Junior Research Fellow - Monitoring land use by wildlife, livestock and humans in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve.

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Project Title, details of position and duration	Monitoring land use by wildlife, livestock and humans in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve. (01 – Junior Research Fellow) Duration: Up to May 2014
Essential Qualification	Masters’ Degree in Life Science/Zoology with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification	Candidate with research experience in molecular techniques, assessment of genetic diversity, population genetics, and having data analysis skills using software, will be preferred.
Description of Work	This project aims to develop a spatial database on the land use patterns by wildlife, livestock and humans in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve and develop a programme for monitoring the use of wildlife, livestock and humans in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve. This project involves extensive and field work in the remote, rugged, high altitude regions of Sikkim Himalayan region and also extensive lab work related to dietary analysis, molecular genetic studies, and computer based modeling analysis.

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. A candidate may be allowed to submit duly filled-in application form(s) for a maximum of two advertised positions subject to his/her fulfilling the essential qualifications for the advertised positions. Applications without enclosures and/or incomplete in any respect shall be rejected.  

3. Age of the candidate shall not be more than 28 years for JRF; 30 years for Project Biologist and 32 yearsfor SRF as on Monday, 5^th August 2013. Upper age limit for SRF, JRF may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Women and physically handicapped categories.

4. Candidate for the position of Research Associate (RA) should be below 40 years of age as on Monday, 5^thAugust 2013 and the upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

5. The fellowship amount for the selected Research Associate (RA-I) will be ` 22,000/- consolidated per month.

6. The fellowship amount for the selected Senior Research Fellow is Rs. 14,000/- consolidated per month and Rs. 18,000/- in case of NET qualified candidate(s) for Research Fellows (UGC/CSIR).

7. Selected candidate(s) 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.

8. The fellowship amount for the selected Project Biologist is Rs. 16,000/- consolidated per month.

9. Selected candidate(s) will be engaged initially for a period mentioned against each advertised position. 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.

10. Candidate(s) 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.

11. The selection of the candidate(s) will be based on Walk-in-Interview to be held on Wednesday, 7^th August 2013 at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. The registration will begin by 09:00 A.M. onwards.

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

13. 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.

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

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

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

17. 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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