JRF/SRF /RA posts at Mizoram University

Mizoram University

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/ Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Research Associate (RA) for CSIR, New Delhi funded Major Research Project on ‘Changes in fine roots and soil nutrients in secondary successional forests of different ages following slash and burn agriculture in Mizoram, northeast India’. Duration of the project is three years (2012-2015)

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The applicants should have good academic records. The essential minimum qualification for aforesaid research position is M.Sc. in Forestry / Botany/ Environmental Science/ Biogeochemistry or related subjects.

NET/GATE qualification will be essential for the appointment of JRF. Lecturership (NET) qualified candidates will also be eligible for JRF. Candidates with NET/GATE having two years of post-M.Sc. research experience as evidenced from published papers are eligible for SRF. PhD degree is the minimum qualification for the appointment of RA. The amount of Fellowship will be as: RA (Rs. 22, 000/- pm plus HRA), SRF (Rs.18, 000/- pm plus HRA), JRF (Rs.16, 000/- pm plus HRA) and will be as per CSIR rules.

The appointment will be purely on temporary basis and co-terminus with the project. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates, if called for interview. The duly completed application together with relevant documents in support of qualifications and experiences should reach to Dr. S.K. Tripathi, Principal Investigator, Department of Forestry, Mizoram University, Post Box- 190, Aizawl- 796 004, Mizoram, latest by 25th July 2012.

CONTACT: (S.K. Tripathi), Principal Investigator

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