture and rangeland
sciences and nature conservation and management. He has published twenty-one (21) publications in
International peer-reviewed book chapters and refereed journals. Dr Poshiwa has supervised and co-
supervised 9 Undergraduate and 7 Masters students. Has taught undergraduate and Master of Science
courses in Dairy production, Forage, fodder and soil improving crops, Ecology and Management of Wildlife
and Rangeland animal production.
GZU APPOINTS NEW DEANS
Dr Eriyoti Chikodza
Dr Eriyoti Chikodza has been appointed as the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences.Prior to his
latest appointment, Dr Eriyoti Chikodza served as the Dean of the then merged Gary Magadzire
School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. He holds a DPhil in Mathematics from the University of
Zimbabwe (UZ)[2011], MSc in Mathematics [UZ,1996], BSc Special Honours (UZ, 1996) and Licentiate
in Mathematics Education [Jose Varona, Cuba ,1992]. He has chaired several university committees
and subcommittees, such as the Quality Assurance Committee, the Research and Posts-graduate
Committee, the Work-Related Learning Committee and the subcommittee on Decorations and
Ushering.
He has held positions of Acting Dean of the Gary Magadzire School of Agriculture and Natural
Sciences, Director of the School of Natural Sciences and Chairperson of the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science. He was a member of the team that spearheaded the
development of Mathematics degree programmes in the School of Agriculture and Natural
Sciences.
Over the years, Dr Chikodza has published research articles in various international peer-reviewed
journals which include the International Journal of Stochastic Analysis and Applications,
Communications on Stochastic Analysis, Journal of Uncertainty Theory and the International Journal
of Mathematics in Operations Research, to mention a few. He has presented research papers at
numerous international and national conferences.
To date he has supervised, to completion, several Masters and PhD candidates. Currently, he
supervises and co-supervises post graduate students from Great Zimbabwe University, Midlands State
University, the National University of Science and Technology Bindura University of Science
Education. His research interests lie in Stochastic Analysis, Financial Engineering Uncertainty Theory
and Mathematics of Finance.
Professor Bernard Chazovachii
Professor Bernard Chazovachii has been appointed as Dean of the Julius Nyerere School of Social
Sciences.Professor Bernard Chazovachii has been Acting Dean of the Julius Nyerere School of Social
Sciences since 01 June 2019 before his latest appointment as the substantive Dean of the School.
A guru in geography as well as rural and urban planning, Prof Chazovachii joined Great Zimbabwe
University 13 years ago. Starting off as a temporary full-time lecturer in the Department of Rural and
Urban Planning in 2007, Professor Chazovachii has served as Departmental Chairperson, Acting
Deputy Dean, School Research Chairperson, Work Related Learning Coordinator and Research and
Innovation Hub Chairperson before his latest assignment.
Prof Chazovachii holds a PhD in Geography from the University of the Free State (South Africa, 2016),
an MSc in Rural and Urban Planning (UZ,2007), a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and
Management(UZ,2004), BSc Special Honours in Geography and Environmental Sciences, Bachelor of
Arts General Degree (UZ,2001). He is also a holder of a Post Graduate Diploma in Higher and Tertiary
Education (GZU, 2018). Professor Chazovachii is currently the School Work Related Coordinator of the
Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences and a member of various committees.
He is a member of BRAND Zimbabwe Campaign Committee, a reviewer of the Dzimbabwe Journal
of Multidisciplinary Research (GZU). Professor Chazovachii has published several articles in refereed
national and international journals. He has also presented numerous papers at several national and
international conferences. He supervises research projects for masters' and PhD candidates at
several institutions in Zimbabwe and South Africa. His research areas are rural and urban livelihoods,
rural institutions and production systems, smallholder irrigation agriculture sustainability, urban policy
and planning, project planning and management, and monitoring and evaluation. He has
collaborated in researches funded by Care International (Zimbabwe), Dialogue on Shelter for the
Homeless in Zimbabwe Trust and the Homeless people's Federation.