Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) invites application for the position Research Associate/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow
Qualification: LLB/ LLM/PhD (Law) with sound knowledge of International Trade Law
Experience: The candidates having research experience on different aspects of international trade law including Services, Trade Remedies and WTO Disputes in any reputed organization shall be preferred
Other Skills: The candidates should have sound knowledge of computer application and packages [M.S. Word, M.S. Outlook, Excel, Power Point]. The candidate should have good command over English (spoken as well as written) and should have experience of research activities.
Tenure: The appointment will be purely on contractual basis for a period of one year with a possibility of further extension based on the performance.
Emoluments: The Researchers shall be paid fixed monthly emoluments depending upon their qualification and experience as under:
i. Research Associate (Legal): Rs.30,000/- per month
ii. Research Fellow (Legal): Rs.36,000/- per month
iii. Senior Research Fellow (Legal) having at least three years research experience: Rs.48,000/- per month
iv. Senior Research Fellow (Legal) having Ph.D Degree in Law and preferably some independent research experience: Rs.54,000/- per month
It may be noted that candidates applying for the post of Sr. RF (Legal) based on their qualification and experience are not automatically eligible to be engaged as a Sr. R.F. (Legal). Their performance during the interview, in-depth knowledge of the legal aspects of WTO and experience in a reputed organisation shall be the deciding factor.
In addition, a candidate engaged as a Research Associate shall be entitled to Casual Leave (CL),Earned Leave (EL) and medical facilities whereas a candidate on engagement as a Research Fellow/Sr. Research Fellow (Legal) shall be entitled to CL, EL, Medical facilities and LTC.in accordance with the existing orders on the subject.