Wildlife Institute of India Invites Application for Project Associate I Recruitment 2021

Vacancy Circular No:

Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
invites applications for recruitment of Project Associate I

Project Associate I

Number of Vacancy: 7 Posts

Educational Qualification: M.Sc, MVSC

The Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun invites online application from INDIAN NATIONALS for engaging Nine - 09 researchers as (06) Project Associate – I (Ecology), one (01) Project Associate – I (Ecology - Bioacoustics), one (01) Project Associate – II (SRF) (Ecology), and one (01) Principal Project Associate (Ecology), for various projects on purely contractual basis.

i. The period of the contractual engagement will initially be for a period of 01 (one) year, which is most likely to be extended based on the candidate’s performance and project needs. The EQ, DQ, age, monthly emoluments and other details of the position are as provided below:

1. Name of the Position: Project Associate – I

2. Project No 1 Long term monitoring of tigers, co-predators and prey in tiger reserves and other tiger bearing areas of Vidarbha, Maharashtra

3. Duration: More than four (04) years

4. No of positions: three (03)

5. Essential Qualification:

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University. Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post

6. Desired Qualifications:

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation are preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous field work under rigorous conditions.

7. Description of Work:

i. The work involves field monitoring of tiger, co-predators and their prey with techniques such as camera-trapping, distance sampling and radiotelemetry in TATR, Pench TR, NNTR, Melghat TR, Bor TR, Umred WLS and Tippeshwar WLS. The objectives of this study include demographic trends of carnivores and prey species, dispersal, and movement ecology of tigers.

ii. Ratel is one of the most elusive species. The ecology of the ratel in unknown in India and this project will be the first scientific study to understand their space use, movement, activity, and diet in Melghat TR.

8. Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 31,000 + HRA

1. Name of the Position: Project Associate – I

2. Project No 2 Understanding Large Carnivore Conflict Issues in Maharashtra for Suggesting Conflict Reduction measures

3. Duration: More than four (04) years

4. No of positions: 01

5. Essential Qualification:

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University. Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

6. Desired Qualifications:

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation are preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous field work under rigorous conditions.

7. Description of Work:

i. The work involves field sampling to assess the present status of large carnivores and prey in Pandharkawda, Bramhapuri, Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia, Jalgaon/Yaval and Chadrapur Forest Divisions. The work involves developing village-level database of human, livestock populations along with conflict information.

ii. The project aims to find threshold values of human population, road density and habitat transformation parameters for coexistence with humans for the different large carnivore species. Evaluating effectiveness and applicability of mitigation measures is part of the project.

8. Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 31,000 + HRA

1. Name of the Position: Project Associate – I

2. Project: 

Biodiversity impact assessment, wildlife study and preparation of wildlife passage plan for improvement and upgradation to 4- lane configuration of MeerutNazibabad section of NH-119, Uttar Pradesh AND Proposal for Preparation of Wildlife Management Plan and Identification of Locations of Animal Underpasses for the 3rd railway Line from Darekasa to Salekasa Stations, Gondia District, Maharashtra

3. Duration: One and a half (1.5) years

4. No of positions: 02

5. Essential Qualification:

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University. Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

6. Desired Qualifications:

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation are preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous field work under rigorous conditions.

7. Description of Work:

The project involves developing mitigation measures for road/ railway infrastructure. Field data collection along the linear infrastructure projects, analysis and report writing.

8. Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 31,000 + HRA