RFRI Jorhat Recruitment 2022 - Internship Vacancy, Job Opening

About RFRI Jorhat: Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) is a research institute situated in Jorhat in Assam. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

As of January 2022, there are a total of 51 members in this research institute, at present, there are three departments here, that are, the Department of Biotechnology, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Entomology.

RFRI Recruitment 2022

Rain Forest Research Institute Jorhat is inviting applications from eligible candidates for a 6 week long fully funded training and skill internship on "Preparation of Allometric Models for Estimating Volume and Aboveground Biomass of Standing Trees Using Non-destructive Approach" sponsored by DST-SERB under Training and Skill Internship ('VRITIKA') component of 'ABHYAAS' programme of Accelerate Vigyan Scheme for the duration 16th June 2022 to 31st July 2022. Desirous candidates can check all the job details of no of posts, age limit, salary, qualification, etc prescribed below:

Eligibility Criteria :

Candidate pursuing master's degree or in the initial phase of Ph.D. in forestry or ecology or environmental sciences

Selection Procedure :

Selection will be based on academic achievement in university examinations (CGPA/ percentage of marks) and participation in academic/co-curricular competitions and other awards/distinction.

Internship Profile :

The training will be useful for all those working or wants to work in the field of Forest Mensuration and forest management. It will give the interns a hands-on research training to the Post-Graduate

students of Forestry/Ecology/Environmental Science on accurate measurement of standing trees for preparation of volume equations by using non-destructive methods. This will include measurement of height, DBH, diameter and length of main stem and every wood and branch segment at frustum of one meter, with the help of advanced tree measurement tools. Interns will also be trained in statistical analysis of data along with emphasis on developing scientific writing skill and publication of resulting research in high impacting journals.

How to apply:

Interested candidates must apply on the prescribed application format. The scanned copy of duly completed application form with candidate's resume must be emailed to the email id ajayk@icfre.org or ajayfri@gmail.com up to 7th June 2022, and selected applicants have to submit the hard copy later.

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