WII - Project Asst (MSc)

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), a premier national autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, in the field of teaching, training and research, wishes to engage one Field Coordinator and five Project Assistants (Indian national only) through a walk-in-interview on Thursday, 20thth, September 2012.



Post :
Plant Taxa (1)
Qualification:
First class (>60%) Master’s degree in Botany or Forestry or Environmental Science or Life Science from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification : (1) Knowledge about flora of Himalayas; ethnobotany. (2) Knowledge of local language and customs.

Insect Taxa
Qualification:
(1) First class (>60%) Master’s degree in Zoology or Wildlife Science or Environment Science from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification : (1) Knowledge about flora and fauna of Himalayas (2) Knowledge of local language and customs

Pisces/Fish Taxa (1)
Qualification:
First class (>60%) Masters degree in Zoology or Wildlife Science or Environmental Science or Life Science from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification : Knowledge about Himalayan fish fauna and aquatic biology (2) Knowledge of local language and customs.

Birds/ Mammals Taxa
Qualification:
(1)First class (>60%) Master’s degree in Zoology or Wildlife Science or Environmental Science or Environmental Management or Forestry or Life Science or Natural Resource Management from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification: (1)Knowledge of flora and fauna of Himalayas, (2) knowledge of local language and customs

Socio- Economic Studies
Qualification:
(1)First class (>60%) Master’s degree in Forestry or Wildlife Science or Environmental Science or Natural Resource Management or Sociology or Economics or Human Ecology from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification : (1) Experience of conducting socio-economic survey for natural management (2) Knowledge of local language and customs

The age of the candidate shall not be more than 35 years for the advertised position of the Field Coordinator and not more than 30 years for Project Assistants as on 31st August, 2012.
Selected candidate for the post of Field Coordinator will be paid a consolidated emolument of Rs. 18,000/- per month and the selected candidate for the post of Project Assistant will be paid a consolidated emolument of Rs. 12,000/- per month.
Selected candidate will be engaged initially for a period of one year. Subsequently, his/her tenure can be extended based on the satisfactory performance of assigned tasks and requirements of the project.
No House rent allowance (HRA) will be paid. However, during their field stay, the project personnel will be provided accommodation at the base camp.
The selection of the candidate will be based on Walk-in-Interview to be held on Thursday, 20th September, 2012 at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. The registration will begin by 09:00 A.M. onwards.

Last Date: 20 September 12

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