MSSRF Plant Taxonomy PhD Fellowships 2010

January 26, 2010
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
Community Agrobiodiversity Centre
Puthoorvayal P.O.
Kalpetta, Wayanad 673 121 Kerala

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN PLANT TAXONOMY

Eligibility and Placement :
Applications are invited from Indian students for the MSSRF-Dorabji Tata Trust Fellowship in the area of Plant taxonomy for three years (2010-2012).
Applicants should be Post Graduate degree holders in Botany with willingness to work in difficult terrains.
The Candidates will be selected based on their academic brilliance and knowledge on classification, distribution, ecology, conservation status, and utilization prospects of plant wealth of the Western Ghats of India.
Fellowships : Fellowships for three years are available in the discipline Systematic Botany- a dying, but vital science for addressing the issue of species extinction and conservation. The Fellows will have to be involved in an integrated conservation mission of saving 80 - RET (Rare, Endemic & Threatened) plant species of Southern Western Ghat region of India.

Selection of Fellows : The Fellows will be selected through a written test cum interview to be held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation's Community Agrobiodiversity Centre (CAbC) in Kerala during February 2010.

The selected Fellows will be placed at CAbC, Wayanad and will be encouraged to register for Ph. D.
Application Procedure : Interested candidates may send their application with biodata and two letters of references on or before 31st January 2010 to Dr. N. Anil Kumar, Director (Biodiversity programme), M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, Puthoorvayal P.O., Kalpetta, Wayanad 673 121; Kerala. Kerala. Ph. 04936- 20 4477; 20 7019.

E-mail. cabcmssrf@dataone.in

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