# Sutanu Satpathy

Sutanu Satpathy is a remote worker on Himalayas, Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences at KIIT Deemed to be University, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@sutanusatpathy

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Environmental scientist at KIIT Deemed to be University who launched an Industrial Ecology and Design for Sustainability course.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 140k+ INR |
| Job categories | Environmental Scientist, Consultant En Biodiversité, Environmental Consultant, Sustainability Consultant |
| Skills | Biodiversity Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecological Research, Survey Design, Biodiversity Field Surveys, Taxonomy, Habitat assessment, Multivariate Statistical Methods, Ecological Data Analysis, Regulatory Reporting, Technical Report Writing, Stakeholder Management, Project Coordination, GIS, Remote Sensing |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking for roles spanning environmental consultancy, biodiversity impact assessment, and sustainability advisory.
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## About

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At KIIT Deemed to be University, I designed and delivered Environmental Studies and Science of Living Systems curricula, translating sustainability and systems-thinking concepts for non-specialist audiences. I also built and launched a course in Industrial Ecology and Design for Sustainability.

At Wildlife Institute of India, I led a DST-funded research programme on fish taxonomy, ecology, and diversity across 65+ rivers, streams, and rivulets in the Upper Subansiri Basin. I applied multivariate statistical analysis to study relationships between habitat heterogeneity, water quality, and species assemblages.

For Everain Global Pvt. Ltd., I led a multidisciplinary field team surveying biodiversity along a 15 km Himalayan river stretch for a proposed infrastructure project. I delivered baseline ecological data and regulator-ready documentation and spatial outputs used in government project review.

My work has also included a rapid ecological assessment of rafting camp impacts along the River Ganga, with findings submitted to the National Green Tribunal. I co-authored a published fish identification guide and have contributed popular science articles to The Hindu.
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## Experience

### Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences (current)

KIIT Deemed to be University. Aug 2022 - Present

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Designed and delivered Environmental Studies and Science of Living Systems curricula, and independently built and launched a new course on Industrial Ecology and Design for Sustainability for 3rd-year engineering students.
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Skills: Curriculum-Design, Sustainability, Systems-Thinking, Industrial-Ecology, Resource-Flow-Analysis

### Consultant, Insect Biodiversity & Pest Surveys

Independent Assignment. Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

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Led a landscape-level insect biodiversity and pest survey across 35 villages in Gurgaon and Faridabad, delivering pest–land use analysis to inform local agricultural stakeholders.
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Skills: Insect-Biodiversity, Pest-Survey, Land-Use-Analysis, Field-Research

### Subject Matter Specialist (Consultant), Biodiversity Impact Assessment

Everain Global Pvt. Ltd.. Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

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Led a multidisciplinary field team surveying birds, fish, insects, vegetation, and above-ground biomass across a 15 km Himalayan river stretch for a proposed infrastructure project. Delivered baseline ecological data covering 50 bird, 5 fish, and 70 plant species, with habitat assessments mapped along the altitudinal gradient.
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Skills: Biodiversity-Assessment, Field-Survey, Ecosystem-Mapping, Technical-Documentation, Spatial-Analysis

### Research Biologist

Wildlife Institute of India. Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

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Led fish diversity documentation across the Koyna River system (Western Ghats), spanning Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Chandoli, and Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuaries, in direct coordination with Maharashtra Forest Department officials. Co-authored a published field identification guide supporting conservation and public engagement.
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Skills: Fish-Diversity, Field-Survey, Conservation, Technical-Writer, Stakeholder-Coordination

### Junior Research Fellow

Wildlife Institute of India. Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

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Led a DST-funded research programme on fish taxonomy, ecology, and diversity across 65+ rivers, streams, and rivulets in the Upper Subansiri Basin, Arunachal Pradesh. Applied multivariate statistical analysis to quantify relationships between habitat heterogeneity, water quality, and species assemblages across 30+ field sites; presented results at 4 international and national seminars.
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Skills: Taxonomy, Ecology, Multivariate-Statistical-Methods, R, RStudio, PAST, Excel, Stakeholder-Engagement

### Bengal Florican Grassland Habitat Assessment, Dudhwa National Park

MSc Dissertation Fieldwork. Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

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Conducted habitat and occurrence assessments across 20 alluvial grasslands for the critically endangered Bengal Florican; data submitted to the Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board.
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Skills: Habitat-assessment, Threatened-Species, Field-Survey, Data-Submission

## Education

### Wildlife Institute of India

PhD, Wildlife Sciences

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PhD in Wildlife Sciences from the Wildlife Institute of India and Saurashtra University, completed in 2023.
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### Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University

MSc, Environment Management

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MSc in Environment Management from the Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University, completed in 2013.
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### Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

BSc (Hons), Zoology

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BSc (Hons) in Zoology from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, completed in 2011.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft Excel
- RStudio

To contact Sutanu, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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