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Call for Applications | Writing Urban India Fellowship Round 3 (WUI 3.0)

The HUPA Chair for Urban Poor and the Law, in collaboration with Writing Urban India Collective and the Urban Studies Foundation (UK), is hosting the third iteration of Writing Urban India Fellowship at NLSIU in 2025. NLSIU invites applications for the Fellowship for a duration of 10 months.

About the Fellowship

Writing Urban India Fellowship Round 3 (WUI 3.0) is a mentoring initiative to nurture early career scholars in writing and publishing on urbanisation in India. The initiative aims to enable candidates with the skills and knowledge required to produce a structured writing output that is academic in nature – through capacity-building workshops, seminars and one-to-one mentorship. The programme will involve offline and online interactions based on feasibility. The first two iterations of Writing Urban India Fellowship were anchored by the Centre for Policy Research.

Please note it is not a research fellowship. It is a writing fellowship.

If you are a research scholar-Ph.D., PostDoc, Junior Faculty member, a practitioner, consultant, architect, lawyer who has a lot of data and field material on the urban question, this fellowship is for you!

We will be especially looking out for those of you who come from social and educational backgrounds where historically, writing (particularly scholarly writing) has not been valued highly. We are looking forward to hearing from all those who are not regular front benchers – but who are from small towns across India and from those for whom writing / speaking / writing in English is not second nature yet. Not because you are disadvantaged but because you probably have a rich story to tell in writing.

Cohort size: We are looking to build a close cohort of 20 fellows

Duration of the Fellowship Programme: 10 months

Eligibility: Who can apply?

  • Urban Practitioners
  • Students (in Ph.D. programmes) with a focus on urban studies
  • Early career academics with a focus on urban studies

What’s in it for you?

  • Mentorship from a stellar network of urban researchers
  • A publishable writing output
  • Improved ability to frame research questions and establish a well-structured narrative around them
  • Opportunity to contextualise your research within a broader scholarly discourse
  • Membership of a supportive community of scholars

Financial Support

The Fellowship will provide financial resources to enable you to interact with mentors, attend workshops and access resources, subject to administrative limitations. No lump-sum stipend will be provided.

Application Process

Please use the Google form link available here to apply. Please read through the instructions on the form carefully before applying.

Application Deadline: The last date to apply is be December 25, 2024.

For any queries, please write to

FAQs

What is the Writing Urban India Collective?

We are a collective of scholars working on the urban question in India from a diverse range of perspectives. This collective first came into being in 2020-2021 as a mentoring initiative to nurture early career scholars in writing and publishing on urbanisation in India with the support of Urban Studies Foundation. This would be our third iteration.

What kind of a fellowship is this?

It is a WRITING FELLOWSHIP. Please note it is not a research fellowship.

The initiative aims to enable candidates with the skills and knowledge required to produce a structured writing output that is academic in nature – through capacity-building workshops, seminars and one-to-one mentorship.

The programme will involve offline and online interactions based on feasibility.

Who can apply?

– Urban Practitioners
– Ph.D. candidates with a focus on urban studies
– Early career academics with a focus on urban studies

What is the duration of the fellowship?

10 months

Call for Applications | Faculty Positions at NLSIU | November 2024

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 and is a premier institution for legal excellence in India. The University has remained the undoubted leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked first among Law Universities in the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.

The University has embarked on a mission to become a global leader, catering to the requirements of the legal profession, academics, research and the judiciary. With this in mind, the University invites applications from accomplished committed, and dynamic legal minds for the following positions.

Please click on the titles below to view the official notifications of each position with the roles and responsibilities.
Please note, multiple positions may be open under each of these titles.

1. Professor (Law) | 2 vacancies | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

2. Associate Professor (Law) | 2 vacancies | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

3. Associate Professor (Social Science) |  1 vacancy | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

4. Assistant Professor (Law) | 12 vacancies | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

5.Assistant Professor (5-year Contract) | 5 vacancies | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

6. Faculty Positions, Centre for the Study of Social Inclusion (CSSI) (5-year Contract) | 2 vacancies | View Corrigendum
To apply, click here.

The last date to submit applications for all positions has been extended to January 7, 2025 (5 PM).

Note: Only applications that are submitted through the successful completion and submission of the applicable Google form before the stated deadline will be considered.

NLSIU’s 3-Year LLB Student Receives Rhodes Scholarship for 2025

We congratulate our student Vibha Swaminathan of the 3-Year LLB (Hons) programme for receiving the Rhodes Scholarship for 2025! This year, five Rhodes Scholars from India have been selected for 2025, marking the culmination of a rigorous national selection process. Vibha joins the list of 25 NLSIU scholars who’ve been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship so far (including this year).

After a competitive application process and two rounds of preliminary interviews, followed by an interview of the shortlisted finalists, five scholars from different parts of the country have been chosen to receive the prestigious scholarship – Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Ghaziabad and Ranchi. They will be heading to the University of Oxford in October 2025 to join a cohort of more than a 100 scholars from around the world to undertake fully funded post-graduate studies.

In an official statement, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, CEO of the Rhodes Trust, said: “The Rhodes Trust is delighted to introduce the extraordinary 2025 Class of Rhodes Scholars Elect who represent cultures and perspectives from every corner of the world. For more than a century, the Rhodes Trust has brought exceptional individuals to Oxford and fostered a vibrant global community. We eagerly anticipate the invaluable contributions these Scholars will make, not just during their studies, but throughout their lives as they join the community of Rhodes Scholar alumni who are creating a more equitable and sustainable future for the world.”

About Vibha Swaminathan

Vibha is a final year student from the first batch of the 3-Year LLB (Hons) programme at NLSIU that was launched in 2022. She holds a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. As Vibha is interested in the intersections of power and society, she said law was a natural next step for her to pursue after completing her political science degree.

“The Rhodes Scholarship is such an excellent opportunity and marks the beginning of a lifelong engagement, and also opens other pathways. I am interested in studying the political and legal fragilities of citizenship regimes, and hope to combine this academic engagement with a human rights litigation practice before trial courts in India,” said Vibha.

At Oxford, Vibha plans to pursue Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), a postgraduate degree through which she hopes to gain a strong foundation in public law, constitutional law, equality law, and human rights law. She then wants to study MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and is particularly interested in exploring the Border Criminology Research Unit at the University.

Reflecting on her journey so far, Vibha also expressed gratitude towards her mentors who influenced her in different ways:
“This journey would not have been possible without the mentorship, support and efforts of many wonderful teachers. At NLS, I am particularly indebted to Dr. Mrinal Satish, Prof. Darshana Mitra and Dr. Atreyee Majumder, for always being available to discuss my aspirations, to refine my application, and for writing recommendation letters. I am also extremely grateful to Dr. Aparna Chandra, Dr. Gauri Pillai, Ms. Preeti Dash, and Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, for invaluable conversations that pushed me to think deeper, during the application process and beyond.

I am also deeply grateful to Ms. Lubhyathi Rangarajan, Adv. Harsh Bora and Dr. Usha Ramanathan – my mentors outside the formal classroom, from whom I continue to learn immensely.

At Lady Shri Ram College, I am indebted to Dr. Snehil Kacker, for the continued support and mentorship, as well as the recommendation letter. I am also very grateful to all my teachers at LSR – especially Dr. Rina Kashyap, Dr. Mahesh Panicker and Prof. Ravindra Karnena – for nurturing my excitement to read deeply and critically. Lastly, I am deeply thankful to Mr. Sathish Jayarajan and Mr. Abhimanyu Arni from Mallya Aditi International School, for introducing me to the subjects I want to study, and for always believing in me.”

We wish Vibha the very best for her academic journey ahead.   

About the Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship is the world’s preeminent and oldest graduate fellowship since 1903, and is awarded by the Rhodes Trust, an educational charity based at the University of Oxford. The Scholarships for India began in 1947 and have been awarded to five outstanding applicants each year.

“Students from anywhere in the world can apply for a Rhodes Scholarship and many find that taking part in our rigorous selection is a profoundly positive experience which leaves them well placed to go on to a Rhodes Scholarship or other opportunities worldwide. The Rhodes Scholarship aims to choose young people with proven academic excellence who also show exceptional character, leadership, energy to use their talents to the full and a commitment to solving humanity’s challenges. Rhodes Scholars form a lifelong community of people in many fields and careers, united by a commitment to having a positive impact on the world. Scholars from India have gone on to pursue careers ranging from public policy, literature, law, medicine, scientific research, etc.,” said a statement from the Rhodes Trust.

The official press release from the Rhodes Trust is available here. 

Featured in the press:

Times of India | Bengaluru Student Vibha Swaminathan Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2025

Call for Applications | Manager – Academic Administration (02 vacancies)

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 to be a pioneer in legal education. Over the last three decades the University has consistently been an innovative leader in legal education and research in India and has been ranked First among Law Universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework for the last seven years.

The University is committed to building on its legacy to become a leading Asian and Global law school in the next decade. The University accordingly invites online applications from accomplished professionals for 2 positions of Manager – Academic Administration. These are full time positions, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bangalore, and will report to the Senior Manager – Academic Administration, NLSIU.

The Manager – Academic Administration will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

  • To manage all the end-to-end academic processes for the University and work closely with faculty to assist in course delivery in physical and online modes;
  • Academic planning before and during semesters as follows:
    – Create a list of courses to be taught each semester;
    – Assign instructors in consultation with faculty group coordinators;
    – Communicate list of courses and instructors in time for the creation of time tables;
    – Ensure that course design is initiated and completed on time;
    – Maintain an up-to-date repository of course and curriculum documents;
    – Communicate with faculty about grading, deadlines and ensure that grading is accurate, completed and declared on time;
  • To manage the University academic time-table;
  • To effectively manage all the end-to-end academic processes for the University;
  • To manage end-to-end examination workflow (question paper verification, timetables, answer scripts management, grade publishing) in a timely manner;
  • To support the assessment and grading process;
  • To help and support the Convocation process;
  • To manage the admissions process including on-boarding selected students onto the ERP system;
  • To be responsible for the management and analysis of attendance;
  • To support the process of advertisement, applications, and allocations and uploading of courses onto the LMS for Elective Courses every trimester;
  • To manage the day to day ‘MIS’ and other reporting mechanisms;
  • To effectively contribute to University-wide developments in curriculum timetabling systems and procedures;
  • To coordinate NAAC and NIRF and other regulatory compliance related activities;
  • Query management & Helpdesk responsibilities.

The deadline for the submission of the application is 5 pm, November 13 (Wednesday), 2024.

For more details, view the official notification here.
To apply, click here.

Call for Applications | Archival Project Assistant | QAMRA

The National Law School Of India University (NLSIU), invites applications for one Archival Project Assistant position for its Queer Archive for Memory, Reflection and Activism (QAMRA) project. This position will be based in Bengaluru. It is till March 2025 and may be extended subject to extension of the project and availability of funds.

About the Department

QAMRA Archival Project at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is Asia’s first multimedia queer archive.  Located at the NLSIU, a significant part of the collection includes archival material related to the law. It also houses and continues to acquire and preserve archival material related to Queer history. The impetus is to contextualize law within a social and political context, as was the case in the Section 377 litigation. QAMRA aims to document queer history and material. Apart from the extensive legal archive, The collections include newspaper cuttings, video and audio interviews, Pride march documentation as well as archives of conferences held, going back to the first gay rights conference held in the National Law School of India way back in 1997.

About the Role

This is a full-time position based out of the NLSIU campus in Bengaluru. This role will enable the candidate to learn the skills of archiving multimedia material, will have an opportunity to develop their skill in using archival software and build a socio-legal understanding of queer lives in India. The candidate will have the opportunity to hone their communication skill as they help build and maintain QAMRA’s presence both on campus and off campus.  The candidate will assist and work closely with the Archival Project Associate in implementing QAMRA’s vision.

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of end-to-end archival processes including acquisition, sorting, cataloguing, curating and digitising collections, under the supervision of the Project Associate, and the leadership of the Director.
  • Assist in, sorting through and categorising materials, and related work.
  • Support the Project Associate in developing and organising public engagement activities, including designing posters, maintaining and updating QAMRA’s social media.
  • Facilitate researcher and visitors access in the archives.

Who Should Apply?

Qualifications

Essential

  • A Bachelors’ degree in social sciences, informational sciences, communications, or law from a recognised university.
  • Demonstrated interest in queer histories and mobilisation in India.
  • Be willing to acquire new skills in archiving, including software programmes like Archives Space.
  • This role requires good communication and time management skills, and an organisational mindset.

Experience

Essential: Candidates with a minimum of 1 year of work experience.

Desirable: Previous internship or related experience in working with an archive is a plus.

Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Candidates must have the ability to write and communicate, clearly and concisely.
  • Candidates with an ability to work within tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Candidates with an ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail.

Desirable

  • Excellent planning and prioritization skills.
  • Creative individual with basic multimedia design skills for posters, videos, and social media.

How to Apply?

Please use the Google form available here, and include the following documents:

  • An updated CV
  • A statement of purpose (500 – 800 words)
  • Details of two professional references

For any queries, please write to

Deadline

The last date for submission of applications is 5 pm, November 5 (Tuesday), 2024.

 

Call for Papers | Workshop by NLSIU in Collaboration with the University of Zurich Law School

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is hosting a workshop from December 2-6, 2024, aimed at doctoral students, post-doctoral and early career scholars in collaboration with the University of Zurich Law School at its Bengaluru campus. The idea is to have a small group of scholars interacting intensively to improve the content of their individual projects both in substance and in the writing, and to build collaborative links for ongoing and future research. Papers presented at the workshop are expected to show that extensive work has been put into them already; research proposals or outlines of research to be conducted will not be accepted.

To this end, a total of not more than 12-15 scholars will work together over two full days to present papers and act as discussants and commentators for other papers.  To maintain a broad thematic coherence, all papers will be on the topic of ‘Equality and the Law,’ interpreted broadly.  Individual presentations can be from any substantive area of the law, but must engage with the theme of Equality in some discernible manner.

NLS invites interested participants from the NLS community who meet the criteria set out below to apply for the workshop by 5 pm on November 12, 2024.  We are inviting applications for 6 slots in the workshop.

The relevant details are below:

Theme ‘Equality as a legal concept’ (for more details, see below). Note: applications on private and commercial law, or those dealing with any branch of law and politics are welcome. This is not an event focusing only on public law.
Application Deadline 5 pm on 12 November 2024. This is an outer deadline. Applications can be sent in as soon as possible. Sending in your application early is preferable as this will help with planning. Final decisions will be made by November 15, 2024.
Requirements 1. A draft paper not exceeding 8,000 words, with an abstract that identifies the connection to the theme of Equality. 2. A single page long Statement of Purpose setting out why the applicant is interested in being part of the event.
Eligibility PhD students, and Early career scholars affiliated to NLSIU are eligible to apply. For the purposes of this call, the following categories of people are defined as early career scholars: 1. Academic fellows and others holding a research position at NLSIU who have completed their Master’s degree or PhD within the last 7 years; 2. Faculty members who have completed their Master’s degree or PhD within the last 7 years.
Where to submit Submit applications/queries through email to

Main Theme

Equality is a foundational concept of legal systems. It is a bedrock principle of the rule of law. Equality before the law and the equal application of law are centerpieces of legal systems. The legal means to do so are manifold and differentiated.

There is wide ranging and, in many aspects, controversial discussion about what equality means within this general legal framework and in the practice of law. It certainly encompasses formal equality, but it is usually understood to demand more than this formal equality, namely some form of substantive equality. What this means in detail is far from clear and is constantly renegotiated in legal systems. These questions are not only questions affecting legal systems but concern problems that have deep roots in the long reflection about what justice in ethics and politics actually means.

Aim of the workshop

The aim of the collaborative workshop is to deepen the participants’ understanding of problems of equality in a theoretical, doctrinal, sociological and political sense. Furthermore, the workshop and its successors will serve to establish a fruitful research dialogue between junior and senior scholars of the participating institutions. This could be the basis for an informal network of scholars.

Format of Workshop

Selected applicants will participate in a two-day workshop to be held between 3rd and 4th December at NLSIU. Events associated with the workshop will be held for the Swiss participants also on December 4 and 5, 2024, and the Indian participants are encouraged to attend them if possible.

While the exact details of the format of the workshop will be communicated to the selected applicants at a later date, it will see active participation and presentations from all the participants, with a view to facilitating deeper exchanges between them as a collective. In addition to presenting/responding to comments on their own work, participants will comment on and discuss the papers of the others. Participants will be expected to be present throughout the two-day workshop (attendance at other events is not mandatory) and will be expected to both read all 15 papers and participate in each session. Members of the faculty of both NLSIU and the Facutly of Law of the University of Zurich will also contribute with introductory remarks, and participation in the discussion as commentators or respondents.

Funding

The expectation is that presenters will be ordinarily resident in Bangalore and are regular attendees at the campus.  [If you are a PhD scholar or faculty member who is not in Bangalore on the dates of the event, please emphasise this].  The meals during the days of the workshop will be served at the venue of the workshop itself.  The event will also consist of day trips to legal NGOs in Bangalore and perhaps a day trip to Mysore.  All expenses related to these events will be covered for all participants by the event organisers.

Call for Quotations | Technical and Commercial Tender for Design and Installation of a Tensile Structure for Library Terrace

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to solicit proposals from qualified bidders for a “Technical and Commercial Tender for Design and Installation of a Tensile Structure for Library Terrace”

Date of Issue of Tender: 09.10.2024
Last Date for Submission of Technical and Commercial Bids: Up to 5.00 PM on 22.10.2024

For more details along with the terms and conditions, please refer to the following documents:

Call for Applications | Director – Professional and Continuing Education, PACE

In recognition of its mission to promote excellence in legal education, and to broaden access to the highest standards of learning in the law for all, NLSIU’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) Team provides a post-graduate master’s degree, and several post-graduate diplomas for students from all backgrounds. The PACE team designs and delivers training programmes for several leading organizations and government agencies. These programmes blend a deep understanding of the theoretical aspects of the law, practical know-how, and applications and examples from the field.

The University, accordingly, invites online applications from dynamic and accomplished professionals who have experience in online and offline learning and training programmes for professionals at all levels of experience, for the position of Director – Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). This is a full-time position, based out of the NLSIU campus in Bangalore involving field and desk work and will report to the Vice Chancellor, NLSIU.

The Director – Professional and Continuing Education (PACE), will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

  • Overall strategic responsibility of the department;
  • Overall end-to-end administration of PACE programmes – degree, diploma, certificate and training programmes as well as academic administration of the on-campus programmes;
  • Handling end-to-end compliance and regulatory issues;
  • Responsible for the preparation of proposals and the communication of proposals to external organizations
  • Administering and drafting rules and regulations for all the programmes;
  • Managing deliverables with regard to training programmes;
  • Responsible for the management of MOU deliverables;
  • Appointing or engaging faculty and resource persons for a seamless delivery of programmes;
  • Overall financial responsibility of PACE and exercise of prudent decisions in financial matters;
  • Analysis of feedback from various programmes;
  • Creating and administering coherency of academic criteria across programmes. Ensuring academic rigor and integrity is not compromised in the programmes;
  • Designing and managing course delivery pedagogy;
  • Managing and resolving student, staff, academic fellows and faculty grievances;
  • Ensuring a seamless conduct of exams and assessments;
  • Managing delegation and work allocation within the department;
  • Any other work assigned by the Vice Chancellor or Registrar

The deadline for the submission of the application has been extended to 5 pm, November 5, 2024. (View corrigendum)

For more details, view the official notification here.
To apply, click here.

Dr. Gayathri D. Naik on her New Book – “Water Justice and Groundwater Subsidies in India: Equitable and Sustainable Access and Regulation.”

We congratulate our faculty member Dr. Gayathri D. Naik on her new book “Water Justice and Groundwater Subsidies in India: Equitable and Sustainable Access and Regulation“, published by Routledge. This book examines the impact of water-related subsidies on social and distributive equity and environmental sustainability in groundwater access and regulation in India. In this interview, we ask Gayathri to share more about her book and the process of writing it.

What was your vision or inspiration behind this book?

I hail from the Alappuzha District in South Kerala, which is bordered by the Vembanad Lake on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other. I have never encountered water issues (quality and quantity) in my home town, Cherthala, where water was plenty. However, reading about the Plachimada struggle in early 2000s that happened in Palakkad District in North Kerala, where indigenous community members fought against the MNC giant, Coco-Cola for their uncontrolled exploitation of groundwater and consequent legal battle in the High Court of Kerala was a turning point for me. The two divergent approaches of the same High Court applying two different legal principles in this case that addressed groundwater regulation led me to research groundwater regulation in India and international water law during my LLM days at the South Asian University (SAU). This journey from SAU ended at SOAS, University of London. At SOAS, for my PhD, I studied the intersections of two determining factors in groundwater access, allocations and regulations in India- subsidies and the land-water nexus-based allocation mechanisms.

This book is an edited version of my PhD thesis, where I examined the intersections and implications of water-related subsidies on groundwater access, allocations and regulations in India. I was inspired to examine this aspect in the light of right-to-water jurisprudence in India developed by the judicial decisions reflecting a rights-duty paradigm in drinking water and the States’ welfarist approach to ensuring food security by promoting equitable and inclusive water access for irrigation.

What are the primary focus areas in the book? Are there any specific issues or challenges that the book addresses?

This book focuses on the need to reconceptualise groundwater regulation in India. The current regulatory framework based on the land-water nexus evolved from the common law during the British era. This perpetuates the socially and historically inherited social and economic inequity in access and allocations.

This book argues that adopting a water justice framework is essential to ensure equitable and sustainable access to and regulation of groundwater by balancing anthropogenic and ecological water needs. The inherent inequity resulting from property rights-controlled groundwater access gets widened by the social, political, and economic factors determining the subsidy beneficiaries.

Arguing for a shift to a new paradigm in water governance, the book critically examines the feasibility of the public trust doctrine and rights of nature discourse to analyse the best suitable regulatory framework that can balance the human right to water and ecological sustainability in groundwater resources. It demonstrates the feasibility of adopting various environmental law principles that balance human rights to water and nature. It argues that the current public trust doctrine cannot address these inequities due to its anthropogenic bias and property rights link. This book examines the applicability of the rights of nature discourse instead of these property rights-based regulations to incorporate and mainstream the concerns of aquifer protection in water governance.

Who do you think should read the book?

This book will interest students, scholars, and practitioners of water law and policy, environmental law, water and social justice, development studies, and political ecology.

Do you think there is a need for more such books in this field? If yes, why?

Yes, I feel there is a need for more books in this field, especially on legal scholarship in the groundwater sector. Currently, most works focusing on groundwater and subsidies are from political ecology, developmental studies, and economics.  We need more scholarship from Indian scholars working in this sector to drive law and policy framework changes where equity and inclusiveness in access and allocations get attention over proprietary rights.

Dr. Gayathri Naik’s book can be accessed here. 

 

Call for Applications | Project Manager | Writing Urban India 3.0

NLSIU invites applications for the position of Project Manager under the HUPA Chair for Urban Poor and the Law for the specific purpose of managing the Writing Urban India Collective project for the year 2024-25. This is a full-time contractual assignment for a duration of 12 months.

The Collective

Writing Urban India is a collective of academic researchers and practitioners, anchored by HUPA Chair for Urban Poor and the Law at National Law School of India University working to develop a set of resources, models and knowledge artifacts that can eventually lead to the creation of a more ambitious network of scholars and practitioners. This future network is envisaged to build on the specificity of Indian urban experience to create credible opportunities for early career scholars and practitioners. Towards this end, building on existing collaborations and networks, the collective is setting up a fellowship for PhD scholars and practitioners interested in publishing on a pilot basis as well as curating a selection of thematic research outputs on Indian urban studies.

Writing Urban India is a collective effort funded by the Urban Studies Foundation, UK geared towards mentoring senior PhD candidates and recent PhDs towards writing their first journal article. This project involves two five day long in-person residential workshops housed at NLS Bangalore and smaller online workshops, sessions and other events in between.

The Job

Writing Urban India is seeking a Project Manager who will assist the collective in managing the fellowship program for PhD scholars and practitioners.

Specific tasks of this position will include:

  • Preparing and managing a process, timeline and workflow for the fellowship in conjunction with the Steering Committee.
  • Setting up and managing a system of communication including digital mechanisms for sharing resources and outputs, having discussions in small and large groups.
  • Being the interface between the fellows and their mentors.
  • Anchoring logistics for two physical in-person workshops at Bangalore.
  • Reporting periodically to the Steering Committee.
  • The Project Manager will work under the supervision of Dr. Sushmita Pati and Dr. Anwesha Ghosh.

Qualifications & Skills

Essential

  • Master’s degree in the social sciences (e.g. sociology, economics,geography, anthropology) or equivalent with a keen interest in urban studies.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and be comfortable working with digital interfaces.

Desirable

Experience, especially in managing research or implementation of projects.

How to apply

Please use the Google form available here, and include the following documents:

  • An updated CV
  • A short statement of purpose (not more than 500 words).

Deadline

The last date for submission of applications is 5 pm, 11th October (Friday), 2024.