Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) is an autonomous, grant-in-aid research institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Goverment of India. It was established in 1946 by the Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science as MACS Research Institute and renamed as ARI in 1992 in honour and memory of its founder Director, late Professor S.P. Agharkar.
Post: Junior Research Fellow (1)
Funding Agency, Title of the project: Sponsored Project by DST- SERB,“Can diatom communities across spatial and environmental gradients of Western Ghats reflect water quality conditions of streams?” (SP-252).
Period of the Project: Period up to February 2019
Post Code: SP/ 252 /JRF
Group/ Division: Biodiversity & Palaeobiology(Plants) Group
Qualifications
Essential: 1st Class M.Sc. Environmental Sciences/ Botany/ Life Sciences/ Biosciences
Desirable:
1. CSIR – UGC NET or GATE Qualifiation.
2. Exposure to Water Quality Analysis/Algal Taxonomy/ Western Ghats Landscapes will be considered as added a dvantage.
Monthly stipend: Rs.25,000/ – + HRA (JRF) per month
Age Limit:Â 28Â years, relaxation by 5 years for SC, ST and female & 3 years for OBC candidates.
Last date of submission of prescribed application:Â 21/03/2016
Display the short list of candidates for interview: Will be displayed on Institute website by 23/03/2016 and/ or
, candidates will be informed through e-mail.Date & time of Interview: Wednesday, the 06th April 2016 at 10:30 a.m
Note: No T.A. is admissible for attending interview and selected candidate will have no right for appointment against any ARI or funding agency’s post/s.
In case of non-availability of qualified JRF, candidates having M.Sc. degree in the above subjects with at least 55% marks may be considered for Research Studentship @ Rs.23000/-(fixed) p.m.
Candidates fulfilling above conditions may apply in the prescribed format available on the Institute’s website aripune.org, along with self- attested copies of qualifications, certificates, Passport size photograph, caste certificate issued by competent authority (for reserved category) and application fee of Rs.50/-, payable by Demand Draft only in favor of Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, by 21/03/2016. The prescribed essential qualifications are bare minimum and mere possession of same will not entitle the candidate to be called for interview. In case number of applications received in response to the advertisement is large, it may not be convenient or possible for the Institute to interview all the c andidates. The Institute may restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to a reasonable limit, on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement.
