Vacancy for Program Assistant (Field)

Job Description 

‍

AdvtNo.  01/ Ayurveda Biology and HolisticNutrition – RIST PROJECT/25.03.2025

‍

Job Title

Program Assistant (Field)

‍

Job location

CABHN, TDU

‍

Job Summary

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

‍

Project Nature

Contractual 

‍

Job Specification

‍

Qualification

MSc. In Botany/Agriculture/Horticulture

‍

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
   

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 contracteach year based on the performance

‍

Interested candidates to apply on line in the prescribed CV format and advertisement number mentioned in the website to:  hr@tdu.edu.in on or before 01.04.2025

‍