Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor (Law)

BITS Law School, Mumbai welcomes applications for Full-time appointments for Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor (Law).

Location: BITS Law School, BITS Pilani – Greater Mumbai Campus, Kalyan, Maharashtra.

Joining: December 2025 /January 2026

Job Description and Key Requirements:

• Experience of teaching semester-length courses in Property Law | Family Law| Law of Crimes | Civil Procedure Code | Evidence Law/BSA | Environmental Law | ADR | in B.A./B.B.A. LL.B. Hons.
• Prior teaching of core and/or elective courses should be supported by student evaluation/feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor students in their learning, research, writing, and/or tutorials.
• Ability to offer core courses, design electives, and curate specialization courses for law students.
• Willing to play an active role in institution building, including new academic thinking, innovative pedagogical techniques, and use of new technologies in teaching courses in 5-year LLB programmes.
• Ability to articulate a clear research agenda and pursue academic research which can culminate in original scholarship which is published in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and other platforms.
• Fulfil the mandated academic duties in an organized and timely manner related to internal assessments, evaluation, feedback, examinations with integrity and commitment.

Essential Academic 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

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• Showcase 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