Assistant Professor (Law) And Research Assistant (Law) Vacancy At Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai [Apply Now]

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai invites application for the post of Assistant Professor (Law) and Research Assistant (Law).

Name of the Post: Assistant Professor (Law) and Research Assistant (Law)

No. of Post: 02 (Two) each

Essential Qualification and Experience

Assistant Professor (Law)

• (A) (i) A Master's degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. Page 3 of 7 ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET : Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Byelaws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:- a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode; b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners; c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted; d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal; e) The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D. work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency. The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned. Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such master's Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET; OR

• (B) The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai). Note: The Academic score as specified in Appendix II (Table 3A) for universities, and Appendix II (Table 3B) for colleges, shall be considered for short-listing of the candidates for interview only, and the selections shall be based only on the performance in the interview.

Research Assistant (Law)

• Undergraduate degree or master's degree in law from a recognized University.

• Candidate with 0-3 years of work experience in an academic or professional setting with demonstrable evidence of research and writing ability (sole-authored writing sample will be required). 2. Analytical skills, collation skills, communication skills (written and oral), technical skills, and time-management skills. 3. Self-driven, collaborative as well as the ability to work independently, attention to detail, and data-driven. 4. Proficiency in MS Office, Gmail, Google Documents and Google Sheets.

• Desirable: Candidates who have experience in undertaking field-research will be preferred.

• Detail-oriented project management of academic and research projects.

• Organization of academic workshops and events.

How to apply?

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• The candidates are required to submit the scanned copy of the online submitted form along with scanned copy of necessary documents to the email id recruitment2024@mnlumumbai.edu.in on or before 23.10.2024

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