NATIONAL LAW
UNIVERSITY, DELHI
SECTOR-14, DWARKA NEW DELHI-110078
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Research Assistant (Law)
SECTOR-14, DWARKA NEW DELHI-110078
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Research Assistant (Law)
Position: National Law
University, Delhi (`University) is seeking to engage, on a contractual basis, one full-time RESEARCH
ASSISTANT (LAW) for CHAIR on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR CHAIR), at its campus
in Dwarka, New Delhi. The position is for an initial
period of three months, which can be extended to one year based on
satisfactory performance.
The contract may be further extended depending on the performance of the candidate and the needs of the IPR Chair.
About the IPR
CHAIR: The Chair on IPR is instituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India with the vision to
"facilitate intellectual property education and
research". The Chair on IPR was instituted by the DPIIT at NLUD in October 2018. The overall objectives of the IPR Chair are laid out in the Scheme for Pedagogy and Research in
IPRs for Holistic
Education and Academia (SPRIHA). Details are available here: http://copyright.gov.in/Documents/SPRIHA.pdf
Responsibilities
of the Research Assistant: The selected Research Assistant will provide support to IPR Chair in conducting its research and
activities.
As part of the assigned research, the Research Assistant is
expected to engage in diverse research activities including field work, data collection, data analysis, report drafting, etc. Research Assistants are also expected to supervise the work of the student
researchers/ interns associated with the IPR Chair and/or assist principal
investigators in conducting research. Research Assistants are also expected to assist in other research and dissemination activities of the IPR Chair.
Qualifications: Candidates holding graduate (LL.B.), post-graduate degree in law (LL.M.), or with Ph.D. in Law with
demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary research in the area of intellectual property are
encouraged to apply.
Compensation: Salary will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience. LL.B. - Its. 30,000/- per month
LL.M- Rs. 40,000/- per month
Ph.D. - Rs. 50,000/- per month
Application Process: Interested candidates may submit their application
with the following relevant documents to: ipr.chair@nludelhi.ac.in
·
Detailed CV
·
Writing
sample
(published/
unpublished)
·
Contact details of two referees.
·
A Statement of Purpose (SoP), explaining your interest in working with the IPR Chair
(Max. 800 words).
·
The covering letter must mention the following in the subject title: (Application for Position of Research Assistant - IPR Chair).
The University reserves the right to conduct interviews to fill this position after an internal screening process. After initial internal screening, candidates may be required to undertake a writing test for being eligible to be called for the interview. The University will be unable to cover the costs for attending the interview. But the University is open about exploring the possibilities of a video interview through skype for outstation candidates.
Deadline: Applications must reach us no later than 20th September 2019
NOTE 1:
National Law University, Delhi is an equal opportunity workplace.
NOTE 2: Graduates from NLU, Delhi and other research
fellows working at NLU, Delhi, may also apply only as per the above
mentioned procedure.
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