Applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Research Associate under NAIP sub-project entitled “Sustainable Livestock Based Farming System for Livelihood Security in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab”. The appointment is purely on temporary and contractual basis for six months with renewal up to the completion of the project and will be liable for termination at any time in case of unsatisfactory performance. There is no provision for absorption/re-employment in ICAR/GADVASU after termination of the time bound project.
Name of the Sub-Project: “Sustainable Livestock Based Farming System for Livelihood Security in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab”. The project is field oriented and incumbents would be required to undertake extensive touring of the beneficiary families in the villages of four blocks of Hoshiarpur District with its central point at Talwara. Research Associates would be required to provide technical guidance to the farmers by organizing training programmes and field camps, delivery of input services, collection and compilation of information to study the impact of technology transfer on improved productivity of livestock, income and employment generation.
Eligibility: M. Sc / M. V. Sc / Ph. D (Any Discipline of Agriculture/ Animal Science/ Veterinary Science/ Home Science) Candidates with M.V. Sc degree, rural background and knowledge of Punjabi up to Matric level and who have cleared NET, will be preferred.  Preference will also be given to candidates having experience.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 March 2011

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