10+ Govt Life Sciences Research Fellow Posts @ Bombay Natural History Society

1 A. Senior Research Fellow Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) invites application for engaging one SRF and three JRF. 1. Positions 2 Emoluments 2. Duration 3 Type of engagement 3. Essential Qualification

4. Desirable Qualification

5. Task Description 6. Age Limit 8. Other

Senior Research Fellow (1) Ornithology Rs. 28,000, Health and accident insurance policy and basic accommodation facility on sharing basis.

Initially for three years (performance based).

Purely on contractual basis 1. Post Graduate Degree in Wildlife Science/Zoology/ Marine Biology/Life Sciences/Biodiversity and Conservation/ Environmental Science, with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized university.

2. Minimum 3 years of relevant research experience and demonstrated excellence in research and publications.

3. Candidates will be preferred having sound knowledge of bird community/ecological studies, statistic and GIS tools and scientific writing.

4. Candidate wish to register for Ph. D. must have cleared PET from University of Mumbai in Zoology.

1. Experience/interest in intensive field data collection on birds 2. knowledge of statistics/relevant software and assessment methods 3. Good writing and communication skills.

1. Surveys and data collections /analysis for birds 2. Report writing 35 years or below Selected candidates will be posted in Mumbai and need to undertake fieldwork around Navi Mumbai.

1 B. Junior Research Fellow 1. Positions 2 Emoluments 2. Duration 3 Type of engagement 3. Essential Qualification

4. Desirable Qualification

5. Task Description 6. Age Limit 7. Ph. D. positions

8. Other

Junior Research Fellow (3) Ornithology Rs. 20,000 CTS, Health and accident insurance policy and basic accommodation facility on sharing basis.

Initially for one year. (Performance based).

Purely on contractual basis 1. Post Graduate Degree in Wildlife Science/Zoology/ Marine Biology/Life Sciences/Biodiversity and Conservation/ Environmental Science, with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognizeduniversity.

2. Those who wish to register for Ph. D. must have cleared PET from University of Mumbai in Zoology.

3. Candidates applying for ornithology must have a sound knowledge of bird identification, various bird count methods 1. Experience and interest in intensive field data collection on birds and analysis.

2. Basic knowledge of statistics and GIS. 3. Good writing and communication skills.

1. Surveys and field data collection on bird communities.

2. Report writing Up to 28 years Selected candidates will be entitled to register for Ph. D. from Mumbai University after qualifying PET (Zoology) under this project.

Selected candidates will be posted in Mumbai and need to undertake field work around Navi Mumbai.

2. A Junior Research Fellow Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) invites application for engaging two Junior Research Fellows.

Essential and Desirable qualifications are as follows: 1.

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Positions Emoluments Duration Type of engagement Essential Qualification

4. Desirable Qualification

5. Task Description

6. Age Limit 7. Other

Junior Research Fellow (3) Rs. 20,000 CTS plus health and accident insurance policy.

Initially for one year.

Purely on contractual basis 1. Post Graduate Degree in Zoology/Botany /Environmental Science/Wildlife Sciences from a recognized university.

2. Sound working knowledge of Photography, photo editing, MS-Office, GIS, morphology, morphometry and statistical analysis.

1. Keen interest in nature studies, museum collections, specimen photography and documentation.

2. Basic knowledge of digitization and data management.

3. Good writing, communication skills and enthusiasm to learn new skills through various sources.

1. Data entry of the specimens in natural history collection of the BNHS 2. Data cleaning of the old databases 3. Database validation using specimens and data registers 4. Georeferencing of data 5. Morphometric data collection 6. Literature survey and report writing Up to 28 years Selected candidate will be posted in Hornbill House, Mumbai.

2. B. Project Assistant Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) invites application for engaging one Project Assistant Essential and Desirable qualifications are as follows: 1.

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Positions Emoluments Duration Type of engagement Essential Qualification

4. Desirable Qualification

5. Task Description

6. Age Limit 7. Other

Project Assistant (1) Rs. 20,000 CTS plus health and accident insurance policy.

Initially for one year.

Purely on contractual basis 1. Graduate Degree from a recognized university with a background of graphic designing, digital image editing and data management.

2. Sound working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Excel and other related software.

1. Keen interest in nature studies, museum collections, specimen photography and documentation.

2. Basic knowledge of digitization and data management.

3. Basic knowledge of CorelDRAW and image stacking; understanding of various Lightroom presets.

4. Good writing, communication skills and enthusiasm to learn new skills through various sources.

1. Editing and stacking images of various specimens 2. Cataloguing images with respective metadata 3. Assisting in digitization work like photography, data entry Up to 28 years Selected candidate will be posted in Hornbill House, Mumbai.

3 A Junior Research Fellow 1. Positions 2 Emoluments 2. Duration 3 Type of engagement 3. Essential Qualification

4. Desirable Qualification

5. Task Description 6. Age Limit 7. Ph. D. positions

8. Other

Junior Research Fellow (1) Ornithology Rs. 20,000 CTS, Health and accident insurance policy and basic accommodation facility on sharing basis.

Initially for one years (performance based). Those who will be selected for Ph. D. will get 5 year tenure Purely on contractual basis 1. Post Graduate Degree in Wildlife Science/Zoology/ Marine Biology/Life Sciences/Biodiversity and Conservation/ Environmental Science, with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognizeduniversity.

2. Those who wish to register for Ph. D. must have cleared PET from University of Mumbai in Zoology.

3. Candidates applying for ornithology must have a sound knowledge of wader identification, various bird count methods 1. Experience and interest in intensive field data collection on birds and analysis..

2. Basic knowledge of statistics and GIS. 3. Good writing and communication skills.

1. Field data collection on bird communities.

2. Report writing Up to 28 years Selected candidates will be entitled to register for Ph. D. from Mumbai University after qualifying PET (Zoology) under this project.

Selected candidates will be posted in Mumbai and need to undertake field work around Sewri–Nhava Seascape.

General Instructions 1.

Interested candidates can send CV within 10 days with application in giving two references at HR Dept., Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Opp. Lion Gate, Mumbai – 400001 Tel. 22821811. Email: s.alva@bnhs.org

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BNHS reserves the right to reject any candidature in view of incomplete information provided by the candidate or for any other reason thereof.