Introduction
Innocent Chirisa is a Full Professor in Environmental Planning and Management and Urban and Regional Planning. Has a keen interest in urban and peri-urban dynamics. Currently focusing on environmental systems dynamics with respect to land-use, ecology, water and energy. Holds a DPhil in Social Sciences. Prof Chirisa is also currently a Research Fellow with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, South Africa. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (Zimbabwe). He is an external examiner for the Department of Geography, Bindura University of Science Education (Zimbabwe) and the Department of Regional and Urban Planning, University of Venda (SA). He has also served in the same capacity with the Great Zimbabwe University. Membership of Professional Associations: Fellow of the Pan-African Scientific Research Council (FPASRC); Member of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); Member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG); Member of the American Political Science Association (APSA); Member of the Global Land Programme (GLP); Member of the Research and Development Committee of the Health Professions Committee (R&D-HPA (of Zimbabwe)); Member of the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH); Member of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP); Member of the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern & Southern Africa (OSSREA); Member of the Zimbabwe Institute for Urban and Regional Planners (ZIRUP).
Education:
- University of the Free State 2019-2021 Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Planning
- University of Zimbabwe 2009-2013 Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil)
- Institute of Urban Development and Housing Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, The Netherlands 1-30 August 2009 Postgraduate Diploma in Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularisation
- University of Zimbabwe 2003-2005 Master of Science (Rural and Urban Planning)
- University of Zimbabwe 1999-2003 Bachelor of Science Honours (Rural and Urban Planning)
Employment Record Relevant to the Assignment:
- 2022 July to date Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) Zimbabwe
- 2020 September to June 2022 Dean, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
- 2019 (July…) Council Member, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU). Zimbabwe
- 2019, June-August 2020 Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
- 2018 (Jan-October) Chairman for the Department of Rural and Urban Planning, University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
- 2017 Full Professor, University of Zimbabwe (www.uz.ac.zw) Research Fellow, University of Free State (www.ufs.ac.za) Zimbabwe & South Africa
- 2016-2019 Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
- August 2014 to March 2015 Acting Chair for the Department of Rural and Urban Planning University of Zimbabwe (www.uz.ac.zw) Zimbabwe
- 2012 to 2016 Senior Lecturer University of Zimbabwe (www.uz.ac.zw) Zimbabwe
- Lecturer University of Zimbabwe (www.uz.ac.zw) Zimbabwe
- August 2011 to May 2012 Acting Chair for the Department of Rural and Urban Planning University of Zimbabwe (www.uz.ac.zw) Zimbabwe
- 2009- 2011 Part-time Lecturer (Participatory and Integrated Development) Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIMPAM) Zimbabwe
- 2010 to 2014 External Examiner (BSc Hons in Urban Development and Management) Great Zimbabwe University Zimbabwe
- 2004-2005 Property Administrator Bard Real Estate Zimbabwe
Publications:
22 Books; over 300 journal articles and book chapters achieved in a space of 15 years.
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Innocent_Chirisa
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Innocent+Chirisa&btnG
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9485-7616
- Linkedin: Lcom/in/innocent-chirisa-89a18548
Referees:
- Prof Paul Mapfumo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Zimbabwe, (www.uz.ac.zw)
- Prof VN Muzvidziwa, Vice-Chancellor, Midlands State University, P Bag 9051, Gweru. My DPhil Supervisor and Mentor: Email: vnmuzvidziwa@yahoo.co.uk
- Prof. Charity Manyeruke, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Rwanda and Former Dean of Social Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Email: nevanjicm@gmail.com
