I
am 50 years old, a native of Ipee town in Kwara State, Nigeria, West Africa with a degree in B.
Sc (Honours) in Business Administration (1986) and M. Sc. in Agricultural
Extension and Rural Sociology (2000) and Ph. D. in Agricultural Extension and
Rural Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria (2011).
I have twenty-seven (27) years
post-qualification experience (1986 - to date) and for the past 22 years, a staff
in the Institute for Agricultural Research (I. A. R., Samaru) of Ahmadu Bello
University (A. B. U.), Zaria, Nigeria.
I have held responsible position as Head, Publications and Information Unit
(1989 - 96), and 2007 to date during which I have supervised and assigned duties to both senior and junior
staff of about 12 people comprised of editors, graphic artists, media relation
officer, photographers, press attendants, typesetters, typists and messengers. Currently,
I am a Chief Editor (on HATISS 13/11) the employment of the above-named
institute/university.
Consequently, I am familiar with
routines of university administration and its primary functions in research,
teaching and extension. Furthermore, I
have to my credit, published journal articles and many published articles in
magazines and newspapers. Also, I have edited and co-edited some special
publications, proceedings and reports. In addition to the foregoing, I am
computer literate, and can work efficiently on Desk-top publishing (DTP)
applications MS WORD, COREL DRAW, data
base softwares like MS EXCEL, and SPSS 9.0. Added to these, I have a
considerable exposure on internet (world wide web) and surfing capabilities. I
have created web pages with these urls:
STATEMENT OF PERSONAL
RESEARCH FOCUS /ACADEMIC PLAN:
1.
Discipline: Given my background and
antecedents, coupled with my mission in the world, to be exemplary in my chosen
field of disciple (i.e. Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology). I will
build my career in the specific disciplines, namely; Innovation and Change,
Extension Communication with emphasis on the contemporary paradigm shift.
2.
Philosophy: To be guided by a
philosophical orientation based on the fundamental truth and its advocacy.
3.
Practicality: To serve as a human
catalyst in ensuring increased and sustainable agricultural production based on
well-articulated national policy that is capable of transforming Nigeria
into a food secured nation and eliminate abject poverty.
4.
Focus: To remain focused, resolute and
determined in the discharge of my work, duties, responsibilities with ethical
vibrancy and fervency in impartation of knowledge to others.
5.
Agenda: To set a target of turn-out of 3,000
students/decade, 60 Postgraduate students/decade, and be driven by mentoring
spirit.
6.
Abilities: Over twenty years (20)
editorial working experience in production of magazines, newsletters, academic
journals, conference proceedings, annual reports. Added to this were;
supervision of the printing, distribution and storage of the range of
publications. Efficiency in writing and graphic presentation of publications
with the aid of appropriate applications like; MS Office and Publishers, Adobe
Page Maker.
7.
Contributions: To contribute
meaningfully and genuinely to human development in the academic, research and
community services. Allied to this, is the bedrock readiness to be part of the
new generation of promoters and creators of citadel of institutions nation-wide
in the 21st Century.
8.
Techniques: Being versatile in the
usage of computer and associated applications like MS Windows softwares
(Windows ME, XP, Vista and Windows 7), and such applications as MS Word, Excel
and Powerpoint; to strive in fulfilling my mission through appropriate
deployment of the instrumentality of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs), multi-media facilities, and ultimately ensure effectiveness in their usage
specific to transfer of knowledge.
9.
Leadership: To use judiciously my
faculty in providing an exemplary leadership, lead various research groups
within my Department and the larger University Community where I may belong.
10.
Environment: To promote a working
environment devoid of rancour, hegemony, tribalism, ethnicity, religious
bigotry, and division.
Dr. Taiye O. Fadiji
Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru,
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),
P. M. B. 1044, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Telephones: + 2348054311966
E-mail: tofadiji@ygmail.com
