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Applications for JRF position in SES

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School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067

Applications are invited for the post of “Junior Research Fellow (JRF)” in the Research project entitled “WP-4 Conversion of waste biomass/agro residue to biochar and value-added products” sponsored by “Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation (DRIIV)/PSA, GOI. The work involves field and laboratory investigations.

Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Chemistry/Environmental Sciences

Desirable Qualifications: Strong desire to work on the development of Biochars and their applications in soil fertility management and atmospheric CO2 Sequestration with good knowledge of routine analytical techniques. Candidates having relevant experience in the area of surface chemistry, climate change mitigation, biochar development and characterization, activated carbon chemistry, will be preferred. CSIR/UGC/NET qualified candidate will be preferred.

Fellowship:  As per the norms of funding agency

The project is valid until Dec. 06, 2024. Selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis depending on the performance and project duration or till his service are required by the Project Director or till the validity of the project, whichever is earliest.

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates called for interview.

The applications on plain paper along with CVs (indicating name, date of birth, age, essential/technical/professional qualifications, experience, research work, contact address, contact numbers, email) should be reach to the Principal Investigator, Prof. Dinesh Mohan, Room No. 222, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, on or before July 18, 2024.

ONLY HARD COPIES OF APPLICATIONS & CVs WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.