Established in 1982, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an internationally acclaimed Institution, which offers training program, academic courses and advisory in wildlife research and management
Tracking study of migratory Olive Ridley sea turtle along the east-coast of India.
(01 – Project Personnel)
Duration: April to December 2009.
Essential Qualification
Masters degree in Zoology/Statistics or Environmental Science with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification
Candidate should have technical qualification on application of GIS and Remote Sensing with at least one year experience of preparing maps, based on GIS and RS data.
Description of Work
The project aims to study the tracking of migratory Olive Ridley sea turtle along the east-coast of India.
GENERAL:
Candidate for the position of Research Associate (RA-I) should be below 40 years of age andtheupper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST. For the position of a Project Personnel, the age shall not be more than 28 years as on 15th April 2009.
Selected candidate for the position of Research Associate (RA-I) will be paid consolidated emoluments of Rs. 16,000/- as per the norms of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and selected candidate for the for the position of Project Personnel will be paid consolidated emoluments of Rs. 12,000/- per month.
Selected candidates 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 subject to the condition that HRA payable, in no case, shall be more than the rates payable to Central Govt./WII Employee(s) in that area. Other allowances and benefits to the research personnel would be admissible as per the rules of the Institute, amended from time to time.
Engagement on the above positions will be purely on a temporary basis initially and may be extended for further period depending upon the requirement and the tenure of project/cell.
The selection of the candidates will be based on Walk-in-Interview to be held on Friday, 17th April 2009 at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. The registration of candidates will begin by 09:30 A.M. onwards.
Canvassing in any form is liable to rejection of the candidature.
Candidates 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.
Applications without enclosures and/or incomplete in any respect shall be liable to rejection.
Two 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.
The Institute will not provide accommodation for candidates appearing for the interview.
The application form can be downloaded from the Institute’s website www.wii.gov.in.
The Director, WII reserves the right to reject any candidature in view of incomplete information provided by the candidate or for any other reason.
