KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

 

Virtual University for Agricultural Trade

IT-BT Complex, KAU (P.O), Thrissur – 680 656

 

Notification

VUAT/REC/01/07

Dated: 24-10-07

                                                                                   

Applications are invited for contract appointment to the following positions of Technical Directors/Domain Experts and Research Associates for the Virtual University for Agricultural Trade Project as per the terms and conditions given below.

 

Technical Directors/

Domain Experts

Place of duty

Duties & functions

(1)   WTO/IPR and Trade- 1no.

 

 

(2)   Animal husbandry – 1 no.

 

 

(3)   Fisheries – 1 no.

 

 

VUAT, Hub centre at  Kerala Agricultural University main campus

 

·       Responsible for co-ordinating data collection, data integration, validation analysis and interpretation in the respective area

·       Content generation in the related areas

·       Capacity to answer queries online

·       Responsible for co-ordinating the e-training and e-learning programmes in their respective domains

(4) Research Associate (Crop Management) – 1 no.

 

VUAT, Hub centre at  Kerala Agricultural University main campus

Responsible for actual execution of work under the overall guidance and supervision of the respective Technical Director.

 

Eligibility: Essential qualifications

(a) Technical Directors

1.      Teachers/Scientists in the Kerala Agricultural University or ICAR institutions in the State who are in the cadre of Associate Professors/Assistant Professor (Sel. Gr.) or equivalent.

2.      Doctorate in the respective field.

 

NB: Postgraduates working in the concerned Govt. departments (Animal husbandry/ Fisheries as the case may be) with minimum eight years’ service can be considered as Domain Experts on deputation/working arrangement with pay protection.

 

Desirable qualifications

(a)    Experience in content generation for e-learning/e-extension or database management programmes.

(b)   Proficiency in computer application.

(c)    Ability to plan, implement and monitor content generation and courseware and online training programmes in the respective areas.

(d)   Experience in co-ordinating and managing agricultural education, research or extension programmes independently.

(e)    Knowledge in World Trade Agreement, IPR issues and trade-related issues in Kerala’s agriculture.

(f)     Ability to plan, co-ordinate and implement e-extension and e-learning programmes.

(b) Research Associate

Qualifications in the respective areas as detailed below.

 

Sl.

No.

Research Associate

Eligible qualifications

Desirable specialisation/experience

1

Crop Management

MSc. (Agriculture) in Agri. Entomology/Pathology/Agronomy/ Horticulture

Good exposure in disease surveillance and crop protection.  Good IT exposure. Prior experience in the area for 2 years.

 

Note: In case candidates with adequate qualifications and experience are not available, candidates with lower qualifications will also be considered, with correspondingly less compensation package. 

 

In case persons in service are not available for the Technical Director’s positions, retired persons within the age of 65 with the required qualifications and experience will be considered.  They will be considered for engagement as Domain Experts on contract basis.

 

Compensation package

 

(a) Technical Directors/Domain Experts

1.      Teachers/scientists who are in regular service in KAU/ICAR institutions are eligible for the scale of pay of Associate Professors (Rs. 12000-18300), with applicable allowances.  Apart from pay protection, the selected persons will be eligible for normal increments.  Internet connectivity will also be provided.

  1. Scientists/teachers who are not currently in service, but eligible otherwise, will be eligible for honorarium at the rates granted to Emeritus Professors (Rs. 10,000 pm).  They will also be provided with connectivity.
  2. Pay protection will be given to those who are working in the concerned Government Departments.

 

(b) Research Associate: Consolidated pay of Rs. 12,000/- + HRA. Reimbursement of actual expenses for travel in connection with the work of the Projects.

 

Candidates with lower experience will be paid consolidated pay of Rs. 10000/-.

 

Term of appointment

Contract appointment, initially for a period of one year, but extendable after review.

 

Mode of selection

Based on experience and capability in generation/database management for any e-learning/e-extension or similar IT-enabled programmes in agriculture.  Candidates suitable for VUAT Project will be short-listed and assessed through interview based on their experience and capability.

 

Proforma for submission of bio-data

Interested persons are requested to e-mail their bio-data in the attached format to the undersigned so as to reach on or before 3 pm on 12th November 2007.

 

The forms can be downloaded from here (MS Word 31 KB) or from  the website of Virtual University for Agricultural Trade (www.vuatkerala.org.). The completed forms may be e-mailed to the undersigned at the mail-IDs indicated below, within the timeline indicated above. It may be ensured that only working and normally used mail-IDs are given in the proforma, as communications will be entirely through email.

 

Please include the words “VUAT-recruitment” in the subject of the E-mail.

 

 

 

Executive Director

Virtual University for Agricultural Trade

IT-BT Complex, KAU (P.O), Thrissur – 680 656

Phone: 0487-2371868

Email: ed@vuatkerala.org., vuat@kau.in