Job Opportunity for Principal Project Associate (Ecology) at Wildlife Institute of India in Multiple Locations

The Wildlife Institute of India is seeking a Principal Project Associate (Ecology) to lead a project on elephant conflict issues in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Assam. The role involves data collection, statistical and geospatial analysis, and producing scientific reports. Candidates must have a Master's or Doctoral degree in relevant fields and significant experience, including proficiency in software like R, Python, and GIS.
About the Organization

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous natural resource service institution established in 1982 under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.[1] WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Ecodevelopment, Ecotoxicology, Habitat Ecology and Climate Change. WII has a research facility which includes Forensics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Laboratory, Herbarium, and an Electronic Library.

Job Description

Project: Understanding elephant conflict issues for suggesting conflict reduction measures (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam)

Lead the team in collection of conflict data from the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Assam, and conduct statistical and geospatial analysis of data collected and produce high quality scientific reports/ publications. Candidate should be conversant with softwares like R/ Python/ GIS/ Google Earth Engine.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essential Qualification:

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

AND

8 years experience after master’s degree with publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant field.

OR

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

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience/ aptitude in a) spatial analysis and ecological modelling, b) statistical analysis, c) project design and coordination of multi-disciplinary project team and field data collection c) research publications in peer-reviewed national/ international journals.

Salary

Rs. 49,000 + HRA