Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun (Uttarakhand) has released the Scientists-B Recruitment 2011. Details of which are here under:

Job description: ICFRE functions under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The selected candidates will have to conduct research in the concerned field of forestry in ICFRE Institutes.

Pay Scale of PB-3: Rs.15,600- 39,100 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- p.m., other allowances and perks additional.

Number of vacancies: Scientist - B: 13 vacancies (Unreserved- 06, Reserved for SC-03, ST- 02, OBC-01 and PH- 01).

Distribution of posts among various specializations:

1) SFE (Forest Ecology): 03 posts, Essential Qualification: Applicants should have First class M.Sc. degree in Forestry / Botany / Environmental Science with specialization in Forest Ecology /Ecology OR Should have First class M.Sc. degree in Natural Science/ Life Sciences/ Environment Management with specialization in Forest Ecology / Ecology.

2) SEM (Environment Management): 02 posts; Essential Qualification: Candidates should have First class M.Sc. in Environment Management / Environment Science with specialization in Environmental Economics.

3) SCT (Chemistry): 01 post; Qualification: Candidates should have First class M.Sc. degree in Chemistry with specialization in Organic Chemistry.

4) SSTS (Statistics): 01 post; Qualification: Applicants should have First class M.Sc in Statistics / Applied Statistics with specialization in Experimental Designs/ Sampling Techniques/ Statistical Modeling. OR They should have First class M.Sc. (Agriculture) Statistics/M.A. Statistics.

5) SIT (Information Technology): 01 post; Essential Qualification: Applicants should have first class B.E./ B. Tech. Computer Science OR should have First class in Master of Computer Applications.

6) SHYD (Hydrology): 05 posts; Essential Qualification: Candidates should have First class M.Sc. in Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Soil and Water Conservation Engineering / Geohydrology OR Need First class B.E/B. Tech. in Agricultural Engineering/ Civil Engineering/ Environmental Engineering with specialization in Water Resources/ Hydrology/ Soil and Water Conservation/ Geo-hydrology.

Candidates with Ph.D. Degree in concerned subject / specialisation are preferable for all above specializations.

Age Limit: 30 Years

Application Fee: Interested candidates can download application format from the website www.cftri.org. Duly Filled in forms enclosed with all necessary photo-copies of certificates and the appropriate Bank draft should be sent to:

The Assistant Director,
General (Recruitment Board),
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education,
P.O. New Forest,
Dehradun- 248 006, Uttarakhand.

Males belonging to General Category have to send a Bank Draft Rs.200/- in the form of DD in favor of Drawing & Disbursement Officer (DDO), ICFRE payable at Dehradun, along with their duly filled application forms. The SC/ST/Physically Handiapped/Women candidates are exempted from fees; that's they don't' have to send any Bank Draft along with their application forms.

Last Date of submission go duly filled applications: On or before 15th September 2011. Fore more details, visit the notification at the ICFRE website.
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