Program Assistant (Field)

Job Description 

Advt No. 01/ Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition – RIST PROJECT/16.01.2026

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Job Title

Program Assistant (Field)

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Job location

CABHN, TDU

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Job Summary

Assist Forest Forage Food Park Program Coordinator in its various aspects during field implementation

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Project Title

RIST/Food Forage Forest Park

Job Specification

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Qualification

MSc. In Botany/Agriculture/Horticulture

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Experience

·  Prior knowledge of field data collection on plants (for survey, on growth parameters), conducting interviews with people.

·  Very strong urge to self-learning while on the job.

· Flexible on years of experience

Skills

·  Thorough knowledge on Botany and specially the wild plants (tree, herbs and shrubs) including their geographic distribution.

·  Knowledge on Economic Botany, with special focus on plants used as food.

·  Good oral and written communication skill in English and two more Indian languages.

·  Good computational skill including use analytical software.

·  Good in public outreach through use of social media.

· Strong ability to meet deadlines and capabilities to get things done in disciplined manner

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Job Responsibilities

·  To conduct field surveys of the FFFPs and collect data on various parameters.

·  Collect baseline information of the FFFP sites.

·  Preparing QR code for different plants growing in the TDU campus.

·  Curating data on local uses of identified food plants at different sited based on secondary authenticate literature survey and field visits, if needed.

·  Assist in preparing reports (analyzed) awareness and education materials for outreach program.

· Any other task entrusted from time to time pertaining to the Program

Project Duration

2 years (a probation period of three months) and renewal of contract each year based on the performance

Interested candidates are requested to share the details in the prescribed CV format, mentioning the advertisement number, and email it to hr@tdu.edu.in on or before 23.01.2026

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