Advt. No. (No. WII/KR/PROJECTS/STAFF/2017-18)
Recruitment of Project Associates (02) and Project Fellows (02) for
Tiger Recovery and Movement Ecology Projects
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is a premier autonomous Institute under the
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, in the field
of wildlife research, training, and management. The WII wishes to engage 02 Project
Associates and 02 Project Fellows for the following projects.
The EQ, DQ and other details of the positions are provided below:
BTR101 Augmentation and
Long-term
Monitoring of Tiger
in Buxa Tiger
Reserve, West
Bengal
STR102 Augmentation and Recovery of Tiger Population in Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha
01 Project
Associate
(Rs. 40,000 +
admissible
allowances)
Post Graduate
Professional Degree in
Biotechnology and
Veterinary Science with
03 years of research and
teaching experience OR
Ph.D. Degree in Wildlife
Science/ Zoology/ Life
Science/ Biological
Sciences/ from a
recognized university.
Experience with proven
record/publications in (a)
Genetic characterization of
large carnivores, (b)
Endocrinology of
mammals, (c) Species
recovery strategies, (d)
Chemical immobilization of
wildlife species, and (e)
project supervision and
management.
01 Project
Associate
(Rs. 40,000 +
admissible
allowances)
NBC103 Movement Ecology
of Tiger (Panthera
tigris) for Conflict
Prediction and
Landscape
Management in
SathyamangalamNilgiri
Biosphere
Complex, Southern
India
02 Project
Fellows
(Rs.25,000 +
admissible
allowances)
Masters’ Degree in
Wildlife Science/ Botany/
Zoology/ Forestry/ Life
Science/ Agriculture/
Environmental Sciences/
Biological Sciences/
Veterinary Science/
Geography/ Geoinformatics/
Social
Sciences/ Statistics/
Commerce/ from a
recognized university.
Domain knowledge and
field experience in
movement ecology of
carnivores involving
telemetry, and
experiences in Camera
trapping; Distance
sampling; humancarnivore
conflicts, and
spatial analyses and
predictive modelling
involving RS and GIS
tools.
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Duly filled application in the prescribed format should be sent on or before 05th May
2018 by email to nocp@wii.gov.in and levl@wii.gov.in with SUBJECT as Post
Code. i.e. if applicant is applying for Project Associate (BTR101) then he/she has to
mention BTR101 in Subject line of email Application NOT in the prescribed format
will be rejected.
2. The Application Form (Download here) in PDF format can be filled with Adobe
Reader. [Applicants can get a free copy of Adobe Reader DC from this link
https://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=KSWLH]. After completion of filling the
form, applicants should save and send the attachment with the file name of the
applicant’s name i.e. if the applicant’s name is ARVIND RANJAN, the file name
should be saved as ARVIND RANJAN.pdf.
3. The application should be sent from same email address that has been provided in
the application form.
4. A passport size photograph (of less than 500kb) should also be sent along with the
filled application form and with filename as applicant name.
SELECTION PROCESS
1. A multiple-choice (General Awareness and Life Sciences) and essay written
examination (biology and management of carnivores) of one-hour duration will be
conducted at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun on 14th May 2018. The candidates
should report at 09:30 hrs with original application form along with relevant
documents, and self-attested copies of education qualifications, research experience,
along with certificate of extracurricular activities, date of birth, consolidated mark
sheets, community certificate, etc.
2. An expert panel consisting of internal and external members would interview the
short-listed candidates on 15th May 2018 (for Project Fellows) and on 16
th May 2018
(for Project Associates) from 10:00 hrs onwards.
3. Based on combined merit (academic relevance and accomplishments, experience,
written examination and interview), the candidates will be selected.
More Info:
- Download Application Form (72 kb)
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