Fasil Asmare Mekonnen
Nationality: Ethiopian Date of birth: 18/10/1991 Gender: Male
 Phone number: (+251) 918580808  Phone number: (+251) 930373932
 Email address: fasilasmare21@gmail.com
 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5758-4455
 Home: Zenzelma, P.O.Box, 79 Bahir Dar University Zenzelma Campus, B1R3, 6000 Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)

WORKE XPERIENCE                                                                                     

Biological sciences lecturer

Bahir Dar University [ 01/11/2020 – Current]
Address: P.O. Box Zenzelma Campus, 6000 Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)
City: Bahir Dar
Country: Ethiopia
Website: www.bdu.edu.et
Name of unit or department: Plant Sciences -
1. Teaching plant breeding, Plant biochemistry, genetics,biostatistics and plant biotechnologycourses
2. Conducting research
3. Conference and symposium participation
4.  Attending software training like DSSAT, ImageJ &R
5.  SuccessfullycompletedtheHumanCenteredDesign(HCD)training

University lecturer in Plant Sciences

Arba Minch University [ 01/07/2019 – 30/10/2020]
Address: P.O.Box, 21 Kulfo Campus, 4400 Arba Minch (Ethiopia)
City: Arba Minch
Country: Ethiopia
Website: www.amu.edu.et
Name of unit or department: Plant Sciences

1.  Teaching Plant Breeding and Principles of Genetics courses,

2.  Conducting research and research-based communityservices,
3.  Participation in conferencesand
4.  Attending software training like SAS

Assistant lecturer in university

Arba Minch University [ 01/10/2016 – 30/06/2019]
City: Arba Minch
Country: Ethiopia
Study leaves immediately after being promoted to the Assistant Lecturer rank.

Graduate assistant

Arba Minch University [ 07/10/2014 – 30/09/2016]
City: Arba Minch
Country: Ethiopia
1.  Teachinglaboratoryclassesinallplantsciencecourses,
2.  Givingtrainingsasacommunityserviceand
3.  Conductingresearch

EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                                                                                 

MSc in Plant Breeding
Bahir Dar University [ 01/10/2016 – 18/07/2019 ]
Address: Zenzelma, P.O.Box, 79, 6000 Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)
Website: www.bdu.edu.et
Field(s) of study: Agriculture Final grade: 3.94/4 (3.94 out of 4) – Level in EQF: EQF level 7 National classification: Level 8
Thesis:Geneticcharacterizationoftef[Eragrostistef(Zucc.)Trotter]accessionsusingmorpho-agronomictraits and SSR markers
1.  Phenotyping of crops,
2.  Cropimprovementbycrossing, genetic engineering, mutation breeding, marker-assisted selection, introduction, etc.
3.  Genetic diversity analysis
4.  Agriculturalexperimentation
5.  Genetic mapping, linkage mapping
6.  Quantitative Genetics & populationgenetics
7.  Plant Biotechnology and Tissue culture
8.  Molecular laboratory techniques
9.  Biofortification

BSc in Plant Science

Debre Markos University [ 01/10/2011 – 01/07/2014 ]
Address: Debza, Debre Markos, P.O.Box, 269, 269 Debre Markos (Ethiopia)
Website: www.dmu.edu.et
Field(s) of study: Agriculture
Final grade: 3.98/4 – Level in EQF: EQF level 6

National classification: 7

Thesis: Determining the intra-row and inter-row spacing of tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] at Debre Markos, northwestern Ethiopia
 
1.  Crop Agronomy ( soil fertility, organic farming, irrigation, soil-plant water interaction, plant Physiology biochemistry, etc.)
2.  CropProtection(PlantPathology,Entomology,weed,etc.)
3.  Crop improvement(genetics,breeding,seed science/improved seed,plant biotechnology,and tissue culture)
4.  Forestry and agroforestry
5.  Agricultural economics, farm management, and entrepreneurship.

LANGUAGE SKILLS                                                                

Mother tongue(s): Amharic Other language(s): English
LISTENING C2 READING C2 WRITING C2

SPOKEN PRODUCTION C2 SPOKEN INTERACTION C1 

DIGITAL SKILLS
Digital Skills - Test Results
A. Information and data literacy                                                ADVANCEDLevel 6 / 6
B Communication and collaboration                                        ADVANCEDLevel 5 / 6
C. Digital content creation                                                         ADVANCEDLevel 6 / 6
D. Safety                                                                                      ADVANCEDLevel 5 / 6
E. Problem-solving                                                                     ADVANCEDLevel 6 / 6
 
Results from self-assessment based on The Digital Competence Framework 2.1

My Digital Skills MS office tools

Microsoft Excel / Microsoft Powerpoint / Microsoft Word / Microsoft Office

Social Media and the Internet

SocialMedia/Zoom/Skype/LinkedIn/Outlook/Facebook/Twitter/Internetuser/Instagram/WhatsApp/Gm ail

Google tools

Google (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Meet, Google Calendar, Google Forms) / Google slide

Soft skills

Written and Verbal skills/Organizational and planning skills/Good listener and communicator/Decision- making/Team-work oriented/Creativity/Analytical skills/Presenting/Motivated/Ability to Work Under
Pressure/Good time management/Responsibility/Reliability/Critical thinking/Strategic Planning/Detail- Oriented

Softwares

SAS, ImageJ, R, Genstat, Xlstat, DSSAT, Genalex

PROJECTS                                                                        

GeneticCharacterizationofTef[Eragrostistef(Zucc.)Trotter]GenotypesUsingSSRMarkersand PhenotypicTraits
[ 30/06/2017 – 18/11/2018 ]
Genetic diversity of more than 100 tef accessions, improved varieties, and wild relatives were studied using 19 microsatellite markers and over 20 morphological traits.

Results include:

1.  Duplicates of the accessions at the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute were screened
2.  Accessions of tef that performed better than the improved varieties in lodging resistance, yield, and yield-related traits were identified
3.  It was found that there is high genetic variability with unstructured genetic patterns among the studied tef geno types which imply the
the vitality of conserved tef germplasms at the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute and the impact of the seed exchange system on tef breeding activities in Ethiopia.
4. Two papers, one published and the other under review, were produced.
Links: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01126-3| https://ir.bdu.edu.et/bitstream/handle/123456789/9718/Thesis_after defence.docx?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|https://rdcu.be/c7ufh