Profile The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) founded in 1929 as the Forest Research Institute (FRI) was a department under the Forestry Headquarters Peninsular Malaysia. It was not until 1985, the Institute became a statutory body governed by the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (MFRDB) under the then Ministry of Primary Industries. Later in 2004, FRIM was administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Located 16 km north west of Kuala
Lumpur, the 544.3 ha campus is surrounded by the Bukit Lagong Forest
Reserve. FRIM, which recently was awarded the MS ISO 9001:2008
accreditation is headed by its Director General, Dato’ Dr. Abd. Latif
Mohmod.
FRIM promotes sustainable forest
management and the optimal use of forest resources through the knowledge
and technology generated from the various researches conducted. Not
only is FRIM proud of its diverse expertise, its award-winning
researches and international collaborations have earned the Institute a
name for itself in the tropical forestry.
FRIM has five research divisions, three
technical support divisions and three administrative and finance
divisions. Of the five research divisions, the Forestry &
Environment Division focuses on conservation of forest ecology and
biodiversity by providing data, standards and guidelines in managing
tropical forest on a sustainable basis. The Forestry Biotechnology
Division researchers into ways to establish cost-effective forest
plantations as an alternative and/or supplementary supply of timber. The
Forest Products Division researches into the utilisation of
ligno-cellulosic materials and promotes the development of forest based
industries. The Forest Biodiversity Division focuses on the conservation
of forest biodiversity by providing samples, data, standards and
guidelines in managing the tropical forest, while the Medicinal Plants
Division researches into the medicinal values of forest plants and
product development.
Among the facilities available at FRIM
are the five arboreta that serve as ex-situ conservation areas and
references for forestry education, a xylarium with more than 10,000 wood
samples of over 1,500 species, a herbarium established in 1908 with
over 200,000 specimens, a library, a nursery, several venues for
seminars and conferences.
The nine field stations located in
different localities in the country also facilitate researchers
conducting studies in respective areas. The Institute also offers a wide
range of tests and services for the industries such as preservative
test, soil test as well as resistant tests for furniture and fire doors.
FRIM, which has become a popular spot
for picnickers, joggers and nature groups provides visitors,
opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature education activities. It
is also a preferred place for family day event, bird watching, jungle
trekking and nature photography. The campus, which was once a degraded
land with and long-abandoned sterile mining pools, scrubby wasteland and
barren vegetable farms, is today a haven for nature lovers to enjoy
fresh and for serene ambiance.
Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia (FRIM), sebuah agensi penyelidikan utama dalam bidang perhutanan negara ini di bawah Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar mempelawa calon-calon yang berkelayakan, komited dan bertanggungjawab untuk mengisi kekosongan jawatan berikut:
Jawatan Kosong Terkini 2014 di Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia (FRIM)
Jawatan:
1. PEGAWAI UNDANG-UNDANG GRED L41
Tarikh tutup : 19 May 2014
Kerja Kosong di Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia (FRIM)
Maklumat Iklan & Cara Memohon
Jawatan Kosong Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia (FRIM) - 19 May 2014