Dr. Luambo Jeffrey Ramarumo
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Biography
Dr. Luambo J. Ramarumo is currently serving as a PDP Researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa. He completed his Ph.D. studies in Ethnobotany at the University of Fort Hare in 2022. His research interests primarily focused on Human-plants-use-relations, with specialization in Ethnobotany, Economic Botany, Social-Ecological Systems, Natural Resource Sustainability, Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous Nutraceuticals, Phytomedicines, Biological Invasion, Economic Botany, Food Development, Food Safety, Bioprocessing of Botanical Resources, & Terrestrial Plant Ecology.
Affiliations
University of Mpumalanga
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
School of Biology & Environmental Science
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Advanced Agriculture & Food Safety
Honors and Awards
2016 NRF-Scholarship
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
NRF 2016 Masters Scare Skill Scholarship
2018 NRF-Scholarship
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
NRF 2018 Free-Standing Doctoral Scholarship
2023-NRF Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
2023-NRF Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship
2022 Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellowship
Rhodes University
Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2025 NRF Professional Development Programe
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
2025 NRF Professional Development Programe
Experience
Research or Laboratory Scientist
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
01 Apr 2025 - present
Voluntary Journal Manuscript Reviewer
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
01 Nov 2022 - present
Part-time Senior Botanist/ Plant Ecologist
Mielelani Consultancy (Pty) Limited
01 Feb 2016 - present
University Educator/Researcher
University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa
01 Jun 2023 - 01 Mar 2025
Post Doctoral Researcher
Rhodes University
01 Jun 2022 - 01 May 2023
Field Worker
Statistics South Africa
01 Feb 2022 - 01 Apr 2022
Postgraduate Honors Project Co-Supervisor
University of Fort Hare
01 Jan 2018 - 01 Dec 2018
Tutor, Examination Invigilator, Research Assistant, & Laboratory Demonstrator
University of Venda
01 Feb 2013 - 01 Sep 2017
Part-time Biodiversity Practitioner
Tshikovha Environmental & Communication Consultancy
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Dec 2015
Research Interests
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