IJPIEL Invites Applications For The Post Of Editors

Roles and Responsibilities of Editors for Blogs

Senior Editor

Number of vacancies: 3 (three)

Eligibility: Penultimate (4^th) and final year (5^th) students of the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) five year integrated course and final year (3^rd) students of the 3 Year LLB Course will be preferred. LLM and PhD candidates are also strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• The role of Senior Editor entails approving the submissions after a thorough qualitative evaluation.
• They would also be responsible for the technical edits and ensuring proper formatting and citations.
• They would be assisted by the Editors-in-chief.
• Proficiency in French, Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish is an advantage.
• Prior academic (courses, publications, summer & winter schools, etc.) and/or professional experience (internships, research fellowships, etc.) in the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy field shall be a prerequisite for this post.
• Internship experience with Construction and Energy-sector related Arbitrations, Regulatory Organisations (NHAI, IWAI, AAI, etc.), certain PSUs (CIL, BCCL, ONGC, BPCL, HPCL, etc.) or Consultancies (for example: Big 4s, Grant Thornton, Mott McDonald), NSE /BSE listed Energy & Construction Companies (for example: Adani Green Energy Ltd, L&T, Sadbhav Engineering, IRB Infra, Rohan-Rajdeep, Welspun, Suzlon, PNC Infratech, Ahlcon, Reliance Energy, etc.) or research organisations (for example: TERI, CEERA-NLSIU) shall be a strong advantage.
• Holding senior Office Posts (Convenor, President, Secretary, etc.) of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Associate Editor

Eligibility: Applications are invited from students currently in the intermediate years (3rd and 4th) of the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) five year integrated course and 2nd-year students of the 3 Year LLB Course.

Number of vacancies: 10 (Ten)

Responsibilities:

• They would be responsible for verifying each source used and proofreading each and every article.
• They would also have to look into the citations and correct any discrepancies in the same.
• They would work under the supervision of the Senior Editors.
• Proficiency in French, Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish is an advantage.
• Prior academic (courses, publications, summer & winter schools, etc.) and/or professional experience (internships, research fellowships, etc.) in the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy field shall not be a prerequisite for this post. However, it is strongly advantageous.
• Internship experience with Construction and Energy-sector related Arbitrations, Regulatory Organisations (NHAI, IWAI, AAI, etc.), certain PSUs (CIL, BCCL, ONGC, BPCL, HPCL, etc.) or Consultancies (for example: Big 4s, Grant Thornton, Mott McDonald), NSE /BSE listed Energy & Construction Companies (for example: Adani Green Energy Ltd, L&T, Sadbhav Engineering, IRB Infra, Rohan-Rajdeep, Welspun, Suzlon, PNC Infratech, Ahlcon, Reliance Energy, etc.) or research organisations (for example: TERI, CEERA-NLSIU) shall be a strong advantage.
• Holding memberships of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Junior Editor

Number of vacancies: 10 (ten)

Eligibility: Applications are invited from students pursuing the 2nd Year of their five year integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree or the 1st Year of their 3 Year LLB Degree from recognized University and all students of 3 Year Course.

Responsibilities:

• The primary role of a junior editor would be to check plagiarism, spellings, grammar and basic facts.
• They will also be responsible for creating a preliminary report.
• They would be working under the scrutiny of the Associate Editor.
• A proven interest in Research and Publications (prior editorial experience or publications with Journals or Blogs) is a prerequisite for this post.
• Any internships related to the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law; ADR; General Corporate; Shipping and Admiralty shall be seen as a strong advantage.
• Holding memberships of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Note: The selection highly depends upon the quality of publications and the work experience of a person. Separate applications have to be sent in for separate posts.

Application Process:

Ordinary Route

The Applicants are required to send the following on or before 4 January 2021 at editors.ijpiel.journal@gmail.com (CC managingeditor.ijpiel@gmail.com) with the subject of the email as "Name- OR- Application for the post of a Senior/Associate/Junior Editor (Blog)".

• Curriculum Vitae (PDF Format and the file name should be "Your Name – CV")
• Statement of Purpose (200- 500 words)
• Writing samples (maximum of 3) should be sent across and should preferably fall within the broad theme of the journal.

Preferential Route

IJPIEL is pleased to announce a preferential application route for its prospective Associate and Senior Editor applicants, which shall remain open till 31 December 2020.

The Applicants are required to send their applications to editors.ijpiel.journal@gmail.com (CC managingeditor.ijpiel@gmail.com) with the subject of the email as "Name- PR- Application for the post of a Senior/Associate Editor (Blog)".

The requirements for the same (in addition to the requirements of the Ordinary Route) are as follows:

• A Letter of Recommendation by an eminent practitioner, professor or scholar (hereafter "referee") of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law.
• The letter must be sent as a signed and scanned PDF file via mail by the applicant.
• The letter must not be more than 1 year old on the date of submission.
• Preference shall be given to individuals holding a Letter of Recommendation from a member of IJPIEL's Board of Advisors. Being in active or recent association with (Acting as an Intern or a Research Assistant at present or within the last 6 months) them or their organisations shall be seen as a strong advantage.
• Please note that mere submission of an application under this route does not guarantee acceptance of the same.
• All applications under this route shall be decided within 96 hours of the receipt of the application and shall be given preference during the interview round, if selected.
• The decision of the Editors-in-Chief and the Board of Advisors shall be considered final and binding with respect to all matters related to the expedited selection process.

Queries can be addressed to Naman Anand: [+91-7888526240], Aakriti Gupta: [+91-9871466567], Niyati Raval (WhatsApp only): [+91-6353331871]

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