GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment - Development jobs for Research Associate/Field Biologist / Surveyor/Senior Project Fellow SPF/Junior Project Fellow JPF /JRF in Garhwal Srinagar. Last Date to apply: 16 May 2019

Research Associate/Field Biologist / Surveyor/Senior Project Fellow (SPF)/Junior Project Fellow (JPF) /JRF Job Opportunity At GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment - Development

Nature of duties / Project:  UNDP - SECURE Himalaya project 'Documentation and Assessment of the Impact of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Landscapes of Secure Himalaya Project in Selected Site of Jammu & Kashmir'

Research Associate/01 Post

Essential Qualification: Ph.D. with first class Master Degree in Environmental Sciences/Forestry/Botany from recognized University.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in vegetation ecology and medicinal plants in the Himalayan region.

Nature of duties / Project:  UNDP - SECURE Himalaya project 'Documentation and Assessment of the Impact of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Landscapes of Secure Himalaya Project in Selected Site of Jammu & Kashmir”

Field Biologist / Surveyor/01 Post

Essential Qualification: First Class in M.Sc. with Botany/Forestry/Environmental Science/Bioscience from recognized University.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in the survey and sampling of the vegetation including medicinal plants.

Nature of duties / Project:  HPFD funded project 'Preparation of Document on Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himachal Pradesh for the UNESCO - MAB net'

Senior Project Fellow (SPF)/01 Post

Essential Qualification: First Class in M.Sc. with Botany/Forestry/Environmental Science from a recognized University and two years research experience

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidate having at least two years research experience on Biodiversity Conservation, documentation skills and computer knowledge.

Nature of duties / Project:  DBT funded project “Identification of elite planting material of selected temperate medicinal herbs, mass multiplication, field demonstration and post harvest processing”

Senior Project Fellow (SPF)/01 Post           

Essential Qualification: First Class in M.Sc. with Botany/Forestry/Environmental Science/Biotechnology/Bioscience from a recognized University and two years research experience

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidate having at least two years research experience on Biotechnological Applications, Biodiversity Conservation, documentation skills and computer knowledge

Nature of duties / Project:  NMHS funded Project 'Returning Taxus to the Forests and the People: a study in Shimla and Kullu Districts of the Indian Himalayan Region'

Junior Project Fellow (JPF)/01 Post

Essential Qualification: First Class in M.Sc. with Botany/Forestry/Environmental Science/Bioscience/Biotechnology from a recognized University.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidate with research experience on Biodiversity Conservation, documentation skills and computer knowledge

Nature of duties / Project:  NMHS funded Project 'Ex-situ Conservation and Development of Gene Bank of Commercially Important Medicinal Plants in the High Altitude Areas, Himachal Pradesh'

Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/ Junior Project Fellow (JPF)/01 Post

Essential Qualification: First Class in M.Sc. with Botany/Forestry/Environmental Science/Biotechnology from a recognized University.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to the candidate with research experience on Biodiversity Conservation, documentation skills and computer knowledge.

Nature of duties / Project:  National Mission for ‘Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem’ (NMSHE),Task Force No.3-Forest Resources and Plant Biodiversity‘

Junior Research Fellow / Junior Project Fellow (JRF / JPF)/01 Post

Essential Qualification: First class Master Degree in Geography/ Geology / Remote Sensing & GIS/ Environmental Science from a recognized University.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given having work experience in RS&GIS.

Age Limit: 

1. Research Associate - 35 years; 
2. Field Biologist / Surveyor - 32 years; 
3. Senior Project Fellow- 32 years, 
4. Junior Research Fellows/Junior Project Fellows - 28 years. Relaxation for SC/ST/Women/PH and OBC as per Govt. of India norms.

Emoluments: 

1. Research Associate, Rs. 36,000/- + Rs. 1,800/- HRA or 8% HRA fixed; 
2. Field Biologist/Surveyor, Rs. 25,000/- + Rs. 1,800/- HRA or 8% HRA fixed; 
3. Senior Project Fellow, Rs 18,000 + Rs. 1,800/- HRA or 8% HRA fixed; 
4. Junior Research Fellow, Rs. 25,000 + 8% HRA 
5. (NET - JRF qualified)/Junior Project Fellows, Rs. 16,000/- + Rs. 1,800/- HRA or 8% HRA or Junior Project Fellows, Rs. 16,000/- fixed.