Assistant/ Associate Professor - Law (Job Vacancy)

BITS Law School, Mumbai welcomes applications for full-time appointments at any of the following levels: Assistant Professor (Law)/ Associate Professor (Law). Location: BITS Law School Mumbai Joining: June/July 2024 No. of Positions: 2 Job Description: • Experience of 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, new ways to plan, and collaborate with others; • Ability to articulate a robust research agenda and pursue high quality research which 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 Required Qualifications: • Excellent academic record and a Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever 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 • We prefer candidates who have been recently awarded a Ph.D. degree in law, or are currently close to submission/award, or are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. at a reputed university Preferred Attributes: • Show case high quality scholarly research work that is 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 in a collaborative manner is desirable but not mandatory • Strong inclination towards interdisciplinary research in Law and allied areas Compensation: • Competitive compensation structure which is commensurate with qualifications and experience, and as per standard at leading law schools/universities in India