Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences invites applications are invited for the position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) sponsored project, “Discrimination of algal and chlorophyll mapping using hyperspectral datasets in Chilika Lake”, under the Principal Investigator, Dr. Prem Chandra Pandey, Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, 201314 (U.P.). The position is purely temporary and is available immediately.
Essential qualification
M.Sc./ /ME/ M. Tech (Geo-informatics engineering/ Environmental Sciences/ Environmental Engineering/ Geoinformatics/ Botany /water resource/ Remote Sensing) or related allied subjects with qualified GATE or NET-CSIR-UGC
Desirable
Preference will be given to candidates,
1.Having prior experience in data collection and data analysis of remotely sensed datasets and processing.
- Programing Language R/Matlab & digital image processing is required. Able to handle Satellite data/ big data for analysis.
- Knowledge and hands on wet laboratory with water parameters, and testing it in the field / lab is desirable.
Fellowship
Rs. 31,000/- pm + 8% HRA (as per DST norms).
Duration
2 years (purely temporary) or till project.
Application deadline
Application must be submitted by February 15th, 2023
Project Description
The project aims to collect and analyze wetlands data for algal mapping, chlorophyll, lake quality assessment using remotely sensed datasets.
Application and Interview
Application with complete bio-data (along with details of academic qualifications such as examination passed, year, division, percentage of marks from 10th board onwards, work experience, knowledge of software, instruments, etc.) should be submitted online or sent by Email (prem.pandey@snu.edu.in) to Dr. Prem Chandra Pandey, Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP 201314.
NOTE: Short-listed candidates will be intimated for online interview via google meet/MS team. No TA/DA will be provided for appearing in this interview. Interview will be conducted by 21-23rd February 2023.
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (deemed to be University), National Capital Region (NCR)
Shiv Nadar University, chosen as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, research-focused and student-centric institution that is bringing a paradigm shift in higher education in India through its innovative curriculum, cross-disciplinary thinking across a wide range of disciplines, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation focus. The University is building an eco-system of knowledge to promote recognition of the inter-connectedness of ideas, systems and environments in the world inside the campus and those outside it. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities all over the world. The University currently has 5 Schools, 24 Departments and 7 Research Centers engaged in teaching, practice and research in disciplines as diverse as Engineering, Natural Sciences, Management & Entrepreneurship, and Humanities & Social Sciences, along with Art & Performing Arts, Design, Communication, and also Extended Education & Professional Development. The Schools offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The University is among a select group of green-field institutions in the country which were awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.