Job Description

. Please circulate widely and interested candidates may apply. Submission of ONLINE Applications through CU-CHAYAN in all respects till 15-June-2026, 5:00 PM.

The JNU has openings for faculty positions for Indian Nationals & Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) at the level of Professor, Associate Professor and
Assistant Professor in the areas of Specialisation as indicated against each respective position. Applicants with good academic record, teaching/research
experience and working in related areas of research are encouraged to apply. University also solicits applications from candidates with research interests that
are interdisciplinary.
The essential qualifications/Pay Level for these positions will be as per the UGC Regulations, 2018, as amended from time to time.
Essential Qualifications:
PROFESSOR: SCALE OF PAY: (Academic Pay Level-14) Rs.1,44,200/-2,18,200/-
(A) (i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research
with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or Scopus/web of science or JAI (JNU Academic
Index) indexed journal as per its list available on JNU website and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2, of UGC
Regulations, 2018.
(ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, and/or research experience
at equivalent level at the University/National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate.
OR
(B) An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A
above)/industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence
provided he/she has ten years’ experience.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: SCALE OF PAY: (Academic Pay Level-13A) Rs. 1,31,400/-2,17,100/-
(i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.
(ii) A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
(iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a
University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of seven publications in the peer-reviewed or Scopus/web of science or
JAI (JNU Academic Index) indexed journal as per its list available on JNU website and a total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given
in Appendix II, Table 2, of UGC Regulations, 2018.
ASSISTANTANT PROFESSOR: SCALE OF PAY: (Academic Pay Level – 10) Rs. 57,700/-1,82,400/-
(i) A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/ relevant/ allied
subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
(ii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a
similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time
, as the case may, be exempted from NET/SLET/SET