Gertrude

Since graduating my PhD, I have gained work experience as a research and teaching assistant at the University
of the Western Cape and at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa) respectively. I enhanced
my lecturer skills and Tutor in the writing centre at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) to gain
some additional academic writing experience. My duties were to guide students in their academic writing, the
preparation of lecture note, worksheets for tutorial/workshop section. It has been a wonderful experience
working within this very productive institution and I have enjoyed assisting the lecturer, particularly lecturing
when the lecturer is not available. During the past four years, I was a tutor in mathematics, in chemistry
department and Laboratory assistant in organic and inorganic Laboratory at the University of Western Cape. I
have also previously taught at High school of Bafou-Sud (Cameroon) from grade 7 to grade 11. Of the most
basic curriculum offered, I have educated on the periodic table, organic, physical and inorganic chemistry,
simple chemistry experiments and interactions, as well as how chemistry manifests itself in everyday life. I have
always prided myself on being able to engage with the students by making Chemistry fun for them, and thus,
interesting to learn about. I look to bring this unparalleled love for teaching, Chemistry, and students.

Availability: Immediate

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: (1) Post-doctoral Researcher 2018
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Conduct research tribology of recycled cemented tungsten carbide hard metals
• Establish a research on coating of Jaw crusher plate steels with cemented tungsten carbides and study the wear resistance of the coated Jaw Crusher plate
• Write reports for publication in the international scientific peer reviewed journals

(2) Post-doctoral researcher 2016 – 2018
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Number one in electrochemical laboratory

• Developed new hybrid carbon based nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis, Solar cells, Photodynamic therapy, Photodegradation applications
• Developed new electrochemical sensors for measuring heavy metals in water
• Synthesized nanofibers using conductive polymers for water treatment
• Mentored Masters and PhD students
Key achievement: published 12 articles in international scientific peer reviewed journals

(3) Teaching Assistant 2015
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

• Prepared Lecture notes
• Taught Physics courses to Undergraduate Students
• Prepared worksheets for workshops
• Marked scri pts

(4) Tutor and Teaching Assistant 2012-2015
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
• Prepared worksheets for laboratory practical
• Assisted students in organic / inorganic / physical chemistry laboratories
• Assisted students in their writ up skills
• Taught thermodynamic, quantum mechanics and electrochemistry courses

(5) Teacher 2011-2012
High School of Bafou-Sud, West-Cameroon

• Prepared Lecture notes
• Taught chemistry courses
• Prepared exam’s question
• Marked scri pts and Recorded marks