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School of Environmental Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067

Walk-in interview for JRF position

Date: 11/09/2019

  1. PC/SES/331

Application is invited for following temporary post in DST funded project entitled"Assessment of seasonal variations in Hydrology and Cryosphere of upper Ganga basin" at School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Junior Research Fellow (One post): Postgraduate degree (with minimum of 55% marks) in Environmental Sciences or any other related field with relevant research experience.The NET/GATE qualification is mandatory for application. The candidate having experience in High Performance Computing system, handling climate data, numerical and hydrological modelling and computer skills with additional experience in climate data visualisation tools will be given preference.

Guidelines

  • The positions are completely temporary and co-terminus with the project. The fellowship scale will be as per sanction in the projects. The initial appointment will be for one year, which can be extended on the basis of assessment of the candidate’s performance and discretion of the Competent Authority for the next year.
  • The candidates are requested to come with the original mark-sheets and certificates. They are also requested to bring self-attested copies of the above-mentioned documents along with an updated CV, which has to be submitted at the interview venue.
  • Eligible candidates are requested to be present at School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi at 10 AM on 14 October 2019.
  • In case based on the performance,suitable candidate is not found then lower grade with corresponding scale will be offered.
  • Note that the candidates coming for the interview will not be paid any TA/DA for attending the same.

Prof. A.P. Dimri,
School of Environmental Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi – 110067.
apdimri@hotmail.com

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.