Our February spotlight shines on Tadiwanashe Gutsa from Zimbabwe. Tadiwanashe is a research assistant and PhD Candidate at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa.
About Tadiwanashe
🎼 What is your favourite song?
📚 Can you describe your background and your current role?
What did you study?#
I have a background in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe.
Do you have postgrad qualifications? In what area?#
I have a Masters in Civil Engineering from the University of Kwazulu-Natal
What is the title of your current role?#
Junior Researcher under the SARCHI in Waste Management and Climate Change and 4th year PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
Give a one-sentence summary of what you do in this role#
My research focus area is on plastic pollution in riverine environments and as Junior Researcher I design field protocols, manage data and project instrumentation for monitoring plastic pollution in river systems and assist in the development of strategies aimed at mitigating plastic pollution in riverine environments.
💼 Describe a typical workday… Expand specifically on the amount of time you spend coding
Work & Research
🏫 Tell us more about the organisation where you work?
💡 Where do you get training and support?
💭 Do you see yourself as an academic, researcher, software engineer, technician…? All of it? Something else? A mix of one or two terms?
Community & Reflection
⛔ What kind of barriers do you face in your work?
😍 What part of your job do you enjoy the most?
🆘 What would make things easier for you and support you in your work?
🔭 What are you looking forward to this year?
About Tadiwanashe
💬 Please share the most helpful career advice you’ve received that you want to share with other Africans in similar roles.