Vigyan Prasar jobs - Project Scientist/ Senior Project Officer/ Assistant Manager

Project Scientist/ Senior Project Officer/ Assistant Manager  job opportunities in Vigyan Prasar on contract basis

Project Scientist (Content creation & Conversion)

No of Posts :  03

Qualifications :  (i) Master's degree in Natural/Applied Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Medicine or equivalent from a recognized University with first division in the qualifying degree level. (ii) at least 5 years experience of /writing/editing content on science and technology; (iii) At least 2 Research Papers or 6 Popular Science Articles in Reputed Journals, Magazines, News Papers and Digital Media. (iv) A proven background of carrying out background research for Scientific content. (v) Excellent communication and writing skills in English and good computer knowledge.

Desirable  : (i) Ph.D Degree in Physical/Chemical/Life Sciences or equivalent subjects from a recognized University. (ii) At least 3 years experience of working in research or content development

Salary :  Rs.60,000 –80,000

Senior Project Officer (Feature writing, story writing)

No of Posts :  02

Qualifications: (i) Masters in Science /Journalism & Mass Communication /Science with Graduate from a recognized University/Institution in Science/ Engineering; and (ii) At least 3 years experience in reporting /writing/editing content on science and technology in reputed newspapers, journals/ digital platform. (iii) Excellent communication and writing skills in English and good computer knowledge.

Desirable : (i) At least four science articles in media of repute

Salary :  Rs.55,000 –60,000

Senior Project Assistant (content editing & proofing)

No of Posts :  02

Qualification :  (i) Graduate from a recognized University/Institution in Science or Engineering (ii) At least 3 years experience of /writing/editing content on science and technology; (iii) Excellence in written and verbal communication in English (iv) Meticulous editing and proofreading capabilities (v) Strong fact checking

Desirable : (i) Degree/Diploma in Journalism or Mass Communication or Digital Media (ii) Experience in writing and editing for digital, print in Hindi or/and English etc.

Salary :   Rs.45,000 – 55,000

Assistant Manager (Graphics and Visualiser)

No of Post :  01

Qualifications :  (i) Graduate from a recognized University or equivalent in science (ii) 5 years experience in electronic /digital media and at least 3 years experience in graphic designing work, infographics creation, data visualization, banner and slider creation and good skills in: Flash, Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, in design etc.

Desirable : (i)Post graduate degree/diploma in Graphic designing and Multimedia And should have a knowledge of social media posting like face book & you tube, designing of banners, calendar, Logos, Websites & design logo, digital campaign, mailers, sequential ad, images etc.

Salary :   Rs. 60,000 – 80,000

Assistant Manager (IT)

No of Post :  01

Qualifications :  (i) MCA / BTech in Computer Science or equivalent (ii) At least 6 years proven experience as WebMaster that includes Knowledge of web analytics and SEO, metatagging, google Analytics and increasing visibility of the portal; Familiarity with web standards; knowledge of website management tools & Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities, government web guidelines. (iii) Proficient in C++, HTML/CSS, XML; knowledge of SQL and Javascript is preferred (iv) Maintain, configure and troubleshoot servers Ensure site security by setting up firewalls and login pages Optimize loading speeds and capacity

Salary :   Rs.60,000 – 80,000

Senior Project Officer (Web Developer)

No of Post :  01

Qualifications :  (i) MCA/M.Sc in Computer Science / BTech from any recognized University / Institution (ii) At least 4 years of experience in Web Application Development and back-end (web server) programming and scripting and (iii) At least 2 years of specific experience of the task required in relevant platform. (iv) Knowledge & Experience of PHP, Drupal, Wordpress and opensource e- platforms (v)Proficiency in coding, scripting of HTML5, CSS and CMS. (vi) Good grasp of Java script and jQuery library

Salary :   Rs.55,000-60,000

Project Assistant (Scientific Content Aggregating)

No of Posts :  02

Qualification : (i)Master's degree in Natural/Applied Sciences/ Environment, or Graduate in Engineering, Medicine or equivalent from a recognized University with first division in the qualifying degree level. (ii)Sound knowledge about scientific organisations and scientific developments and knowledge of content collection, aggregation and data storage. (iii)Excellent written and verbal communication in English/Hindi.

Salary :   Rs.35,000 – 45,000

Junior Project Associate

No of Posts :  02

Qualifications: (i) Graduate from a recognized University or equivalent (ii) At least 03 years’ experience in office management and secretarial assistance ship, maintaining files, (iii) Proficiency in computers and software’s like MS Office, formatting, excel operations (iv) Knowledge of English and Hindi Typing

Desirable : (i) Working knowledge of maintaining records and files, preparing simple drafts and support for holding meetings, conferences, preparing minutes, taking dictations etc. (ii) Well versed in computer applications, MS office, Excel, Power Points.

Salary :   Rs.25,000 –35,000

Maximum Age limit:not more than 55 years as on date of advertisement. However emphasis will be to select young professionals for the project. Director, Vigyan Prasar will have the discretion to relax the age limit and experience of deserving candidates.