INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT), GANDHINAGAR
Position JRF
Job Summary Applications are invited for 01 JRF positions for the project “Establishing the State Climate Change Centre (SCCC) in the State of Gujarat” under the National Mission On Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC). The project is funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) through its Climate Change Programme (CCP).
JRF will be needed in the following thematic areas of this multidisciplinary project – Climate change and its impact on forest and biodiversity.
The project activities will be jointly carried out at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Gandhinagar. Since this is a multidisciplinary project, candidates will have the opportunity to interact with faculty members and researchers with specialisation in different aspects of climate change and its impacts.
Duration: One-year duration.
Essential qualifications: MSc in Ecology/ Wildlife Sci/ Forestry/ Botany/ Zoology/ Life Science or equivalent.
Candidates should have valid GATE/NET card. Candidates selected through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institution such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MRD, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER etc will also be considered.
Responsibilities and Duties: JRF will work in their particular focus area of the project. It is expected that JRF will also interact with other JRFs working in different thematic area and help each other to achieve the desired results in this multidisciplinary project. The project work will provide a good learning opportunity to understand various aspects of climate change impacts.
Salary: Rs. 31,000 / month + HRA (20% if applicable)
Interested candidates are encouraged to fill this form before 6th Feb, 2022. For any queries, please send an email to Dr. Vikrant Jain, Professor, Earth Sciences (sccc.iitgn@gmail.com). Shortlisted candidates will be informed and called for interview which will be held in online mode.
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