DR. JOSEPH WILLIAM MAZIKU
CONTACTS & INSTITUTION
- Institution: Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Email: joseph.maziku@costech.or.tz
- Tel: +255222700749; Mob:+255714506905
RESEARCH INTEREST
Science Technology and Innovation policy / STI indicators/Research outputs dissemination and utilization / monitoring and evaluation studies/ Impact analysis
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- PhD in Science and Technology Studies – (A scientometric analysis of the Science System in Tanzania) – (2017-2021) Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Project Management certificate – (2019) Stellenbosch University, South
- Research Management Certificate – (2016)Southern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA), Kigali Rwanda
- Masters of Public Health – (2011) University of Libre de Bruxelles and University of Mons,
- Monitoring and Evaluation Certificate – (2014) University of Bologna, Italy
- Agribusiness Incubation Training – (2013) Info Dev and World Bank, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Research Evidence Based Decision Training – (2013) Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
- Research Methods Certificate – (2013) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR),
- Veterinary Communication and Extension Certificate – (2010) University of Pretoria, South
- International Certificate Dairy cattle Training Program – (2006) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California,
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine – (2003) Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
- Advance Certificate of Secondary Education – (1997) Tambaza High School, Dare es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education – (1994) Azania Secondary School,
CAREER HISTORY & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), and the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and STI Policy, Stellenbosch University- January 2017 to date- PhD Candidate in Science and Technology Study and part time Researcher.
- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)- April 2013- December 2016: Senior Program Officer- Research Management and Coordination.
- Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development– December 2003 to March 2013: Senior Veterinary
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Research coordination and promote of 82 research projects funded by Tanzania government and development partners implemented by various R&D institutions in Tanzania.
- Registration and Clearance of over 600 research projects in Tanzania
- Research coordination and promote 15 STI Research Projects jointly implemented in Tanzania (COSTECH) and South Africa (NRF).
- Participated in the review of the research grant manual for research projects funded by the Tanzania
- Trained more than 1000 agriculture extension officers
- Coordinated the commissioning of research in strategic areas of science, technology and innovation, to strengthen policy and regulatory gaps in the country
- Manage the collection of information and data in the research conducted in Tanzania
- Advocacy on women and youth economic empowerment through Agriculture productivity value chain in Central zone of
- Project coordination M&E of Local chicken production for improvement of Livelihood in in Central zone of
- Coordination, Promotion and popularization of “KILIMO KWANZA” Projects (Agriculture First Research Projects) and dissemination of 40 developed agriculture technologies in Tanzania to improve food security and livelihoods
- Sida program proposal writing on research funding for the Tanzania R&D institutions
- Facilitated technology transfer, innovation and Intellectual Property in the development of science, technology and innovation of trivalent chicken
- Facilitated collection of STI data and indicators in the country to track progress in STI developments
- Facilitated the review of the Sida funded research project
- Organized and participated in the Monitoring and Evaluation of COSTECH funded research projects. 2013-2016
- Organized and participated in the drafting of the Tanzania National Research Agenda for 2015-2020.
- Facilitated the review of the joint research proposals between Tanzania and South Africa
- Facilitated resource mobilisation for research funds for R&D institutions in Tanzania
- Coordinated and managed project staff and consultancies
- Facilitated the review of the joint research proposals between Tanzania and Korea Republic.
- Assisted and facilitated researchers in drafting policy briefs for their research findings.
- Documentation of tangible findings from research projects funded by Tanzania government and development
- Managed the collection of information and data in the area of STI
- Drafting the COSTECH program proposal for the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) 2015-2020 funded by DFID -UK,IDRC Canada and NRF South Africa.
- Quarterly and annual reports