JNU | RTI | Directory | Contact Us | Emergency Services | List of Holidays
-A A +A

Application for Research Associate and Field Assistant

Application for Research Associate and Field Assistant

Start Date for Apply
End Date for Apply
Advertisement

School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

Walk in Interview

    October 31, 2019

Application were invited on plain paper for purely temporary post of Research Associate and Field Assistant in the project entitled " Estimating Mass balance of glaciers in the Bhaga Basin, Western Himalaya using GPR and Remote Sensing methods”  funded by Ministry of Earth Sciences, under the guidance of Prof. AL. Ramanathan, of School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi -110067

  1. Research Associate (RA)

Essential qualification: 1. Masters' in any branch of Environmental Sciences/ Physical Sciences/ Geology/Applied Geology/Chemistry/Glaciology.

Desirable Qualifications: Ph.D in Glaciology (submitted or awarded.)

Salary: As per funding agency  rule

  1. Field Assistant (FA)

Essential qualification: Minimum 12th pass with experience in field survey, sampling, record keeping, etc.,  in Glacier environment

Salary: As per funding agency rule

Candidates are requested to report for the Walk in interview along with all the original certificates and an application for the post on 25th November, 2019 at 2.00pm  in SES, JNU.

The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis, initially for a period of one year or till his/her services are required by the project director or till validity of the project, whichever is earliest. The application on plain paper indicating name, date of birth/ age, address, essential/technical/professional qualifications, experiences, research work, list of published books/articles should reach the Principal Investigator, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 .No TA/DA will be paid to attend the interview .

Prof. AL. Ramanathan
Professor & Dean
School of Environmental Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067
Email: alrjnu@gmail.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.