- NLSIU was the first National Law University established in India in 1986. The premier law school was set up with a mission to pioneer legal education reforms, and to anchor the transformation of the Indian legal system through research and policy interventions. Consequently, the NLSIU was one of the first institutions in the country to introduce the five-year integrated law degree at the undergraduate level with the commencement of the first batch in 1988.
- The Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA) established in 1997 is a premier centre that focuses on research and policy advocacy in the field of environmental law. Building an environmental law database, effectively networking among all stakeholders, undertaking training and capacity development exercises, providing consultancy services and building an environmental law community are CEERA’s main objectives. It enjoys the support of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, other Ministries, international organizations, the Bar and the Bench in India.
Further Details
CEERA-NLSIU is inviting applications for the Position of Research Fellows.
Eligibility
Candidates should have completed their LL.M. (Masters in Law) (or) have graduated with a degree in law, business law or public policy, with a strong competence in legal research and writing with about 0-2 years P.Q.E.
Roles to cater
The Candidate will be engaged in the following activities:
- Research and academic writings, report writing, drafting of legal opinions, contracts, litigation management, carrying of empirical research, preparing deliverable under research projects, and publishing in peer-reviewed Journals and blogs (nlspub.ac.in) hosted by CEERA. etc.
- Drafting of Research Proposals for application to various Research Grants, and working on research deliverables under various projects of CEERA
- Organizing Training Programmes for various officers, including IFS Officers, Officers from the Public Health Department, Officers of various Pollution Control Boards, Public Procurement training under National Jal Jeevan Mission, Training for the corporate sector etc.
- Assist in the Editorial work of two esteemed journals-Journal of Environmental Law, Policy and Development; and Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Vacancies
03
Salary
Rs. 35,000/- per month
Application Deadline
11:59 P.M. June 20, 2022
Date of Interview
June 23, 2022
Application Procedure
Interested candidates may submit their candidature via email on ceera@nls.ac.in with Subject: Application for Recruitment Research Fellow, along with their Curriculum Vitae; Name and contact details of two referees and 1 sample of prior research work.