ICFRE-INSTITUTE OF FOREST GENETICS AND TREE BREEDING
(Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education)
R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore-641 002, Tamil Nadu
Advertisement No.01/2025/ ICFRE-IFGTB/JPF
It is proposed to conduct an Interview to recruit Research Associate-I, Project Associate-I, Junior Research/Project Fellow, and Project
Assistant on purely temporary (Contractual) basis for the research
projects detailed below. Eligible candidates are requested to attend the
interview at ICFRE-Institute of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding (IFGTB),
R.S.Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The candidates are required to apply
online through the link provided in the Institute website on or before
31.08.2025. The date of Interview will be announced in our website.
Research Associate-I:
Project Decoding
genomic context
for
understanding
seed
recalcitrance
and
drought
seedling
response in
Shorea robusta
Essential: Ph.D/MD/MS/MDS or equivalent degree or having
3 years of research, teaching
and design and development
experience after
MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/ MTech
with at least one research paper
in Science Citation Indexed
(SCI) journal.
The qualifications should be in
the area of biological sciences/
bioengineering or any
allied/related/ relevant
discipline.
Desirable: Experience in
Project Management/
Monitoring/Planning is
desirable.
Fellowship 58,000/- per
month +
HRA as
admissible.
Project Associate-I
Project Decoding the
genomic context for
understanding seed
recalcitrance and
seedling drought
response in
Shorea robusta
PI: Dr. Modhumita
Dasgupta, Scientist G
Essential: First class
M.Sc, in Botany/ Plant
Science/ Ecology
(i) Rs.31000/-+HRA to
scholars who are selected
through
(a) UGC NET including
lectureship (Assistant
Professorship) or GATE or
(b) A selection process
through National level
examinations conducted by
Central Government
Departments and their
Agencies and Institutions.
(ii) Rs.25000/-+HRA for
others who do not fall under
(i) above.
Desirable: Candidates with
experience in field will be
given preference.
Project Associate-I
Project Selection of disease-free
sandalwood
phenotypes with
high heartwood and
oil content from
managed
plantations and
assess the impact of
genetic variants on
the targeted traits.
PI: Dr. Modhumita
Dasgupta, Scientist G
Essential: First class M.Sc/M.Tech in
Biotechnology/ Plant Science
with NET/GATE. Candidates
who have qualified national
level examinations
conducted by Central
Government Departments
and their Agencies and
Institutions like DST, DBТ,
DAE, DOS, DRDO, MHRD,
ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISC, IISER
etc will also be considered.
Desirable: Candidates with
hands-on experience in
working with whole genome
sequence datasets will be
given preference.
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Isolation and
Characterization
of haustorium
inducting factors
(HIFs) of sandal
wood for
enhanced
seedling
survivability in
nursery and field
conditions.
PI: Dr.
Modhumita
Dasgupta,
Scientist-G
Essential: First class
M.Sc Plant Science/
Forestry/ Botany (with
|NET/GATE). Candidates
who have qualified
national level
examinations conducted
by Central Government
Departments and their
Agencies and Institutions
like DST, DBT, DAE,
DOS, DRDO, MHRD,
ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISC,
IISER etc will also be
considered.
or
First class M.Sc., in Plant
Science/ Forestry/Botany.
Desirable: Candidates
with hands-on experience pm
in working with
sandalwood will be given
preference.
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Screening alternate pulpwood species as
fibrous raw
material for pulp
and paper industry
Essential: First class
M.Sc Life
Science/Botany/ Biochemistry/Forestry
Desirable: Research
experience in wood
analysis/ Wood Science
and Technology/ Forestry
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Screening
alternative
pulpwood
species as
fibrous raw
material for
pulpwood and
paper industry
PI: Shri S.
Narendra Babu,
IFS
Essential: M.Sc in Forestry/Botany
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Development of
Bamboo
furniture cluster
in western Tamil
Nadu using
Bambusa
bambos,
Dendrocalamus
strictus and
Guadua
angustifolia
PI: Shri M.
Maria Dominic
Savio, Scientist E
Essential: First class
M.Sc in Forestry/
Agriculture/
Horticulture/Botany
/Plant Sciences.
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Establishment of
bamboo-based
livelihood
business
incubator at
ICFRE-IFGTB
PI: Shri M.
Maria Dominic
Savio, Scientist E
Essential: First class
M.Sc in Forestry/
Agriculture /
Horticulture/ Botany
/Plant Science
or
First class in Masters in
Business Administration
(MBA)
Junior Project/Research Fellow:
Project Assessment of
Teak Heartwood
Borer, Cossus
cadambae
(Moore) and its Management.
Essential: First class
M.Sc in Agricultural
Entomology / Zoology
with specialization in
Entomology
Desirable: Experience in
insect pest management
Project Assistant:
Project Decoding the genomic context
for understanding seed
recalcitrance and seedling
drought response in
Shorea robusta
Essential:
First class B.Sc
in Botany /
Plant Science.
Project Assistant:
Project Evaluation of Gmelina
Genetics Resources for
Enhancement of
Productivity and wood
Quality in Kerala
Essential:
B.Sc in
Agriculture /
Biochemistry.
Desirable:
Experience in
Nursery and
Laboratory
analysis.
Candidates should submit their application online at the link
provided in the website of this Institute. Online Registration process
will be closed at 11.59 pm on 31.08.2025.
Online Link https://ifgtb.icfre.gov.in/jobs/vacancy103.pdf
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