The Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) came into being in 1990, at the beginning of the decade that set the twin issues of conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use in the agenda for global action. The richness of India’s biodiversity and its rapid erosion in the last few decades need no telling. Most ecosystems have been degraded, fragmented and depleted to an extent that their conservation requires intense and informed management.
Position 1
Name of the position: Junior Research Fellow
Name of Project: Understanding Dispersal patterns in the monomorphic edible-nest swiftlet of Andaman Islands using biotechnological tools
Duration: 3 years
Qualification: M.Sc in Zoology / Wildlife Biology / Life Sciences/ Environmental Sciences /Ecology / any other discipline related to the subject.
Since the field work is going to be in the caves of the remote locations, it is necessary that the candidate, with dedication to work in the field for long hours, should be physically fit and have an experience of rock climbing. As the project also has the laboratory component, the candidate should be ready to learn and work in biotechnology laboratory also.
Age: 28 years as on the stipulated last date for receiving
applicationsPosition 2
Name of the Position: Junior Research Fellow
Number of Posts: 3
Name of the Project: A comprehensive study of potential ecological impact of windmill farms on wildlife with special emphasis to avifauna in the selected project areas of Karnataka
Duration: 18 months
Qualification and Experience: M.Sc., in Wildlife/Zoology/Ecology/Life Sciences and skills in ecological research preferably on mammals and birds.
Age: below 28 years on the stipulated last date for receiving applications
Position 3
Name of the Position: Senior Research Fellow
Name of the Project: A comprehensive study of potential ecological impact of windmill farms on wildlife with special emphasis to avifauna in the selected project areas of Karnataka
Duration: 18 months
Qualification and Experience: M.Sc., in Wildlife/Zoology/Ecology/Life Sciences and skills in ecological research preferably on birds and mammals.
Age: below 32 years on the stipulated last date for receiving applications
Fellowship: 18,000+HRA (as per SACON rules)
How to Apply:
Application on plain paper in the following format should reach
The Director, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History,
Moongilpallam, Anaikatty,
Coimbatore – 641 108 (Tamil Nadu).
Details to be included in the Application include:
- Name
- Date of Birth and Age
- Community
- Address for Communications
- Educational Qualifications
- Details of experience, if any,
- A one-page write up on your research interest
- List of publications and
- Name and contact details of two referees familiar with your work.
Attested copies of the degree and community certificates and mark sheets need to be enclosed.
