Advt. No. WII/NATCOM/GSR/2018 W A L K – I N – I N T E R V I E W for engaging Project Fellow and on Contract The Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun invites application for Walk-in-interview for engaging Project Fellow for Project entitled “Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Soil Health through Microbial and Plant Communities in Alpine Ecosystems of Indian Himalayan Region- GoI-GEF-UNDP Third NATCOM Project” purely on contractual basis for a period of one year. The EQ, DQ and other details of the Project Fellow is as provided below : 1
Engagement Position
Project Fellow (1)
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Essential Qualification (EQ)
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Desirable Qualification (DQ)
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Work description
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Emoluments
Post Graduate Degree in Botany/ Environmental Sciences/ Life Sciences/ Forestry with minimum 60 % marks Experience of field work on sampling Himalayan vegetation micro-flora / soil and nutrient analysis. Phenocam based study of plant phenology and analysis of responses of plants to climatic variation. Science writing and good communication skills. Remote Sensing and GIS, Spatial Statistics, Climate modeling. Required to assist in field research in the alpine ecosystems especially to conduct assessment of soil microbial health in the Indian Himalayan Region and other project related activities Rs. 25,000 + HRA
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Age
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Funding agency
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Duration
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Location of Project site
Not exceeding 28 years as on the date of interview. Upper age limit in case of applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories may be relaxed as per the rules. UNDP and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change One year WII Dehradun, with extensive traveling to alpine areas in the Indian Himalayan Region (Uttarakhand and Sikkim)