Recruitment for post on funded projects

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram is a premier autonomous Institution established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country.

The Institute invites applications for the following positions on contract basis:

Name of Post

Field Assistant

Name of Project

Project A1: Community plant-pollinator interactions at the landscape level.

Project A2: Ecology and conservation of freshwater swamp ecosystems of the Western Ghats, Kerala Region

Funding agency

DBT

Minimum Educational qualification

( as prescribed by the funding agency)

The candidate should have a minimum of 60% marks (or equivalent grade) in the MSc degree in any area of Biological Sciences.

Preference

All applicants should have 3 years work experience conducting research on field-based ecological studies and / or handling, rearing and maintaining honeybee colonies.

Number of posts

Project A1 = 1 post

Project A2 = 1 post

Fellowship amount

Rs. 10,000/-- consolidated per month

Tenure of the post

1 year, extendable based on performance

Age

33 years

How to apply

Candidates meeting the above criteria may appear for a walk-in interview at 9:30 AM on 20th July 2016 at IISER TVM, IISER lab complex, Malayil Building, Pongumoodu, Thiruvananthapuram 695011.

Candidates should submit at the time of the interview, a detailed resume, a one page statement of interest mentioning the project(s) of interest (either A1 or A2 or both A1 and A2). Please include contact details (phone number, email and postal address), a photograph, scanned copies of educational/professional qualifications and reprints of papers. Research experience should be supported by a certificate from the employer(s). Candidates

should bring originals of all applicable certificates (qualifying degrees, national examinations, category certificate, etc) during the interview. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing for the interview. Applications failing to the meet minimum criteria will not be considered.

Applicants must bring all certificates (original + one copy) at the time of interview for the purpose of verification.

General Information

1. Appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the research project.

2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Thiruvanathapuram.

3. Appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project

4. The qualification prescribed should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.

5. The prescribed educational qualifications are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitled candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, the Project Leader/ Principal Investigator may restrict the number of candidates to be called for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field at the time of applying.

6. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.

7. Selected candidates will have to join duty immediately on receipt of the offer.

8. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.



Important Dates

Start Date End Date
Interviews 20-Jul-2016


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  • Organization City, State : thiruvananthapuram, kerala
  • Organization Website : http://iisertvm.ac.in

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