BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI)
WESTERN REGIONAL CENTRE,
7- KOREGAON ROAD,
PUNE,
MAHARASHTRA-411001
Advertisement for Recruitment of 3 Junior Research Fellow, 2 Junior Project
Fellow, 1 Field Assistant and 3 Office cum Data Entry Operator under NMHS
funded Project
PROJECT NAME: “ CONSERVATION OF PTERIDOPHYTES, DISTRIBUTION AND
DIVERSITY PATTERENS IN EASTERN HIMALAYA”
LAST DATE OF APPLICATION: Applications should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this advertisement in the BSI official website (https://bsi.gov.in). The
last date of the submission of the application is 30th April 2025.
HOW TO APPLY: Candidates are requested to submit completed applications as per
prescribed format [Annexure-2] accompanied by self-attested copies of educational
certificates, research experience documentation, proof of date of birth, and copies of
all examination mark sheets. If currently employed, applicants should also provide a
'No Objection Certificate' from their current employer.
Applications should be sent via email to nmhsferns@gmail.com on or before 30-
04-2025.
The envelope containing application form should inscribe ‘Application for the post of
JRF/JPF/Field Assistant, Office Assistant cum Data Entry Operator under the
NMHS funded project’.
PLACE OF WORK: The selected candidates are expected to work in Western
R egional Centre, Pune or any other regional centre. He/She will be required to
undertake extensive travel to various regions, including, Sikkim, North Bengal, and
Arunachal Pradesh, as well as other locations as per the project needs. Travel
assignments may also involve extensive field trips to remote localities of the EH.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
The selected candidates are expected to do field survey in all the three Eastern
Himalayan states extensively and work on curation of biodiversity information from
various literatures, herbarium specimens. Candidates with sound knowledge in the
plant taxonomy, herbarium preparation and fieldwork, knowledge on biodiversity
indices, ecological studies will be preferred. Therefore, candidates having all above
criteria and willing to travel to different parts of Eastern Himalaya are encouraged
to apply.
Junior
Research
Fellow
(JRF)
3
Rs 37,000/- +
HRA as per MOEF
CC norms
for candidates
qualified
CSIR/UGC NET,
GATE,
or any other
national level
examination
Essential: 1st
Class M.Sc.
Botany/ MSc.
Lifesciences
/M.Sc
in Ecology /
M.Sc. Plant
Sciences or
Equivalent
degree from a
UGC recognized
University.
Minimum 1 year
of research
experience in
conducting field
Surveys and
should well
versed with MS
office
Experience in
data collection
through basic
field techniques
and vegetation
sampling.
Experience in
using statistical
software data
analysis as well
as in experience
in GIS, IUCN
analysis.
Knowledge in
English (Speak,
read, write)
Proficiency in
scientific writing.
28 years
The candidates will be
required to extract
data from herbaria,
data entry, field
surveys in Eastern
Himalayas to collect
data on Pteridophytes.
Candidates expected
to do data entry, data
analysis, article &
and report writing,
and undertake any
other tasks assigned
by the PI under the
project.
Junior
Project
Fellow
(JPF)
2
Rs. 24,000/-
+ HRA
Essential: 1st
Class M.Sc.
Botany/ MSc.
Life sciences
/M.Sc
in Ecology /
M.Sc. Plant
Sciences or
Equivalent
degree from a
UGC recognized
University.
Minimum 1 year
of research
experience in
conducting field
Surveys and
should well
versed with MS
office
Experience in
data collection
through basic
field techniques
and vegetation
sampling.
Experience in
using statistical
software data
analysis as well
as in experience
in GIS, IUCN analysis.
Knowledge in
English (Speak,
read, write)
Proficiency in
scientific writing.
28 years
The candidates will be
required to extract data
from herbaria, data
entry, field surveys in
the Eastern Himalayas
to collect data on
Pteridophytes.
Candidates expected to
do data entry, data
analysis, article & and
report writing, and
undertake any other
tasks assigned by the PI
under the project.
Field
Assistant
(1)
Rs. 20000/ pm
Essential:
Bachelor Degree
from a recognized
University with
field Experience in
collection of plants
Minimum 1 year
of research
experience in
conducting field
Surveys and
should well
versed with MS
office
28years
Office
Assistant
cum Data
Entry
Operator
(OA& DEO)
3
Rs.
20000 pm
Bachelor Degree
from a recognized
University
Knowledge of
Microsoft Excel
and MS Office for
maintaining
database. The
applicant should
be able to
coordinate
Proficiency in
scientific writing.
28 years
The candidates
expected to do data
entry, data analysis,
article & and report
writing, and undertake
any other tasks
assigned by the PI
under the project.
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