NLUD UPR Research Associate and Field Researchers 2026

NLUD UPR Research Associate and Field Researchers Recruitment 2026: Overview

National Law University Delhi (NLUD) is hiring a Research Associate and Field Researchers for its project on India's Common Core Document (CCD) and National Report for the fifth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The work connects legal and policy research with stakeholder consultations, bringing both kinds of evidence into the project reports. These are full-time contractual appointments based at the university campus in Dwarka, New Delhi.

Posts and Disciplines

• Research Associate: This role focuses on the legal and policy side of the project, including international human rights standards and India's reporting obligations. It also connects the research findings with the drafting of the National Report and CCD.
• Field Researchers: These roles focus on stakeholder engagement, consultation records and field information. You will support the consultations and help bring the information gathered into the wider research process.

Post-wise Duties

Research Associate

You will study legal and policy material relevant to India's UPR and help the team put its research approach into practice. Your work includes identifying stakeholders, supporting consultations and bringing together their inputs with research findings.

You will also help draft and revise the National Report and CCD. Project records, progress reports and checks on the quality of the research are part of the role, alongside the drafting and technical support needed during the project.

Field Researchers

You will coordinate engagement with identified stakeholders and help run consultations. This includes collecting field information, recording contributions and organising them so the project team can use them in its research.

You will keep consultation and project records organised and provide research and logistical support for project activities. The role combines direct engagement with the documentation that follows each consultation.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure and joining: The appointments run for six months, with immediate joining. You must be physically present on the NLUD campus throughout the appointment.
• Performance condition: Unsatisfactory work or performance can lead to termination with one week's notice or one week's salary instead of notice.
• Recruitment discretion: Meeting the stated requirements does not guarantee an interview or an offer. NLUD may decide not to fill the advertised positions.
• Communication: The university will contact only applicants chosen for an interview. If you receive no response within two weeks after the application deadline, the notice asks you to treat your application as unsuccessful.
• Equal opportunity: NLUD describes itself as an equal opportunity employer in this recruitment notice.

• Research legal and policy questions linked to India's UPR and human rights reporting.
• Support the research methodology and identify stakeholders.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultations and field engagement.
• Collect and organise consultation inputs and field data.
• Analyse findings and help draft the National Report and CCD.
• Keep project records and prepare progress documentation.
• Provide research and logistical support for project activities.