Sanjeev Luintel
Boca Raton,FL
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting organization needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, USA
08.2023 - Current
- Assisted with instruction for large undergraduate courses, primarily The Blue Planet (ESC 2000) and Intro to Mapping and GIS (GIS 3015C).
- Helped prepare course materials, graded assignments, and supported students throughout each semester.
- Led review sessions and offered guidance on GIS basics, mapping techniques, and course concepts.
- Worked in the Environmental Change Lab, processing pollen and charcoal samples, subsampling sediment cores, and conducting LOI, magnetic susceptibility, and peat humification analyses.
- Supported course organization and instructional logistics to ensure smooth delivery.
Instructor (Botany & Environmental Sciences)
Various Colleges in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
08.2017 - 01.2023
- Taught undergraduate courses in Botany, Plant Systematics, Biogeography, and Biotechnology.
- Developed syllabi, practical activities, lab sessions, and field exercises.
- Guided students through plant identification, herbarium preparation, and ecological fieldwork.
- Provided academic support for research and project-based assignments.
Collaborating Researcher
Tribhuvan University (Nepal) & Monash University (Australia)
01.2016 - 02.2017
- Participated in a collaborative project on plant reproductive traits and ovule number variation in Himalayan species.
- Collected field data, assisted with specimen documentation, and contributed to dataset development.
- Worked with international researchers on analysis and publication efforts.
- Gained experience in ecological fieldwork, plant trait measurement, and biodiversity studies.
Education
Master’s - Geosciences
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, USA05.2026
Master of Science (MS) - Botany / Plant Systematics and Biodiversity
Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu, Nepal01.2019
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Botany
Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University
Nepal01.2013
Skills
- ArcGIS
- Data visualization
- SPSS
- R
- Python
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Pollen processing
- Microscopic identification
- Charcoal analysis
- Sediment core handling
- Subsampling
- Loss-on-Ignition (LOI)
- Magnetic Susceptibility
- Peat humification processing
- Herbarium preparation
- Plant specimen management
- Biodiversity assessment
- Morphological analysis
- Curriculum development
- Student mentoring
- Lecture delivery
- Lab instruction
Accomplishments
- First Place Poster Award, FAU Graduate and Professional Student Association, 05/2025
- Geosciences Graduate Scholarship, 05/2025
- Graduate Student Service Award, 05/2025
- Teaching Assistant for Intro to Mapping and GIS and The Blue Planet at Florida Atlantic University.
- Hands-on experience with sediment cores, LOI, magnetic susceptibility, pollen, and charcoal analysis.
- Four peer-reviewed journal publications from previous research work.
- Completed CITI RCR training and GIS for Climate Action (ESRI).
Additional Information
Valid U.S. driver's license with over two years of safe driving and no traffic violations or tickets.
Volunteer Experience
- Florida Southeast Regional Science Olympiad, FAU, 02/2023
- Science Olympiad Promotional Table, FAU Geosciences, 02/2024
- South Florida GIS Expo, Palm Beach GIS Forum, 08/2024
Training
- South Florida GIS Expo 2023, Palm Beach County GIS Forum
- 61st Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers, University of Florida, 05/2025
- Understanding Himalayan Phyto-diversity, Sikkim, India, 2017
- ASPRS World GIS Day Event, FAU, 05/2025
- Digital Geoscience 2025, The Geological Society of London
- Geo Futures 2025: Climate and Ecology, The Geological Society of London
Publications
- Kunwar, R.M., Baral, B., Luintel, S., et al., 2022, Ethnomedicinal landscape of Nepal, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Luintel, S., Gyawali, S., Paudel, B.R., et al., 2017, Morphological variation of Taraxacum spp., Himalayan Biodiversity
- Luintel, S., 2020, Distribution pattern of Taraxacum in the Nepalese Himalayas, Himalayan Biodiversity
- Bhattarai, B., Chikanbanjar, R., Luintel, S., et al., 2020, Semecarpus anacardium, In Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
Languages
- English (fluent)
- Nepali (native)
- Hindi (proficient)
- French (basic)
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Florida Atlantic University
08.2023 - Current
Instructor (Botany & Environmental Sciences)
Various Colleges in Kathmandu, Nepal
08.2017 - 01.2023
Collaborating Researcher
Tribhuvan University (Nepal) & Monash University (Australia)
01.2016 - 02.2017
Master’s - Geosciences
Florida Atlantic University
Master of Science (MS) - Botany / Plant Systematics and Biodiversity
Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Botany
Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University