United States
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Keyword
Economic Botanist
Botanist
Plant scientist
Minimum?B.Sc. in Botany
Will be updated
The tasks an Economic Botanist is expected to perform include:
Studying plants for their economic value
Collecting various types of plants of economic value and growing them under control
conditions to determine best climatic soil and other essentials
Selecting, testing and cross-fertilizing (breeds) plants to obtain optimum qualities and quantities
Ability to study plants yielding food, fibre, medicines, essential oil, resin, gum, dyes, etc., foreconomic and industrial purposes
Ability to determine conditions necessary for growth, development and utilization of plants
Ability to collect and grow various types of plants of economic value under control conditions
Ability to select, test and cross-fertilize (breeds) plants to obtain optimumqualities and quantities ofplants
Will be updated
Keen observation skills
Analytical skills
Critical thinking skills
Concentration
Patience
It requires one to be on their toes
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs are available
Work from home option is not available
Working hours
The working hours are usually 8 hours per day for 5/6 days a week
Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
This job is suitable for candidates with One Leg (OL), Both Leg (BL) One Arm (OA) and One Armand One Leg (OAL)
Thisjob is not listed as hazardous or dangerous under The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)
One may develop occupational hazards due to exposure to poisonous plants
For freshers -INR12,000 toINR18,000 per month
For candidates with over 2 years experience ?INR50,000 toINR10,0000 per month
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)
India is gearing up to become an international player in the life sciences, powered by its recenteconomic growth and a desire to add biotechnology to its portfolio.With its largelyuntapped andunexplored biodiversity, India is a hotbed for studies in ecology and evolutionary biology.Indianscience is experiencing a radical growth in research opportunities, and the rate of change hasaccelerated in the last decade.With the establishment of over 30 new universities, many newinstitutes, and special niche educational institutes that ngage in research and education such asthe Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), LifeSciences, etc. during the past decade, there are now hundreds of new jobs offering researchopportunities being created each year.This indicates good job prospects for Economic Botanist inIndia.
Colleges and universities
Private research laboratories
Pharmaceutical companies
Chemical industry
Seed and nursery companies
Food industry
Biological supply houses
Biotechnology firms
Publications
Consulting Firms
Cities and towns across India
Will be updated
St. Xavier?s College, Mumbai, India
Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jharkhand, India
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