Tea
Research Association
Established one
hundred years ago, Tocklai Experimental Station, Jorhat, Assam is a world’s
leading Institute carrying out research and development on tea. It works under
the Tea Research Association (TRA) which
delivers cutting edge science on one hand and state-of-the-art technology on
the other to tea planters across North Eastern India. It has about 300
employees working at its main Research Centre at Tocklai, Jorhat, Assam, a
Regional R&D Centre at Nagrakata, North Bengal and other Advisory Centres
spread over all the tea growing regions of NE India. At Tocklai research is
carried out in all disciplines of tea (Plant improvement, Production, Plant
protection, Quality, Engineering and manufacturing, Economics and Statistics), besides
a strong Advisory network acts as a linkage between research and industry. TRA
has ushered in North East India into the tea knowledge economy, creating and
nurturing talent in tea science, innovation and technology. TRA is looking at
an innovative and outstanding R&D professional with more than two decades
of national and international experience to act as its Director. The position
will be based at the prestigious Tocklai Experimental Station, Jorhat, Assam.
The Incumbent will have opportunity to participate and contribute to achieve
the objective embodied in TRA’s mission and vision.
Qualifications
Essential: Ph.D. in Agricultural
or Life Sciences/Natural Sciences (Chemistry/Biochemistry/Soil/Agronomy).
Age: 45 years and above,
but not older than 55 years.
Experience: Minimum 20 years of
R&D experience out of which at least 7 years should be in a senior
supervisory position. Years of research experience (Basic and/or Applied) will
be computed from the beginning of the
career as a Scientist only. Experience in the development of technology and
it’s commercialization/use for the users/beneficiaries will be an added
advantage.
Candidate: Should be creative, innovative and a
well-recognized scientist in India and abroad.
International
exposure will be an added advantage. The candidate should be able to provide
leadership in R&D to a team of highly motivated team of researchers and Sr
Scientists, and should be able to attract research funds as evidenced from the
number of local/regional/international R&D projects handled and the
publications in peer reviewed high impact factor journals. The candidate should
have good exposure of national and international trends in research and
development and should have broad exposures of working in different national and
international institutes so that the candidate can represent the institute at
national and international fora. The candidate should be able to create a
conducive environment for a high class research and development.
Responsibilities: The Director shall be
responsible for creating a congenial working environment for realizing the
vision and mission of the Institute and should be able to give boost to the
existing areas
of research and should be an exemplary
visionary to realize future requirements in this era of global change to make
the Institute parallel to the world R&D institutes.
Appointment
The appointment to
the post of Director will be for a period of three/five years which is
renewable or till the age of superannuation at 60 years, whichever is earlier
in the pay scale of Rs 67,000–79,000 (annual increment @3%) plus allowances as
admissible. Rent free fully furnished residential accommodation with transport,
mediclaim insurance, CPF, Gratuity will be provided as per TRA service rules.
The candidates should
look up at the TRA website www.tocklai.org or www.tocklai.net for the organization profile and send their application by
courier/speed post to The Chairman, Tea Research Association, 9th Floor,
113 Park street, Kolkata 700 016 latest by the 15 August 2012. The
envelope
should be marked ‘For the Post of Director
TRA’. The application may also be e-mailed to chairman@
tocklai.net.
