SACON Jobs 2022 Life Sciences – Research Biologist Vacancies
SACON Jobs 2022 Life Sciences – Research Biologist Vacancies. MSc Wildlife Biology/ Zoology/Botany and Life Sciences Research Biologists vacancies at SACON. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below
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Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
Moongilpallam, Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore – 641108, Tamil Nadu.
Advt. No. SACON/RES/RCTMT-ADVT, 03/ 2022
Vacancy for Research Personnel under Projects
Application deadline – 31-Jul-2022
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, the Government of India wishes to engage the following research personnel (Indian national only) on a purely temporary basis. Interested candidates may apply online. Details of the vacancies and application procedures are given below –
Post I
SENIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
Project Title – Rejuvenation of storm water drain and restoration of holding ponds in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area.
Duration – 01 year
Project PI – Dr. Goldin Quadros
Essential Qualifications –
- Post-graduate degree with a minimum of 55% in either Zoology, Botany or Environmental Sciences.
- Minimum three years of fieldwork experience with a minimum of one year in the coastal intertidal region.
Desirable Qualifications –
- Minimum 3 publications in SCI journals.
- Proficiency in spoken Hindi and Marathi languages
- Knowledge of basic computer office software
Upper Age limit as of 31-Jul-2022 – 32 years
Fellowship – Rs. 35,000 + HRA
Description of Work – The project involves both field and laboratory work. Fieldwork will involve field observations and sample collection in the coastal swampy intertidal areas. The Laboratory work will include water, soil analysis and benthic sample identification and analysis. SRB will have the responsibility of coordinating with the local officials including the village community, compiling data, drafting the report and any other work that will be required in the field. The JRB will help in the field sampling and laboratory analysis and also assist the SRB in the smooth functioning of the project. The team will have to invest an equal amount of time in the field and laboratory.
Post II
JUNIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
Project Title – Rejuvenation of storm water drain and restoration of holding ponds in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area.
Duration – 01 year
Project PI – Dr. Goldin Quadros
Essential Qualifications –
- Post-graduate degree with a minimum of 55% in either Zoology, Botany or Environmental Sciences.
- Minimum one year of experience of field work in coastal intertidal region.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Desirable Qualifications –
- Candidates with a minimum of one research publication.
- Proficiency in spoken Hindi and Marathi languages
- Knowledge of basic computer office software
Upper Age limit as of 31-Jul-2022 – 28 years
Fellowship – Rs. 31,000 + HRA
Description of Work – The project involves both field and laboratory work. The field will involve field observations and sample collection in the coastal swampy intertidal areas. The Laboratory work will include water, soil analysis and benthic sample identification and analysis. The JRB also has the responsibility of coordinating with the local officials including the village community, compiling data, drafting the report and any other work that will be required in the field. The JRB will help in the field sampling and laboratory analysis and also assist the SRB in the smooth functioning of the project. The team will have to invest an equal amount of time in the field and laboratory.
Post III
JUNIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
Project Title – Bird/wildlife Hazards to aircraft in Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi
Duration – 01 year
Project PI – Dr. P V Karunakaran & Dr. P Pramod
Essential Qualifications –
- Post-graduate degree with a minimum of 55% in either Zoology, Wildlife Sciences, Botany or Life Sciences.
Desirable Qualifications –
- Bird identification skills.
- Communication skills in Hindi and English
Upper Age limit as of 31-Jul-2022 – 28 years
Fellowship – Rs. 31,000 + HRA
Description of Work – The project involves both fieldwork and report writing. The selected candidate is expected to conduct bird/wildlife and land-use surveys in and around Varanasi International Airport and assist the Investigators in other project-related activities.
How to Apply –
- Interested candidates, who fulfil the required essential qualifications may fill and submit the online application form available on the SACON website. (http://www.sacon.in/careers/) latest by 31-Jul-2022.
- The application form should be filled out and submitted online along with self-attested scanned PDF copies of all supporting documents and testimonials.
- PDF maximum file size limit is 1 MB.
- Applicant Photo – Image Format Must Be JPG, JPEG or PNG. The maximum File Size Limit is 200KB. Height and Width must not exceed 600px.
- Applicant Signature – Image Format Must Be JPG, JPEG or PNG. The maximum File Size Limit is 100KB. Height and Width must not exceed 600px.
- The application form should be complete with copies of certificates, mark lists and testimonials of essential and desirable qualifications, research experience, date of birth, community, extracurricular activities etc. (Please do NOT send hard copies of application forms).
- If selected, all original documents in support of qualifications, age, experience etc. should be produced by the candidate for verification before joining SACON.
- The hard copies of the filled-in application form along with self-attested true copies of all supporting documents should also be submitted at the time of joining
- The final selection will be through an online Interview to be conducted for the shortlisted candidates (Likely to be held in the second week of August 2022, the exact date will be intimated to the shortlisted candidates)
GENERALTERMS & CONDITIONS
- Candidates applying for the above positions should possess all the essential Qualifications (with originals of supporting documents) as of the date of the application deadline.
- A candidate can apply for a maximum of two advertised positions only. Candidates applying for two positions should submit separate sets of application forms and attachments.
- The upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Women/Physically Challenged categories as per applicable Central Government norms.
- Selected candidates will be provided hostel accommodation at SACON as per the availability. Other allowances and benefits to the research personnel will be admissible as per the rules.
- Canvassing in any form is liable to the rejection of the candidature.
- This advertisement and online application format are available at the Website www.sacon.in.
- Incomplete applications and applications submitted after the stipulated timeline will be rejected. Applications not received in the prescribed format and/or without the proofs for stipulated essential qualifications/experience are also liable for rejection.
- Selected candidates are expected to join IMMEDIATELY as the projects have a very tight timeline.
- Candidates are expected to be FULLY vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of joining.
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