Applications Invited for JSW Centre for the Future of Law Graduate Research Fellowships

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About the Organization

NLSIU was established in 1987 to be a pioneer in legal education. Over the last three decades the University has evolved as an innovative leader in law, social sciences, humanities, and public policy education and research in India. It has also been ranked first among the law universities in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the last eight years.

About the Fellowship

The JSW Centre for the Future of Law (JSW-CFL) was established in 2024 at NLSIU, Bengaluru, with the support of the JSW Foundation. The purpose of the Centre is to expand academic learning, advance research, and inform policy debates on issues related to law, technology, and system reform. Through partnerships across academia, governments, regulators, civil society and industry, the Centre aims to promote a robust and interdisciplinary understanding of issues such as the interface between health and regulation; the environment and the law; corporate governance; and the impact of new technologies on the future of the legal system, the legal profession and legal education.

The Centre aims to pioneer innovative models of legal regulation and to nurture technologies that drive systemic reform and expand access to justice. Towards this end, it is pleased to announce research fellowships to support exceptional young scholars for a period of 1-2 years. To start with, applications are invited for two fellowships on the thematic priority areas of the Centre, which include:

• Law and artificial intelligence;
• Data governance and regulation;
• Health, biotechnology and ethics;
• Risk regulation and regulatory design;
• Climate, biodiversity and ecological justice;
• Technology and legal system reform.

Responsibilities

The Fellows will be expected to:

• Develop and execute a research programme (including developing proposals, concept/background notes for workshops and seminars, and cultivating research collaborations) around a topic related to one of the centre’s thematic priority areas;
• Publish at least 1 peer-reviewed journal article each year;
• Publish at least 4 short-form pieces, such as blog articles, policy briefs, case briefs, and/or commentaries for the NLS Scholarship Repository and/or opinion pieces or commentaries in popular media each year;
• Present at a faculty seminar or research colloquium on campus;
• Assist with research in an ongoing project under the supervision of the Centre’s Directors, provided such assistance shall not be more than 20% of a Fellow’s time per month;
• Teach one elective course in their field of research each academic year (subject to the approval of the Academic Review Committee);

Fellows will need to show satisfactory progress to be eligible for the second year of the fellowship.

Eligibility

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
• 1-3 years of research experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) or Master’s degree in any discipline

Desirable

• Demonstrated education or professional expertise in at least one of the centres’ thematic priority areas.
• Up-to-date understanding of the technology and its implications in at least of the centres’ thematic priority areas.
• Proven research activity, including at least one publication or equivalent output.
• Excellent writing and editing skills across academic, policy, and public-facing formats.
• Strong analytical, collation/synthesis, communication (written and oral), technical, and time-management skills.
• Self-driven and collaborative, with the ability to work independently.

How to Apply

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

• An up-to-date CV
• A statement of purpose (not more than 500 words) or a short video (not more than three minutes submitted via YouTube link) outlining your research proposal and your suitability to undertake it
• A research proposal (not more than 1000 words) on one of the six themes of the centre, explaining the scope, significance, methods and timeline of the proposed research
• One writing sample, preferably a solo-authored published piece
• Contact details and designation of two referees

The last date for submission of applications is September 25, 2025 (5 PM IST).

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