WII jobs for Project Biologists/ SRF in Dehradun. Last Date to apply: 16 Aug 2016

Project Biologists/ SRF Job vacancies in Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on contract basis

Advt. No. WII/ESM/GGV/SAHYADRI/2016

Project Biologists

Project Title : Ecological Reconnaissance and Conservation Assessment of Avifauna in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

No. of Posts : 02

Qualification : Possessing Masters’ Degree in (Life Sciences/Ecology/Forestry/ Statistics/ Experimental Biology/Environmental Sciences/Biological Sciences/Wildlife Science or any comparable discipline with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks from a recognized University

Desirable : (1) prior research and/or field experience in Wildlife Sciences with keen interest on Birds (2) interest in scientific work, high motivation, very good organisational skills and interest to work in interdisciplinary team (3) must possess good articulation and written communication skills in English (4) must be able to do field work in remote and harsh field conditions.

Emoluments : Rs. 25000/- (Consolidated)

Age Limit : 32 Yrs

Location of Project site : Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra

Advt. No. WII/ESM/GGV/CSIR DARTER/2016

Senior Research Fellow - SRF

Project Title : “An assessment of breeding, foraging and habitat use patterns of a threatened piscivorous colonial nesting waterbird, Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) at Bhitarkanika mangroves”

No. of Post : 01

Qualification : Possessing Masters’ Degree in (Life Sciences/ Ecology/ Forestry/ Statistics/ Experimental Biology/ Environmental Sciences/ Biological Sciences/Wildlife Science or any comparable discipline with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks from a recognized University and atleast 2 years of Post Master’s research/teaching experience with evidence of published paper in standard refereed peer reviewed SCI journal 

Desirable : (1) prior research and/or field experience in Wildlife Sciences (2) interest in scientific work, high motivation, very good organisational skills and interest to work in interdisciplinary team (3) must possess good articulation and written communication skills in English (4) must be able to do field work in remote and harsh field conditions.

Emoluments Rs. 14000/- Plus HRA/MA

Age Limit : 32 Yrs

Location of Project site : Odisha

Advt. No: WII/C2C/Sahyadri/24/2015

Project Biologist 

Project Title : “Evaluating the Outstanding Universal Values of Western Ghats (Sahyadri sub-cluster) for Provisioning and Regulating Ecosystem Services in the region”

No. of Posts : 02

Qualification : Masters’ Degree in Zoology/ Wildlife Science / Ecology / Forestry / Social Sciences/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks from a recognized University. Working knowledge of RS & GIS and Ecosystem Service Evaluation is required.

Desirable : Research experience in biodiversity, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and ecosystem services. Published research papers in peer-reviewed journals, ability to speak or understand Marathi and conduct ecological and socioeconomic research in tough field conditions.

Emoluments : Rs. 18,000/month + HRA (as admissible).

Age Limit : 35 Yrs

Location of Project Site : Western Ghats (Sahyadri Sub-Clusters) in Maharashtra State