Professor (Law), Associate Professor (Law), And Assistant Professor (Law/Sociology/ Political Science) Vacancy At National Law University Delhi (NLUD)

Name of the Post: Professor (Law), Associate Professor (Law), And Assistant Professor (Law/Sociology/ Political Science)

No. of Post:

Professor (Law): 04 (Four)

Associate Professor (Law): 05 (Five)

Assistant Professor (Law/Sociology/ Political Science): 06 (Six)

Essential Qualification and Experience:

Professor (Law)

• An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of 12 research publications in the peerreviewed/ *UGC-listed journals out of which three publications shall be published in SCOPUS/Web of Science or reputed International Journals. Out of the twelve publications two may be research report completed as Principal Investigator/Project lead for an externally funded project AND one may be book chapter AND one may be book as sole author AND two may be books as Editor/co-author and a total research score of 120 as per UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, Appendix.
• A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, and / or research experience at equivalent level at the University/National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate; Or
• An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A above) / industry, who has made significant contributions to the knowledge in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/she has ten years' experience.

Associate Professor (Law)

• A good academic record, with a Ph.D Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline.
• A Master's Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
• A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of eight publication in the peer-reviewed/* UGC-listed journals out of which two publication shall be published in SCOPUS/Web of Science or reputed International Journals. Out of the eight publications by a reputed publisher one may be research report AND one may be a book chapter AND one may be a book as sole author AND two books as editor/ co-author. A total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given in UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, Appendix II, Table 2 is required.

Assistant Professor (Law/Sociology/ Political Science)

• 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.
• 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/Bye-laws/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 presented at least two papers in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency; Or
• 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: (a) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (b) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (c) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
• The Candidate has published atleast three research papers out of which one may be research report completed as Co-PI/assistant for an externally funded research AND one may be a book chapter AND One may be a book as a sole /co-author/ editor. The quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged as per the framework for assessment of publications as notified by the university (Annexure I).
• The past research and teaching experience will be given preference.

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• The last date to submit the online application is 20.12.2025

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