Specialist, geological disaster division

SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) was set up in October 2006 at the premises of National Institute of Disaster Management in New Delhi. The Centre has the mandate to serve eight Member Countries of South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - by providing policy advice and facilitating capacity building services including strategic learning, research, training, system development and exchange of information for effective disaster risk reduction and management in South Asia.

The Centre is a sleek body of professionals working on various dimensions of disaster risk reduction and management in South Asia. The Centre is networking through the National Focal Points of the Member Countries with the various Ministries, Departments and Scientific, Technical, Research and Academic institutions within and outside the Government working on various aspects of disaster risk reduction and management. The Centre conducts studies and research, organizes workshops and training programmes, publishes its reports and documents provides various policy advisory services to the Member Countries.

Professional qualification:
Consistently good academic record with post graduate degree in Geology, Seismology, Geo-Technical or Earthquake Engineering or any related disciplines.

Experience:
A minimum of five years of professional/teaching and/or research experience in a reputed organization with publications on natural hazard risk analysis, assessment and mitigation.

Eligibility:
The candidates:
- must be a national of any of the SAARC countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka;
- should not be more than 55 years of age as on 01.01.2007;
- should be of a sound physical and mental health;
- must be working in equivalent professional assignment in any of the Member Countries; and
- the concerned Member Government must be willing to protect the salaries and other allowances of the professional staff in present assignment and must also be willing to bear expenses associated with the joining and return of the professional staff and their family members.