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Research Fellow Vacancies at Rain Forest Research Institute

Job Title: 4 posts of SRF (1 post), JRF (2 posts) and FA (1 post) for two research projects funded by the National Medicinal Plant Board

Company profile: Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat under Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, an autonomous body of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India issued notification inviting applications for recruitment to 4 posts of SRF (1 post), JRF (2 posts) and FA (1 post) for two research projects funded by the National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), New Delhi.

Job Description and Eligibility:

Vacancy Details:

Total Projects: 2 projects

Total Vacancies: 4 posts

Project-wise vacancy details:

1. Name of the Project: “Development of descriptors and evaluation of artificial inoculation in Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk”

Vacancies: 2 posts

Principal Investigator: Dr. R.K. Borah, Scientist-E, RFRI, Jorhat. email ID: borahrk@icfre.org

a. Name of the Post: SRF

No of Posts: 1post

Emoluments: Rs. 14000 + HRA (fixed)

Qualifications: M.Sc. in Agriculture / Botany / Life Science with 2 years of research experience and specialization in plant pathology / plant breeding and genetics / biotechnology / microbiology / taxonomy

b. Name of the Post: JRF

No of Posts: 1 post

Emoluments: Rs. 12000 + HRA (for first 3 years)

 Rs. 14000 + HRA (from 4th year)

Qualifications: M.Sc. in Agriculture / Botany / Life Science

2. Name of the Project: “Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) – livelihood option for the people of North East India”

Vacancies: 2 posts

Principal Investigator: Dr. T.N. Manohara, Scientist-C, RFRI, Jorhat. email ID:  manohara_tn@yahoo.com

a. Name of the Post: JRF

No of Posts: 1 post

Emoluments: Rs. 12000 + HRA (for first 2 years)

Rs. 14000 + HRA (for 3rd year)

Qualifications: M.Sc. in Botany / Life Science / Forestry / Agriculture

b. Name of the Post: FA

No of Posts: 1 post

Emoluments: Rs. 7000 (consolidated)

Qualifications: B.Sc. in Botany / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Biotechnology as an elective subject

(Candidates selected for project 2 will be required to travel to Mizoram and Tripura for monitoring purpose)

Age limit(as on 8 November 2013)

For SRF: 32 years,

For JRF & FA: 28 years

Upper age limit is relax-able up to 5 years for SC / ST / Women candidates and up to 3 years for OBC candidates.

How to apply: Interested and eligible candidate should send their applications in the prescribed format to the concerned Principal Investigator at “Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Post Box No. 136, Deovan, Jorhat- 785001, Assam” so as to reach the said person by 8 November 2013.

Candidates should apply separately for each post, if applying for more than one post.

The posts are purely temporary and co-terminus with the projects.

Last date for the application: 8 Nov, 2013

Puskar Pande

Editor in chief @GreenCleanGuide.com

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