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Wildlife Institute of India
(An Autonomous Institution of Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change,
Government of India)
Chandrabani, DehraDun- 248001, India
Phone: 0135-2646112
Website: www.wii.gov.in Email: [email protected]

Advt. No. WII/AE&CB/BH/Recruitment/2021-03

Post I

Name of the Post – Project Associate – I (Ecology)

No. of Posts – 03

Project Name – Long term monitoring of tigers, co-predators and prey in tiger reserves and other tiger bearing areas of Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Age Limit – 35 years

Duration Till – More than four (04) years

Post II

Name of the Post – Project Associate – I (Ecology)

No. of Posts – 01

Project Name – Understanding Large Carnivore Conflict Issues in Maharashtra for
Suggesting Conflict Reduction measures

Age Limit – 35 years

Post III

Name of the Post – Project Associate – II (SRF) (Ecology)

No. of Posts – 01

Project Name – Response

to Anthropocene and Climate change – Movement ecology of selected mammal species across the Indian Himalayan Region

Age Limit – 35 years

Duration Till – Two (02) years

Post IV & V

Name of the Post – Project Associate – I (Ecology)

No. of Posts – 01

Project Name – Biodiversity impact assessment, wildlife study and preparation of wildlife passage plan for improvement and upgradation to 4-lane configuration of MeerutNazibabad section of NH-119, Uttar Pradesh AND Proposal for Preparation of Wildlife Management Plan and Identification of Locations of Animal Underpasses for the 3rd railway Line from Darekasa to Salekasa Stations, Gondia District, Maharashtra

Age Limit – 35 years

Duration Till – One and a half (1.5) years

Post VI (a)

Name of the Post – Principal project Associate (Ecology)

No. of Posts – 01

Project Name – Understanding the Impacts of Mining Areas of Western Coalfields Limited
(WCL) and Chandrapur Thermal Power Plant

Age Limit – 40 years

Duration Till – One (01) year

Post VI (b)

Name of the Post – Project Associate – I (Ecology – Bioacoustics)

No. of Posts – 01

Project Name – Understanding the Impacts of Mining Areas of Western Coalfields Limited
(WCL) and Chandrapur Thermal Power Plant

Age Limit – 35 years

Duration Till – One (01) year

General Conditions –

Mode of Selection and other conditions –

1. Candidates can apply for a maximum of two positions if eligible. Please provide your
   preference while filling the online application.
2. Link to the application form – https://mahadata.wii.gov.in/applicationform/dec2021_1/
3. Shortlisting of applications for online interviews of applications will be based on essential qualification, age limit, NET/ GATE qualification, percentage of marks in Bachelor’s and Master’s, specialization relevance in Masters, research experience (Publications, Paper Presented in Workshops/ Seminars/ Symposiums/ Conferences), SOP and extracurricular activities (as per WII rules).

General Terms and conditions –

1. Incomplete applications/applications sent by post/ late applications are liable to be
   rejected.
2. Mere fulfilment of the minimum advertised qualification and experience requirement DOES NOT automatically entitle an applicant to be called for an online essay test/interview. The decision of the Institute in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the application, mode of selection will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained from any individual or his / her agency.
3. All the steps of the recruitment process will be conducted by a duly constituted Selection Committee. However, if the number of applications received for a particular post(s) is large, then Institute reserves the right to lay down any criteria for the purpose of shortlisting of the candidates for interview
4. All original documents/certificates must be produced at the time of joining for necessary verification.
5. At the time of the verification of original documents or even after selection, if it is
   found that an attempt has been made by the applicant to wilfully conceal, misrepresent or canvass the facts, such applicant will not be considered for selection and due action will be taken.
6. Relaxation in the upper age limit shall be allowed in accordance with the Government of
   India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) OM No.1501282/2010-Estt. (D) dated 27.03.2012 as amended from time to time. However, the categories of upper age relaxations are as follows –
   a. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes up to 5 years.
   b. Other Backward Class (OBC) up to 3 years.
7. The positions advertised are purely temporary/ contractual for the project period only and will stand abolished after completion of the project.
8. The tenure in the project will be governed by the Institute’s rules and regulations.
9. After the announcement of the results, the candidate should join the project immediately.
10. The Director WII, reserves the right to reject any candidature in view of incomplete
    information provided by the candidate or for any other reason thereof.

Important Dates –

• Closing of online application – 05.01.2022
• Shortlisting of candidates for interview – 14.01.2022
• Online interview – To be informed later.

For Post I

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.

Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

Desirable Qualification (DQ) –

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation is preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and
radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous fieldwork under rigorous conditions.

Description of work –

• The work involves field monitoring of tiger, co-predators and their prey with techniques such as camera-trapping, distance sampling and radiotelemetry in TATR, Pench TR, NNTR, Melghat TR, Bor TR, Umred WLS and Tippeshwar WLS. The objectives of this study include demographic trends of carnivores and prey species, dispersal, and movement ecology of tigers.
• Ratel is one of the most elusive species. The ecology of the ratel is unknown in India and this project will be the first scientific study to understand their space use, movement, activity, and diet in Melghat TR.
• This project will also study the movement ecology of Asiatic wild dogs in NNTR and
  the interaction of dholes and tigers with respect to their niche partitioning (food, space and time).

Emoluments – Rs. 31,000/- + HRA pm.

For Post II

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.

Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

Desirable Qualification (DQ) –

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation is preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and
radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous fieldwork under rigorous conditions.

Description of work –

• The work involves field sampling to assess the present status of large carnivores and
  prey in Pandharkawda, Bramhapuri, Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia, Jalgaon/Yaval and
  Chadrapur Forest Divisions.
• The work involves developing village-level database of human, livestock populations along with conflict information. The project aims to find threshold values of human population, road density and habitat transformation parameters for coexistence with humans for the different large carnivore species. Evaluating effectiveness and applicability of mitigation measures is part of the project.

Emoluments – Rs. 31,000/- + HRA pm.

For Post III

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University. Two years of research experience.

Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

Desirable Qualification (DQ) –

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation is preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and
radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous fieldwork under rigorous conditions.

Description of work –

• The proposed project aims to study the movement ecology of selected mammal species with different ecological adaptations across the IHR. The selected mammal species are Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul), Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus) and Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana). The work involves capture and tagging of target species and intensive monitoring in tough and rugged terrain of Ladakh India.

Emoluments – Rs. 35,000/- + HRA pm.

For Post IV & V

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.

Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

Desirable Qualification (DQ) –

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation is preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and
radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous fieldwork under rigorous conditions.

Description of work –

• The project involves developing mitigation measures for road/ railway infrastructure. Field data collection along the linear infrastructure projects, analysis and report writing.

Emoluments – Rs. 31,000/- + HRA pm.

For Post VI (a)

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Doctoral Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/
Environmental Sciences from a recognized University.

AND

Minimum four (04) years of research experience in a relevant field after a master’ degree is
required. Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant fields.

Description of work –

• The candidate will coordinate a multi-disciplinary team and conduct field research, surveys, data collection, analysis, and report-writing.

Emoluments – Rs. 49,000/- + HRA pm.

For Post VI (b)

Essential Qualification (EQ) –

Masters’ Degree in Wildlife Science/ Botany/ Zoology/ Forestry/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental Sciences with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks from a recognized University.

Candidates with a Masters’ Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Veterinary Sciences and/or who are pursuing or have completed their PhD need not apply for this post.

Desirable Qualification (DQ) –

Candidate(s) with prior experience in sampling design and animal abundance estimation is preferred. Prior experience of sampling using camera trapping, distance sampling and
radiotelemetry. Knowledge of GIS and GPS is desirable. Should be able to undertake arduous fieldwork under rigorous conditions.

Description of work –

• Candidates will conduct field data collection related to the effects of the WCL Project on local flora and fauna in Chandrapur, analysis and report-writing. Candidates will also be required to deploy audio recording devices and analyse acoustics data to understand the effect of disturbance.

Emoluments – Rs. 31,000/- + HRA pm.

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