Project Fellow

·         rganization: Wildlife Institute of India

·         Location: Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand

·         Deadline: 10 June 2022

Job Description (Project Fellow)

Project Fellow (Two Positions)

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	Desirable Qualification (DQ)	Domain knowledge and field experience in movement ecology of arnivores involving telemetry and experiences in camera trapping, istance sampling, human- carnivore conflicts, and spatial analyses and redictive modelling involving RS and GIS tools.
3	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 Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal)
4	Location of Project sites	Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), adjoining region West Bengal and WII, Dehradun
5	Age Limit	35 years
6	Emoluments	Rs. 31,000 + admissible allowances
7	Duration	One year

 

Technical Assistant (Two Positions)

1	Essential Qualification (EQ)	Graduate Degree in any discipline
2	Desirable Qualification (DQ)	Five years’ experience in Computer Applications and administration/technical support. Five years’ experience in Computer Applications and administration/technical support.
3	Scope of work	Selected candidate will assist in day-to-day IT and GIS related services and provide technical support on IT and GIS related task and associated activities.
4	Location of Project sites	Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), adjoining region West Bengal and WII, Dehradun
5	Age Limit	35 years
6	Emoluments	Rs. 26,000 + admissible allowances
7	Duration	One year

 

Administrative Assistant (One Position)

1	Essential Qualification (EQ)	Graduate Degree in any discipline
2	Desirable Qualification (DQ)	Five years’ experience in administration work in a government organization
3	Scope of work	Selected candidate will assist in day-to-day administration work and provide support with associated activities.
4	Location of Project sites	Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), adjoining region West Bengal and WII, Dehradun
5	Age Limit	35 years
6	Emoluments	Rs. 20,000 + admissible allowances
7	Duration	One year

 

General Terms & Conditions

Mode of Selection and other conditions:

1. The selection of the candidates will be in accordance with the performance in the interview and in order of merit as decided by the Interview 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.

·         The candidates are required to submit their completed application forms in PDF format, with accompanying attachments, by email (with subject line: “Application for the post of in “Augmentation and Long-term Monitoring of Tiger in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal” to registrarpr@wii.gov.in not later than 1730 hrs on 10 June 2022 . A hard copy of the application along with attachments (with subject line: “Application for the post of                                   in “Augmentation and Long-term Monitoring of Tiger in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal” should be sent to The Registrar, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand by post/courier and should receive at the Institute on or before 10 June 2022.

·         Application forms needs to be typed according to the prescribed format and must be accompanied by self-attested: (a) Scanned copies of educational qualifications, and (b) Scanned copies of experience letter/ certificate, failing which applications will not be considered.

·         If a candidate is applying for more than one post, separate applications have to be submitted for every post applied for.

The applications received after the deadline will be rejected by the Institute.

·         Mere fulfilment of the minimum advertised qualifications and experience requirement DOES NOT automatically entitle an applicant to be called for interview.

·         The shortlisting of candidates will be based on a combination of Essential and Desirable Qualifications mentioned in the advertisement. The shortlisted candidates will be notified (through email and website notification) for online/personal interview.

·         At the time of verification of original documents, if it is found that an attempt has been made by the applicant to wilfully conceal, misrepresent or canvass the facts, his/her candidature will not be considered.

·         The positions advertised are purely temporary/ contractual for the project period only and will stand abolished after completion of the project.

·         The tenure in the project will be governed by the Institute’s rules and regulations

·         Relaxation in Age will be given as per Govt. of India norms

·         After announcement of the results, the candidate should join the project immediately.

·         The headquarters for the above posts would be the various field sites in remote areas or at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. The selected candidate would be liable to serve at any field location or task decided by the Institute as per functional needs.

·         The initial offer of appointment will be for one year which would be extended depending upon annual performance assessment, functional needs of the project, and availability of project funds and upto project tenure.

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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