IISER, Thiruvananthapuram

Last Date:31-08-2015

DBT funded JRF / Field Assistant positions in Plant Ecology / Plant-Animal Interactions

Applications are invited from highly motivated Indian nationals in the following projects

PROJECT A1: Community plant-pollinator interactions at the landscape level.

Field Assistant (One position)

Junior Research Fellow (One position)

PROJECT A1: Community plant-pollinator interactions at the landscape level.

PROJECT A2: Ecology and Conservation of freshwater Swamp Ecosystems of the Western Ghats – Kerala Region.

Field Assistant (One position)

QUALIFICATIONS

Junior Research Fellow: The candidate should have a minimum of 60% marks (or equivalent grade) in the qualifying degree. Additional qualifications for JRF are: Post-graduate degree in any area of Basic Sciences in Biology with NET qualification, OR Graduate Degree in a Professional Course in Biology with NET qualification, OR Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course in Biology. In case a suitable candidate with the above qualifications is not found, candidates with a Masters degree in Biological Sciences may be considered for the position of Project Assistant.

Field Assistant: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks (or equivalent grade) as well as demonstrable work experience in conducting field work on an ecological project for atleast 6 months. OR Master’s degree in Ecology, Wildlife Biology, Zoology, Biosciences with demonstrable work experience in conducting field work on an ecological project for atleast 3 months.

PROJECT DETAILS: This is a collaborative project involving the research groups from IISER TVM, JNTBGRI and IISER Pune.

Age limit: 33 years. A relaxation of 3-5 yrs will be applicable to SC/ST/OBC, women and physically handicapped candidates.

Kerala State Biodiversity Board

Applications are invited for five Doctoral and one Post Doctoral Fellowships from eligible candidates who wish to do research in specific areas of conservation of Biodiversity in Kerala. 

The topics intended are 

:  Documenting Marine Biodiversity 

 Bio prospecting

  Developing propagation protocols for notified threatened taxa 

 Study on Clams of Kerala. 

Eligibility : Doctoral Fellowship - M.Sc. in life sciences with at least 55% aggregate marks from a University recognized by UGC. Candidates having NET qualification or M.Phil. with research experience in biodiversity conservation will be given preference. 

Post Doctoral Fellowship - PhD in Life Sciences focusing on Biodiversity Conservation from any University recognized by UGC as evidenced by publication. As the research works are specifically intended for the Kerala region, proficiency in Malayalam language and communication skill will be essential requirements.

Pondicherry University

Last Date: 13-02-2015

http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/news/recruitment-three-research-associate-school-education

Kerala University

Applications are invited from highly motivated candidates for a position of Project fellow in a KSCSTE Project under the supervision of Dr.S.M.A.Shibli, Principal Investigator & Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram. The duration of the project is three years.

Name of the Post : Project Fellow

Number of positions available : One

Title of the Project : “Design and development of catalytic  Electrodes for electrochemical &

 Biochemical generation of hydrogen&  Electricity”.

Essential Qualification : M.Sc/B.Tech/M.Tech/Biotechnology/  Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/

 Electronics

Desirable Qualification : NET & Research Experience

Age : Not more than 28 years (as on1/1/2015)

Salary : Rs.11, 000/-+10%HRA

Kerala Forest Research Institute

A walk-in interview to fill a post of Project Fellow to join a time-bound research programme on “Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of dipterocarps in the Western Ghats” will be held at 10.00 am onward on 18th November 2014, at KFRI. Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criterion mentioned below are invited to attend the interview. Please bring testimonials in original.

Project No. KFRI/673/2012 : Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of dipterocarps in the Western Ghats

Name of post : Project Fellow

No. of post : One

Essential qualification : M.Sc. in Botany / Biotechnology / Forestry / Plant Science with a first class

Desirable : UGC-CSIR/ICAR NET

Fellowship : NET qualified

Rs.16,000/- + HRA per month

Without NET

Rs.11,000/- + HRA per month

Duration : Up to September 2016

Age : As on 01.01.2014 35 years. Age relaxation of five years in the case of scheduled caste/scheduled tribe candidates and three years in the case of other backward communities as per government rules will be given.

Walk-in-interview date, time and place : 18 November 2014, 10.00 AM

Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Last Date:10.10.14

http://www.cusat.ac.in/careers/CAREERS_marinebio_155.pdf

NIT, Karnataka

Last Date:25.9.14

http://www.nitk.ac.in/news-announcments-tenders/junior-research-fellow-project-titled-%E2%80%9Cone-step-czts-nano-ink-synthesis