Engagement of 2 Junior Research Fellows through walk-in-interview on June 23, 2014


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        Advt. No. WII/RES/RSCHRS-SELCTION’ 2014/A.3.15 (I)
 
W a l k – i n – I n t e r v i e W

to engage Research Fellows

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is a premier national autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoE&F), Government of India in the field of teaching, training and research. The WII wishes to engage 02-Junior Research Fellows (Indian national only) through a walk-in-interview on Monday, 23rd June 2014. The details of the available positions along with essential and desirable qualifications, terms and conditions and how to apply are given below:

Project Title, details of position and duration

Evaluation of prey availability and habitat suitability for tiger and its ranging patterns in Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.

(02 – Junior Research Fellow)

Duration: Three years

Essential Qualification

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/Forestry/Forest Management/Environmental Science/Life Science with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.

Desirable Qualification

Experience in animal abundance estimation, carnivore sign surveys, camera trapping, radio-telemetry and knowledge in statistics and GIS.

Description of Work

To evaluate the prey availability and habitat suitability for tiger and its ranging patterns using radio-telemetry in Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.

 

GENERALTERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. Candidate(s) possessing Master’s Degree along with final year mark-sheet will be eligible to appear for the walk-in-interview. Candidates appearing in the final year of Masters’ Degree Program will not be eligible to apply for the advertised positions. 

  2. Age of the candidate shall not be more than 28 years for the advertised position of JRF as on Saturday, 21st June 2014. Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years, as in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Women and physically handicap categories.

  3. Selected candidate for the advertised position of JRF will be paid a consolidated emolument of Rs. 12,000/- per month as fellowship. In case of NET qualified candidates (UGC/CSIR) for Research Fellows, the selected JRF will be paid consolidated emoluments of Rs. 16,000/- per month.

  4. Selected candidate shall be engaged initially for a period of two years initially. Subsequently his/her tenure may be extended depending upon the exigencies of work at sole discretion of the Institute and satisfactory performance of the candidate.

  5. Selected candidate may be allowed hostel accommodation at the institute, as per availability. Where the hostel accommodation is not possible, house rent allowance (HRA) will be paid as per the rules of the Institute. Other allowances and benefits to the research personnel would be admissible as per the rules of the Institute, amended from time to time.

  6. The selection will be based on Walk-in-Interview to be held on Monday, 23rd June 2014 at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehra Dun and the registration for the advertised position will be done from 09:00 to 10:00hrs on 23rd June 2014 at WII.

  7. Canvassing in any form is liable to rejection of the candidature.

  8. Candidate(s) should bring the duly filled-in applications with attested true copies of testimonials of educational qualifications, research experience, extra-curricular activities, date of birth etc., along with copies of mark sheets of all examinations. All original documents should be produced at the time of registration.

  9. One way travel expenses will be paid to the candidate, selected for the project. The expense will be limited to actual 2nd class rail/bus fare by the shortest route from his/her place of stay/residence.

  10. The Institute will not provide accommodation for candidates appearing for the interview.

  11. The application form can be downloaded from the link www.wii.gov.in

  12. The Director, WII reserves the right to reject any candidature in view of incomplete information provided by the candidate or for any other reason.

 - Research Coordinator
Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun

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