Details of the Organization

BITS Law School is a New-Age Law School under the aegis of BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence with a vision to become an inspirational benchmark for new-age, multidisciplinary legal education & research in India through creativity and empathy.

Details of the Job/Internship

BITS Law School, Mumbai welcomes applications for full-time appointments of Associate Professor (Law).

Role and Responsibilities

• Experience in teaching semester-length courses in Constitutional law, Criminal law, Family law, and/or Contract law to students of 5-year/ 3-year LLB programmes;
• The quality of prior teaching of core and/or elective courses to be supported by student evaluation/feedback;
• Demonstrated ability to mentor students in their learning, research and writing, tutorials or individual sessions;
• Ability to curate/update core courses and design interdisciplinary elective courses for law students;
• Willing to play an active role in institution building, including new academic thinking, innovative pedagogical techniques, and new ways to plan, and collaborate with others;
• Ability to articulate a robust research agenda and pursue high-quality research that can culminate in new scholarship and consistent with making a substantial research contribution in the field;
• Fulfil the mandated academic duties in an organized and timely manner related to examinations, internal assessment, feedback, and evaluation with integrity and commitment.

Eligibility

Required Qualifications: 

• Excellent academic record and a Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade on a point scale wherever a grading system is followed).
• Qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), or a similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET.
• They prefer candidates who have been recently awarded a PhD degree in law, are currently close to submission/award or are currently enrolled in a PhD at a reputed university.

Preferred Attributes: 

• Showcase high-quality scholarly research work published or accepted for publication in peer-reviewed and indexed journals that are prestigious in the discipline.
• Exposure to teaching, research or academic project planning with researchers in prestigious national/ international universities collaboratively is desirable but not mandatory.
• Strong inclination towards interdisciplinary research in Law and allied areas.

Salary/Stipend

Competitive compensation structure which is commensurate with qualifications and experience, and as per standard at leading law schools/universities in India.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Maharashtra

City

Mumbai

Address

7th Floor, Hiranandani Knowledge Park, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, IN