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Position: Assistant/ Associate Professor - Law
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 2026
Job Description:
Experience of teaching semester-length courses in Legal Theory/Jurisprudence, 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
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 2026
Job Description:
Experience of teaching semester-length courses in Legal Theory/Jurisprudence, 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
