KU Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026

KU Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026: Overview

University of Kashmir (KU) is recruiting Assistant Professors and equivalent faculty for its main campus and several teaching centres in Srinagar. This is a regular academic hiring drive across humanities, social sciences, life sciences, technology and professional studies. The advertisement treats every Post ID as a separate choice, so you should match your postgraduate subject and reservation category carefully before selecting a post.

Posts and Disciplines

• Languages and literature: Arabic, Kashmiri, German, Persian and Urdu roles support language teaching, research supervision and departmental academic work.
• Life and applied sciences: Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Informatics, Bio-Technology, Food Science and Technology, Geo-Informatics and Zoology cover laboratory, computational and field-based disciplines.
• Humanities and social sciences: Archaeology, Economics, History, Political Science and the Iqbal Institute role connect teaching with regional, cultural and policy research.
• Education and community learning: Education, Lifelong Learning and Home Science-Human Development focus on pedagogy, outreach and learner support.
• Professional subjects: Law and Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition add practice-oriented teaching to the university's academic departments.

Post-wise Duties

Science and Technology Faculty

You will combine classroom teaching with laboratory, field or data-based academic work. Depending on the department, this can include supervising practical sessions, guiding student projects and supporting research facilities.

Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences Faculty

You will teach core and elective papers, guide dissertations and build subject-focused research and seminar activity. The Central Asian Studies and Iqbal Institute roles also call for work closely connected to their specialist themes.

Education, Home Science and Lifelong Learning Faculty

You will support teaching, learner guidance and community-facing academic programmes. Your work may involve course planning, student mentoring and coordination with distance or outreach units.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Separate posts: These positions are independent of faculty posts currently before the courts, although appointments remain governed by applicable university and UGC rules.
• Reservation: The roster follows the Jammu and Kashmir UT order cited in the advertisement, with category claims checked through the competent authority.
• Transfer liability: Your service may be transferred between University of Kashmir satellite campuses.
• Academic record: Research in predatory or doubtful journals will not receive academic credit; the university will consider recognised indexed publications under its stated policy.
• Probation expectations: Faculty are expected to build quality research output and take up a research project in their area of specialisation.
• Interview travel: No TA or DA will be paid to candidates called for interview.

Application Submission Notes

The process has an online form followed by a compulsory hard-copy submission. After completing the portal form, print it, arrange the self-attested enclosures in the system-generated order, attach the online payment acknowledgement and bind the set properly.

Send or deliver the package to Room No. 106, New Administrative Block, Main Campus, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006. Write the post name, Post ID and advertisement details on the envelope; a missing or late hard copy can cancel an otherwise completed online application.

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the assigned subject
• Prepare lectures, practical sessions and learning material for students
• Guide dissertations, projects and research work in the department
• Assess assignments, examinations and academic progress fairly
• Support seminars, departmental committees and curriculum development
• Build recognised research output and pursue sponsored project work
• Mentor students and contribute to the university's academic community