Recruitment of Junior Research Fellow, Zoological Survey of India

Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 70 053

Advt. No. 01/2018 01.01.2018

RECRUITMENT OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (JRF)

Applications are invited from interested and eligible candidates for JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS (JRFs) in Zoological Survey of India in HQ, Kolkata and regional centres. The position is for a period of five years and purely on temporary basis and will be terminated on completion of the project. On Completion of two years, the JRF will be upgraded to Senior Research Fellow (SRF) based on satisfactory performance and assessment through Expert Committee.

Name of the Post	Educational Qualification Desirable Qualification		Remuneration	No. of Posts	Remarks
Junior	Master degree in	Research	Rs. 12,000/-+	10-20	Thrust Area of
Research	Zoology / Life	experience in	Admissible	(The number	Research for ZSI
Fellow	Sciences / Biological Sciences or Equivalent with Zoology as a major subject in undergraduate level from a recognised University with minimum 60% marks.	taxonomy, systematics, zoology or allied subject, field survey experience in wildlife, wildlife photography, knowledge of Computer and basic field data	HRA (As per rules)	of posts may vary as per availability of suitable candidates)	JRFs: Document on Faunal Diversity of Eco-Sensitive Zones of India / Faunal Diversity of Ramsar Sites of India / Status survey of Endangered Species / Biogeographical Zones of India / Faunal Diversity of Natural
		collection.			Heritage Sites of India / Funal Diversity of Tiger Reserves of India / Fauna of Biosphere Reserves of India / Fauna of Forensic Importance / Faunal Diversity of Ecologically Sensitive Coastal Areas / Pollinators Fauna / Parasite and Parasitoid / Soil Inhabiting Fauna

JRFs are expected to undertake extensive field surveys in the mountains, forests, wetlands and coastal and marine areas of India and therefore, required to be physically fit to undertake research in terrain and hostile conditions. JRFs will be

require to survey in the Eco Sensitive Zones of India including North Eastern Regions, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep and will be posted based on requirements.

General Instructions:

Age Limit: Age shall not be more than 28 years as on 30^th January 2018. Upper age limit is relaxed up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL)/Women/ Physically Challenged applicants.
Candidate will be shortlisted on the basis of their qualification and experience. Mere possession of qualification and experience may not entertain a candidate called for interview or selection. Although, there is indication for number of vacancy, the Director, ZSI reserve the rights for selection of any number of candidates.
Short listed candidates will be informed through email and speed post for appearing before an interview committee. A candidate called for interview will be paid Second Class Railway fares by the shortest route from his/her place of permanent residence to the place of interview and back. However, ZSI will not provide any accommodation for candidates appearing for the interview.
At the time of the verification of original documents (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 implemented.
Candidate selected will be liable to posted anywhere in the country, including field sites and HQ, regional centres of ZSI, will have to join immediately after their selection.
The application form can be downloaded from the Zoological Survey of India website http://zsi.gov.in.
Applications must be accompanied by a Fee in the form of an Account Payee Bank Demand Draft (Rs.400/-for general candidates, Rs. 200/-for OBC candidates and Rs.100/-for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes/PH candidates) in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer (BSI/ZSI), 234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace Complex, Kolkata-20. Application may be deposited through online/electronic transaction also through any nationalised bank in the form of RTGS/NEFT in favour of OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, TECHNICAL SECTION in the Current Bank Account No. 353201010930565, Union Bank of India, New Alipore Branch, Kolkata700053 (West Bengal) IFSC Code UBIN0535320, MICR Code: 700026010. Beneficiarys Account Number should be mentioned in Senders to Receivers Message Column. After successful transaction through RTGS, UTR Number to be mention in the application form. Fee, once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates should satisfy themselves that they fulfil all the eligibility norms including educational qualification(s) as on date of submission of the application.
Candidates should submit the duly filled-in applications with attested true copies of testimonials of educational qualifications, research experience, proof for date of birth etc., along with copies of mark sheets of all examinations and No Objection Certificate from present employer (if employed) to The Director, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata by Speed Post/Registered Post super scribed on the top of the envelope Application for the post of JRF within one month from date of publication of the advertisement.
The Director, Zoological Survey of India reserves the right of selection or rejection of a candidature including cancellation of the advertisement without assigning any reason.

Director, Zoological Survey of India

Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

1. Advertisement number :

(1) Demand Draft Bank Name & Branch Date Amount			DD No.	Bank Name & Branch	(2) RTGS/NEFT Amount Date & UTR No.

2. Name in full (in block letters)	:
3. Sex and Date of Birth	:
4. Nationality	:
5. Fathers /Husband name	:
6. Address for correspondence including
phone fax & email	:
7. Permanent Address	:
8. Whether SC/ST/OBC (attach certificate)	:

Educational / Professional Qualifications from Matriculation onwards
Details of Previous Employment, if any
Present pay scale, position held, basic pay and total emoluments drawn:
Title of Dissertation/ Thesis including a One Page Summary :
List of Publications :
Enclose copies of three best scientific publications :
Name and complete addresses of three referees :
Any other information:

Sl.No.	Examination passed	Year	School/College/ University	Subjects	Marks obtained

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Name of the Institution/ Organisation	Duration From To		Title of Work

Declaration

I hereby declare that all the information furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I shall abide by the terms and conditions specified in the project.

Applicants signature with date

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

Fellowship: A Junior Research Fellow will be paid a Fellowship of Rs.12,000/-per month. A contingent grant of Rs.15,000/-per annum per fellow will be made available for the JRF. The tenure of J.R.F. will be for a period of two years.

At the end of two years, the progress report of the Junior Research Fellow will be assessed by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, on the basis of published/accepted paper(s) etc. and if found satisfactory and recommended, the fellowship may be converted into Senior Research Fellowship of Rs.14,000/-per month for a further period of 3 years depending on yearly progress. In case the progress is not considered satisfactory, the Junior Research Fellowship will be terminated automatically after the tenure of 2 years is over. The total tenure of Junior and Senior Research Fellowship will not exceed five years. The termination of tenure will be intimated two months in advance. A Senior Research Fellow is paid a fellowship of Rs.14,000/per month. The duration of Senior Research Fellowship will be for three years only. A contingent grant of Rs.20,000/-per annum per SRF would be provided to the Institution to which the fellow will be attached.

H.R.A.: House rent allowance will be allowed as per the rules of Govt. of India/ ZSI. In no case it should exceed the rates payable to Central Government Employees in that area. The basis for calculating HRA will be the actual stipend of the Research Fellow.

Utilization of Contingent grant: Contingent grant can be utilized for the following:

a) Towards meeting actual train fare and the Daily Allowance during tours of the Research Fellow.

b) For attending Seminars/Symposia, for presenting accepted papers.

c) For purchase of chemicals/consumable items/Books/Software required for research work and equipment exclusively required for the research projects.

d) For purchase of photographic materials and computation charges for the research or thesis work and for stationary and postal charges and cost of typing of research directly connected with the research project.

e) For undertaking journey in connections with field data collections and or attending courses / training / seminar / symposium / workshop etc. the research fellows are entitled for Govt. operated Ship 2^nd Class/Govt. Operated Express Bus/ Express 3^rd AC Class Train by shortest route.

Report: The Junior Research Fellow shall present monthly and yearly reports on the progress of his /her work, through the supervisor and the Officer in Charge of Division/Section of ZSI HQ/Regional Centre, in the prescribed proforma.

The JRF shall, at the expiry of the tenure submit a comprehensive report of the work done during the entire period of fellowship, through the supervisor, to Director, Zoological Survey of India in the published work (manuscript, reprints).

Publication/Patent: The results of research work will be encouraged to publish in peer reviewed journals as well as other popular forms of scientific documentation at the discretion of the Director, ZSI. Due authorship will be given to all researchers and other team members, who have contributed to research papers and patents. In case of any dispute, the Director, ZSI will resolve it amicably. Due acknowledgement will be given to all funding agencies in all publications arising out of research work conducted at ZSI. The right to commercial exploitation of the results and patent arising out of the investigation will, however, rest exclusively with ZSI.

If a JRF wishes to leave the fellowship before the end of the tenure, it should be with the prior approval of Director, ZSI.

The JRF can be terminated, if the Director, ZSI is not satisfied with the progress or conduct of the JRF.

For the rules regarding selection, payment of funds, utilization of the contingent grant, submission of progress report, tenure, publications and the patents, leave for temporary or paid, lectureship, research, job etc. the general rules applicable to JRFs & SRFs will apply as per rules of MoEFCC.

The Director, ZSI may send whenever considered necessary its officers from HQ for reviewing the work of the fellows and Associates, inspection of accounts, attendance, etc., in ZSI Regional Centres where the Research Fellows are placed.

Any kind of paid or honorary, part-or-full-time employment or private practice even in honorary capacity is not permissible during the tenure of Fellowship.

The stipend of research fellow is exempt from the payment of income tax under 10(16) of IT Act.

Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

Advt. No. 02/2018 01.01.2018

RECRUITMENT OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOW

Applications are invited from interested and eligible candidates for POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS in Zoological Survey of India in HQ, Kolkata and regional centres. The position is for a period of one year and purely on temporary basis and will be terminated or renewed based on performance.

Name of the Post	Educational Qualification	Desirable Qualification	Remunerati on	No. of Posts	Remarks
Post	PhD or equivalent	Research	Rs. 36,000/	10-20	Thrust Area of
Doctoral	degree in Zoology/	experience in	+ Admissible	(The number	Research for
Fellow	Life Sciences from	taxonomy,	HRA (As per	of posts may	ZSI PDFs: Document on
	a recognized	systematics,	rules) per	vary as per	Faunal Diversity
	University in India	zoology or allied	month,	availability of	of Eco-Sensitive
	and having 3 years	subject	Rs. 38,000/	suitable	Zones of India /
	of	supported by	&	candidates)	Faunal Diversity
	research/teaching	publications,	Rs.40,000/		of Ramsar Sites of India / Status
	experience	field survey	in subsequent		survey of
	(duration of PhD to	experience in	years based		Endangered
	be considered as	nature and	on		Species /
	research	wildlife, wildlife	performance		Biogeographical
	experience) in a recognized	photography, knowledge of	and recommendat		Zones of India / Faunal Diversity of Natural
	Institution/	Computer and	ions of the		Heritage Sites
	University after	basic field data	committee.		of India / Funal
	M.Sc. with at least	collection and			Diversity of
	one research paper in Science Citation	statistical analysis.			Tiger Reserves of India / Fauna of Biosphere
	Indexed				Reserves of
	(SCI/NAAS)				India / Fauna of
	journals.				Forensic
					Importance /
					Faunal Diversity
					of Ecologically
					Sensitive
					Coastal Areas /
					Pollinators
					Fauna / Parasite
					and Parasitoid /
					Soil Inhabiting
					Fauna

PDFs are expected to undertake extensive field surveys in the mountains, forests, wetlands and coastal and marine areas of India and therefore, required to be physically fit to undertake research in terrain and hostile conditions. PDFs will be require to survey in the Eco Sensitive Zones of India including North Eastern Regions, and will be posted based on requirements.

General Instructions:

The upper age limit for applying for award of PDF shall be 35 years as on 30^th January 2018. Upper age limit is relaxed up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL)/Women/ Physically Challenged applicants.
Candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis awaiting awards are eligible to apply provided if they are selected, they will be considered as SRF till their award of PhD degree and fellowship shall be paid accordingly. Such candidates are required to submit proof of submission of PhD thesis.
Candidate will be shortlisted on the basis of their qualification and experience. Mere possession of qualification and experience may not entertain a candidate called for interview or selection. Although, there is indication for number of vacancy, the Director, ZSI reserve the rights for selection of any number of candidates.
Short listed candidates will be informed through email and speed post for appearing before an interview committee. A candidate called for interview will be paid Second Class Railway fares by the shortest route from his/her place of permanent residence to the place of interview and back. However, ZSI will not provide accommodation for candidates appearing for the interview.
At the time of the verification of original documents (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 implemented.
Candidate selected will be liable to posted anywhere in the country, including field sites and HQ, regional centres of ZSI will have to join immediately after their selection.
The application form can be downloaded from the Zoological Survey of India website http://zsi.gov.in.
Applications must be accompanied by a Fee in the form of an Account Payee Bank Demand Draft (Rs.400/-for general candidates, Rs. 200/-for OBC candidates and Rs.100/-for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes/PH candidates) in favour of the Pay and Accounts Officer (BSI/ZSI), 234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace Complex, Kolkata-20. Application may be deposited through online/electronic transaction also through any nationalised bank in the form of RTGS/NEFT in favour of OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, TECHNICAL SECTION in the Current Bank Account No. 353201010930565, Union Bank of India, New Alipore Branch, Kolkata700053 (West Bengal) IFSC Code UBIN0535320, MICR Code: 700026010. Beneficiarys Account Number should be mentioned in Senders to Receivers Message Column. After successful transaction through RTGS, UTR Number to be mention in the application form. Fee, once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates should satisfy themselves that they fulfil all the eligibility norms including educational qualification(s) as on date of submission of the application.
Candidates should submit the duly filled-in applications with attested true copies of testimonials of educational qualifications, research experience, proof for date of birth etc., along with copies of mark sheets of all examinations and No Objection Certificate from present employer (if employed) to The Director, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata by Speed Post/Registered Post super scribed on the top of the envelope Application for POST DOCTORAL FELLOW within one months from date of publication of the advertisement.
The Director, Zoological Survey of India reserves the right of selection or rejection of a candidature including cancellation of the advertisement.

Director, Zoological Survey of India

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOW

1. Advertisement number :

(1) Demand Draft Bank Name & Branch Date Amount			DD No.	Bank Name & Branch	(2) RTGS/NEFT Amount Date & UTR No.

2. Name in full (in block letters)	:
3. Sex and Date of Birth	:
4. Nationality	:
5. Fathers /Husband name	:
6. Address for correspondence including
phone fax & email	:
7. Permanent Address	:
8. Whether SC/ST/OBC (attach certificate)	:

Educational / Professional Qualifications from Matriculation onwards
Details of Previous Employment, if any
Present pay scale, position held, basic pay and total emoluments drawn:
Title of Dissertation/ Thesis including a One Page Summary:
List of Publications:
Enclose copies of three best scientific publications:
Name and complete addresses of three referees:
Any other information:

Sl.No.	Examination passed	Year	School/College/ University	Subjects	Marks obtained

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Name of the Institution/ Organisation	Duration From To		Title of Work

Declaration

I hereby declare that all the information furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I shall abide by the terms and conditions specified in the project.

Applicants signature with date

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR POST DOCTORAL FELLOW

Tenure: Post Doctoral Research Fellowship will be tenable initially for a period of one year. It may be extended further at the discretion of Director, ZSI. In such a case the progress of PDRF would be assessed each year by high level discipline wise Assessment Committee consisting of one external member not below the rank of Professor, Supervisor of the candidate, Officer in Charge of the ZSI Regional Centre and Director, ZSI. If the supervisor happens to be the Director, ZSI/Officer in Charge of the ZSI Regional Centre, another professor of the University/Scientists from allied institute may be associated with the Committee. External member should be preferably chairman of the three members Committee. However the order for extension or otherwise will be issued by ZSI after having considered by the high level discipline wise Committees report, together with the detailed progress report duly supported by reprints/ preprints/manuscript of the papers published, accepted or communicated. The total tenure of PDRF is 3 years including the tenure of associateship awarded by MoEFCC/UGC/DST/ ICMAR/ICAR etc.

Conditions for the Award: The acceptance of Fellowship should be communicated by the Candidate to the Director/Head of the Regional Centres of Zoological Survey of India or to the University/ Professor/ Investigator-in-Charge under whom the Fellowship is assigned, within a month of the issue of the provisional letter of award of the Fellowship. If the joining report and the Surety Bond duly executed on the form attached to these rules are not received within the specified period without any valid reason, the offer of fellowship will be withdrawn. Any breach of the conditions of the Surety Bond will make both the Fellow and the Surety jointly and severally liable to refund the amount of fellowship paid. The fellowship will take effect from the date the Fellow joins the scheme.

A candidate called for interview will be paid Second Class Railway fares by the shortest route from his/her place of permanent residence to the place of interview and back. If a place is connected by rail as well by road or partly by road and partly by rail, the candidate will be entitled to one Second Class Railway fare and or lower class bus fare, whichever is less.

H.R.A.: House rent allowance will be allowed as per the rules of Govt. of India/ ZSI. In no case it should exceed the rates payable to Central Government Employees in that area. The basis for calculating HRA will be the actual stipend of PDF.

Contingent Grant: The Contingent grant is Rs.20,000/-P.A.

Utilization of Contingent grant: Contingent grant can be utilized for the following:

a) Towards meeting actual train fare and the Daily Allowance during tours of the Research Fellow.

b) For attending Seminars/Symposia, for presenting accepted papers.

c) For purchase of chemicals/consumable items/Books/Software required for research work and equipments exclusively required for the research projects.

d) For purchase of photographic materials and computation charges for the research or thesis work and for stationary and postal charges and cost of typing of research directly connected with the research project.

e) For undertaking journey in connections with field data collections and or attending courses /

training / seminar / symposium / workshop etc. the research fellows are entitled for Govt. operated

Ship 2^nd Class/Govt. Operated Express Bus/ Express 3^rd AC Class Train by shortest route.

Report: The Post Doctoral Research Fellow shall present monthly and yearly reports on the progress of his /her work, through the supervisor and the Officer in Charge of Division/Section of ZSI HQ/Regional Centre, in the prescribed proforma.

The PDRF shall, at the expiry of the tenure submit a comprehensive report of the work done during the entire period of Associateship /PDRFship, through the supervisor to Director, Zoological Survey of India in publishable form (manuscript, reprints etc.).

Publication/Patent: The results of research work will be encouraged to publish in peer reviewed journals as well as other popular forms of scientific documentation at the discretion of the Director, ZSI. Due authorship will be given to all researchers and other team members, who have contributed to research papers and patents. In case of any dispute, the Director, ZSI will resolve it amicably. Due acknowledgement will be given to all funding agencies in all publications arising out of research work conducted at ZSI. The right to commercial exploitation of the results and patent arising out of the investigation will, however, rest exclusively with ZSI.

If a PDRF wishes to leave the PDF/Associateship before the end of the tenure, it should be with the prior approval of Director, ZSI.

The PDRFship can be terminated, if the Director, ZSI is not satisfied with the progress or conduct of the Research Associate/PDRF.

For the rules regarding selection, payment of funds, utilization of the contingent grant, submission of progress report, tenure, publications and the patents, leave for temporary or paid lectureship research job etc. the general rules applicable to JRFs & SRFs will apply to PDRF also.

The Director, ZSI may send whenever considered necessary its officers from HQ for reviewing the work of the fellows and Associates, inspection of accounts, attendance, etc, in ZSI Regional Centres where the Research Fellows/Associates are placed.

Any kind of paid or honorary, part-or-full-time employment or private practice even in honorary capacity is not permissible during the tenure of Fellowship/Associateship.

The stipend of research fellow/associate is exempt from the payment of income tax under 10(16) of IT Act.

Important Dates

	Start Date	End Date
Notification Issued		01-Jan-2018

Notification Issued By

Organization : Zoological Survey of India
Organization City, State : , west bengal
Organization Website : http://zsi.gov.in