Dr. Pfuurai Chimbunde, key Infrastructure Development, Best Researcher Award

Professional Experience:

Dr. Pfuurai Chimbunde has over 24 years of extensive experience in the education sector, having held various positions across schools, colleges, and universities in Zimbabwe. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa, where he conducts innovative research in Social Science Education and co-authors publication outputs. Prior to this role, he served as a Lecturer at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University from 2021 to March 2023, where he taught lectures, engaged in active research, and coordinated research programs. From 2018 to 2021, he lectured under the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation, Science, and Development, focusing on educational sociology and supervising student research projects. Dr. Chimbunde also served as a part-time lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University between 2015 and 2020, delivering lectures to B.Ed., PGDE, and M.Ed. students and supervising research projects. His career began in primary and secondary education, where he worked as a schoolteacher and later as a school head from 2000 to 2017, overseeing various academic and administrative functions, including teaching, staff supervision, financial management, and resource mobilization.