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The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) is inviting applications for a Research Scientist position to work on a project focused on Natural Resource Availability and Utilization in the Western and Eastern Ghats. Candidates with a PhD in Environmental Sciences/Forestry and relevant research experience are encouraged to apply by submitting a CV, cover letter, degree certificate, publications, and referee details by March 25, 2025. The role involves fieldwork, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, with a competitive compensation package based on experience.

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Call of Applications Research Scientist Vacancy

The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) is inviting applications for a Research Scientist position to work on a project focused on Natural Resource Availability and Utilization in the Western and Eastern Ghats. Candidates with a PhD in Environmental Sciences/Forestry and relevant research experience are encouraged to apply by submitting a CV, cover letter, degree certificate, publications, and referee details by March 25, 2025. The role involves fieldwork, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, with a competitive compensation package based on experience.

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National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),

Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru

Call of Applications for Research Scientist Vacancy (01)

The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) was conceived and established in 1988
by the vision and initiative of the late Mr J.R.D. Tata primarily to nurture a broad base of
scholars, managers and leaders to address complex and important challenges faced by
society through interdisciplinary approaches. The institute also engages in advanced
multidisciplinary research in the areas of natural sciences and engineering humanities,
social sciences as well as conflict and security studies. NITI Aayog has recognized NIAS
as an “Institute of Exceptional Repute”. For more details: www.nias.res.in

Applications invited from eligible candidates for the position of Research Scientist (01)
to work on a project conducting research on Natural Resource Availability and Utilization
Plan for the Western Ghat and Eastern Ghat Biodiversity Hotspots using geospatial
technologies and socio-economic and ecological surveys.

About the Project: Develop Natural Resource Utilization Plan for Biodiversity
Hotspots The project aims at understanding the natural resource availability and
utilization pattern in biodiversity hotspots in two study regions, namely, the Wester Ghats
(Karnataka) and the Eastern Ghats (Odisha), with emphasis on interactions between
recent natural resource dynamics and socio-economic factors of resource demand and
utilization. Use the above understanding to develop sustainable models for resource
utilization in the future. The project will extensively make use of field surveys
(ecological and socio-economic), satellite data and integrated geospatial analysis and
document its findings.

Job Description:
The candidate will contribute to all project activities, including leading field crews, survey
design, data collection, analysis and Geospatial integration, documentation, stakeholder
engagement, presenting findings to stakeholders and at conferences, and conducting
outreach workshops.

Duration: Initially for 22 months.

Qualifications: potential candidates should have a PhD in Environmental


Sciences/Forestry or equivalent disciplines with a minimum of Five years of post-PhD
relevant research experience in some of the areas listed here. Software’s skills like
ArcGIS, Q-GIS, ERDAS Imagine, Google earth engine, Bioclimatic, land cover change
modelling. Candidates must have skills around, forest disturbance regime, wildlife
conflict, forest fires, & invasion mapping using the satellite remote sensing and GIS, field
data collection and integration of quantitative data. The candidate should have
demonstrated research aptitude and publications in the some of the activities listed
above.

Compensation: Based on experience. Competitive with top research organizations in India.


All interested and qualified applicants are required to submit.

1. Curriculum vitae
2. Cover letter
3. Copy of degree certificate
4. PDF copies of at least five publications/writing samples
5. Name, address, and email ID of two referees

*Please submit your application as a single zipped file with all the
aforementioned documents*

The last date for receiving applications is 11 pm on 25 March 2025. Short-listed


applicants will be informed via email and required to attend the interview.

Email your application (zipped file) to: [email protected]

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