Job Opportunity: Associate At Collaborative Research Project between NUJS, IISER Kolkata And IIT Kharagpur

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• 📢 Job Opportunity at WBNUJS Kolkata
  • Position: Project Associate
  • 📌 Post Details:
  • 🎓 Essential Qualifications & Eligibility:
  • 📥 How to Apply:

📢 Job Opportunity at WBNUJS Kolkata

Position: Project Associate

🗓️ Last Date to Apply: 10th July 2025
📍 Location: The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata invites applications for the position of Project Associate for a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research project titled:

“LegiSearch: Search Engine for Legislative Indian Legal Documents”

This project is a collaborative effort between NUJS, IIT Kharagpur, and IISER Kolkata, and is sponsored by NUJS. The initiative aims to revolutionize access to Indian legislative content through intelligent search technologies.

📌 Post Details:

• Position: Project Associate
• Project Title: LegiSearch: Search Engine for Legislative Indian Legal Documents
• Institution: WBNUJS Kolkata (in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur & IISER Kolkata)
• Sponsoring Agency: WBNUJS

🎓 Essential Qualifications & Eligibility:

• Primary Eligibility:
  • LL.M. with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade.
  • OR
  • Candidates with a 3-year LL.B. or a 5-year Integrated Law Degree (B.A./B.Sc./BBA/B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.)) with at least 2 years of relevant industry and/or research experience may also apply.
  • Final-year LL.M. students awaiting results are eligible to apply.
• Other Requirements:
  • Demonstrated interest in Law & Technology, legal research, and academic writing/publication.
  • Familiarity with legal databases such as:
    Manupatra, SCC Online, Indian Kanoon, India Code, Westlaw, Hein Online, LexisNexis, JSTOR, and regulatory/legal portals (e.g., RBI, SEBI, CCI, TRAI, PNGRB, and ministerial/government sites).
  • Proficiency in English, along with working knowledge of either Hindi + one regional language, or two regional languages.
  • Proficient in MS Office and general computer applications.

📥 How to Apply:

Interested candidates must email their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) highlighting the required qualifications and relevant experience, including any publications (if applicable) to:

📧 shouvikkumarguha@nujs.edu
📅 Deadline: 10th July 2025

📄 Click here to access the official notification or Visit https://www.nujs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Call-for-Project-Associate-for-Collaborative-Research-Project.pdf