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Work History
Education
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Benjamin Timi OLUJOHUNGBE

Ibadan

Summary

Competent and dynamic administrator with background in the humanities offering a wealth of organizational and administrative experience for effective management of human and material resources while contributing to the advancement of the establishment's goals.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Ethics and Public Policy Laboratory
Yaounde, Cameroon

Research Fellow
02.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Collaborating with academics from plural disciplines to advance multidisciplinary research activities.
  • Preparing concept notes for local and international conferences, workshops, symposia and other academic events touching on the themes of ethics, social justice and inclusivity.
  • Performing various organizational duties on a daily basis, including correspondence with staff, partners / collaborators. Procurements functions also included here.
  • Preparation of regular reports on the activities of the research Centre.

Augustine University Ilara-Epe
Epe, Lagos, Nigeria

University Assistant Lecturer
09.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Taught Philosophy courses to students at undergraduate level.
  • As course adviser to first- and second-year undergraduate students, I help students to achieve target grades through continuous curricular support and motivation.
  • Participation in local and international conferences on issues in the humanities.
  • Publication of peer-reviewed articles in reputable academic journals.
  • Provision of administrative support to the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
  • Participated as Secretary in meetings, conferences and workshops to establish rapport with teachers and staff.


  • Member, sub-committee for university ceremonies.

Dominican University
Ibadan

Adjunct Instructor
02.2017 - 07.2019

Job overview

  • Taught Introduction to Philosophy and Logic to undergraduate students.
  • Encouraged students to develop skills in reflection, critical thinking and analysis.
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.

University of Ibadan
Ibadan

Teaching Assistant
01.2016 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Taught Introduction to Philosophy and Logic to undergraduate students.
  • Tutored students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts from core subjects.
  • Encouraged students to develop skills in reflection, critical thinking and analysis.
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.

Damisa Gurus Limited
Ibadan

Operations Manager
05.2012 - 03.2013

Job overview

  • Monitored and reviewed operational performance, aiding improved business strategy to maximise productivity.
  • Served as key corporate representative, liaising with various stakeholders in support of operational excellence.
  • Advanced effective training of staff on best practices, policies and procedures.
  • Developed, recommended and implemented strategies to improve employee work quality and speed.
  • Analysed financial data to track and achieve budget targets.
  • Reduced costs and improved operations by analysing processes and customer feedback.
  • Noted employee absences and grievances, and improved team development and performance with right training.

Louisville Girls High School
Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State, Nigeria

Account Officer
11.2009 - 01.2011

Job overview


  • Working with Accounts Departments and other units to prepare and implement budget
  • Disbursement of imprest to cover everyday expenses.
  • Liaised between parents, staff, students on behalf of the educational institution to resolve payment management issues.
  • Cultivated and maintained excellent interdepartmental working relationships to facilitate prompt execution of learning support.
  • Assisted internal and external auditors by liaising with and providing required information for regular audit.
  • Monitored outstanding invoices in confirming and updating invoice approval status to meet payment cycle deadlines.
  • Prepared monthly reports, account reconciliations and financial statements.
  • Oversaw school accounts, bank reconciliations, correspondence with financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, tax offices) and payments.

Education

University of Oviedo
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Expert Course on Interculturality, Justice and Global Change from Philosophy
02.2023

University Overview

The expert course provided me an opportunity to engage plural issues on interculturality, justice and global change from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. As such, I gained insights from the instructors and participants on human development and culture, inclusivity, contemporary concerns of global justice (health, famine, social inclusivity, climate change, etc.).

University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria

Master of Arts from Philosophy
11.2010 - 12.2012

University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria

Bachelor of Arts from Philosophy
10.2004 - 06.2008

University Overview


  • Member of National Association of Philosophy Students

Skills

  • Personable
  • Seminar delivery
  • Resource planning and allocation
  • Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
  • Policies and procedures implementation
  • Communication improvements
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration
  • Contract management

Accomplishments

    Awards

  • June 2023: Conference Grant for the IWE-CCAR Annual Conference, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (14 - 17, June 2023).
  • November 2022: The Brocher Foundation Conference Grant for the Workshop on "The Corporate Responsibility to Respect the Human Right tp Health in Africa" (29 - 31, January 2023).
  • December 2022: Registration Scholarship Award: Interculturality, Justice and Global Change, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
  • October 2019: Carnegie Corporation of New York Conference Travel Grant for Participation at the Third African Philosophy World Conference, at University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • January 2018: Conference Travel Grant for Participation at the International Conference of the Council of Research on Values and Philosophy, Washington D.C, at Georgetown University, Doha, Qatar.

  • Publications

  • Benjamin Timi Olujohungbe. 2020. “Situational Ambivalence of the Meaning of Life in Yorùbá Thought.” South African Journal of Philosophy Vol. 39 (2), pp. 219 – 227. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2020.178004

  • Benjamin Timi Olujohungbe. 2018. Knowledge, Power Matrix and the Vision of African Renaissance. Synthesis Philosophica Vol. 65 (1), pp. 77 – 90. Doi: 10.21464/sp33105.

  • Benjamin Timi Olujohungbe. 2019. Al-Farabi in the Nigerian Polity: Propositions for Virtue Politics and the Moderation of Identity Politics, in Patrick Laude and Peter Jonkers (Eds.) Philosophy as Love of Wisdom: It’s Relevance to Contemporary Crisis of Meaning. Washington D.C: Council for Research and Values in Philosophy, pp. 207 – 224.

  • Benjamin Timi Olujohungbe and Peter A. Ikhane. 2019. Epistemic Implication of the Central Place Theory for Sustainable Urban Development in Nigeria, in Urbanism and Crisis Management in Nigeria. Ibadan: Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, pp. 13- 23.
  • Benjamin Timi Olujohungbe. 2017. Women’s Agency and the Re-negotiation of Gender Depiction in an African Media Space, in Isaac E. Ukpokolo (Ed.), Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 179 – 189, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40796-8

Languages

Yoruba
Native
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Timeline

University of Oviedo

Expert Course on Interculturality, Justice and Global Change from Philosophy
02.2023

Research Fellow

Ethics and Public Policy Laboratory
02.2021 - Current

University Assistant Lecturer

Augustine University Ilara-Epe
09.2018 - Current

Adjunct Instructor

Dominican University
02.2017 - 07.2019

Teaching Assistant

University of Ibadan
01.2016 - 08.2018

Operations Manager

Damisa Gurus Limited
05.2012 - 03.2013

University of Ibadan

Master of Arts from Philosophy
11.2010 - 12.2012

Account Officer

Louisville Girls High School
11.2009 - 01.2011

University of Ibadan

Bachelor of Arts from Philosophy
10.2004 - 06.2008
Benjamin Timi OLUJOHUNGBE