Professor Of Law, Associate Professor Of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor Of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law) Vacancy At Gujarat Maritime University

Gujarat Maritime University invites application for the post of Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law).

Name of the Post: Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law), And Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law)

No. of Post:

Professor of Law: 01 (One)

Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law) and Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law: 02 (Two) each

Pay Scale:

• Professor of Law: Academic Level 14 (₹ 1,44,200-2,18,200)

• Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law): Academic Level 13 A (₹ 1,31,400-2,17,100)

• Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law): Academic Level 10 (₹ 57,700-1,82,400)

Essential Qualification and Experience

Professor of Law

• An eminent scholar having a Ph. D. degree in the concerned/ allied/ relevant discipline viz. International Trade Law or Maritime Law is highly desirable and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix-II, Table-2 as mentioned in the UGC Regulations, 2018.

• A master's degree in law with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/ relevant/ viz. International Law is mandatory. A specialization in Maritime Law or International Trade Law, either as a principal subject or allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university, is highly desirable.

• A minimum of ten (10) 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 viz. International Trade Law or Maritime Law either as a principal subject or allied subject, from any academic institutions (not included in A above)/ industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned/ allied/ relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/ she has ten (10) years' of experience.

Associate Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law)

• A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/ allied/ relevant discipline viz. International Trade Law or Maritime Law either as principal subject or allied subject.

• A Master's degree in Law with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/ relevant/ viz. International Law is mandatory. A specialization in Maritime Law or International Trade Law, either as a principal subject or allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university, is highly desirable.

• A minimum of eight (08) years' of experience of teaching and/ or research in an academic/ research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/ industry with a minimum of seven (07) publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given in Appendix-II, Table-2 as mentioned in the UGC Regulations, 2018.

Assistant Professor of Law (Maritime Law/International Trade Law)

• A Master's degree in Law with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/ relevant/ viz. International Law is mandatory. A specialization in Maritime Law or International Trade Law, either as a principal subject or allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university, is highly desirable.

• Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET)-in Law conducted by the UGC, 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 published two research papers from his/ her Ph.D. work, out of which atleast one is in a referred journal; e) The candidate has presented atleast two (02) papers based on his/ her Ph. D work 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: (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).

How to apply?

• Interested candidates are required to submit in their application in the prescribed format and shall submit it to The Registrar, Gujarat Maritime University, Transitory Campus at GNLU, Attalika Avenue, Knowledge Corridor, Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat382426, India on or before 10.11.2025

• The envelope should be superscribed as “Application for the post of “………………….” at Gujarat Maritime University.

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