WII Recruitment: Project Fellow
WII
Recruitment: Project Fellow
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Location: Dehradun
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Deadline: 1700
hrs on 27-10-2021
Job
Description (Project Fellow):
WII is
hiring Project Fellow for Project: Tiger Recovery Strategy & Long-term
Monitoring in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India.
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Engagement Position |
Project Fellow (Two
Positions) |
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Essential Qualification (EQ) |
Master’s Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life
Sciences/ Environmental Sciences/ Agricultural Sciences/ Veterinary Sciences/
Biological Sciences/ Geo- informatics/ Social Sciences, Statistics, Commerce
and Arts with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university.2
Years’ experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic
Institutions or Science and Technology Organizations and Scientific
activities and services |
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Desirable Qualification (DQ) |
Experience/interest in (a) Occupancy sampling, (b) Camera trapping,
(c) Spatial analysis using Remote Sensing and GIS tools; (d) Vegetation
survey and analyses; (e) Radiotelemetry; (f) Socio-economic survey for
participatory management and ecosystem services (g) Data management and
statistical analyses. |
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Scope of work |
Ecological surveys including camera trapping, sign surveys
and line transect.Landscape analyses to map corridors and evaluate
ecosystem services of the region. Participation in ongoing prey augmentation
efforts, offer research-based guidance to forest department in prey capture,
release, and post-release monitoring. Developing plan for landscape research
and management in Sahyadri-Tillari corridor/region |
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Location of Project sites |
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra), adjoining region Maharashtra and
WII, Dehradun |
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Age Limit |
35 years |
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Emoluments |
Rs. 28000/- + HRA per month. |
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Duration |
Till 31st March 2022 |
General Conditions:
Mode of Selection and
other conditions:
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The selection of the candidates will be in
accordance with the performance in the interview and in order of merit as
decided by the Selection Committee. All original documents should be
produced
at the time of interview. The decision of the Institute’s Committee in all
matters relating to eligibility, work experience, acceptance or rejection of
application will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or
correspondence will be entertained from any individual.
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The candidates are required to submit their completed application forms
in PDF format, with accompanying attachments (proof of research experience,
publications etc.), by email (with subject line mentioning the name of the
project to registrarpr@wii.gov.in not
later than 1700 hrs on 27-10-2021.
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Application forms needs to be typed according to the prescribed format
and must be accompanied by: (a) Scanned copies of educational qualifications,
and (b) Scanned copies of experience letter/ certificate.
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The applications received after the deadline will be rejected by the
Institute.
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The shortlisted candidates will be notified (through email and website
notification) for online personal interview by 29-10-2021. The online interview will be held on 01-11-2021 from 1000 hrs onwards.
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At the time of verification of original documents, if it is found that
an attempt has been made by the applicant to willfully conceal, misrepresent,
or canvass the facts, his/her candidature will not be considered.
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The positions advertised are purely temporary/ contractual.
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Relaxation in Age will be given as per Govt. of India norms.
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After announcement of the results, the candidate should join the project
immediately.
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The Director, WII reserves the right to reject any candidature in view
of incomplete information provided by the candidate or for any other reason
thereof.
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The prescribed essential qualifications are the bare minimum and mere
possession of the same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview.
The selection to the aforesaid post will be on the basis of personal interview
which will be conducted by a duly constituted Selection Committee. However, if
the number of applications received for a particular post(s) is large, then
Institute reserves the right to lay down any criteria for the purpose of short
listing of the candidates for interview