Research Fellow

1 day ago

Delhi, India Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Full time

**ABOUT VIDHI**:
Vidhi is an independent think-tank doing legal research to make better laws and improve governance for the public good. Vidhi is committed to producing legal research of the highest standard with the aim of informing public debate and contributing to improved governance. Vidhi works with Ministries of the Government of India and State Governments, as well as other public institutions, providing research and drafting support at various stages of law-making. Vidhi also conducts and freely disseminates independent research in areas of legal reform which it believes is critical to India’s future.

Vidhi is an equal opportunity employer and neither practices, nor tolerates any kind of discriminatory behaviour.

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**:
Vidhi is looking to hire a Research Fellow for its research work on legal and policy issues emerging from leveraging technology for the public good. This is done through original and independent pieces of research and engagements with key stakeholders (including the government) on critical areas of reform in the tech policy space. Vidhi’s work in the law and technology space covers issues ranging from privacy, data governance, artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and governance, online safety, platform regulation, general information technology governance, fintech regulation and also other areas of law necessary to design legal reforms for the digital economy. The expected output from the work typically involves reports, policies, draft laws, rules and regulations. Vidhi’s work in the law and technology space can be accessed from its website.

The Research Fellow will be primarily responsible for the following:

- Undertake high quality research on Indian and international legal and policy frameworks.
- Provide research and legislative drafting assistance for engagements in critical areas of tech policy reform.
- Prepare quality reports, research notes, presentations, and such other material necessary for implementation and dissemination (as may be applicable) of Vidhi’s work.
- Coordinate and attend meetings with government officials, academics, researchers, and other stakeholders for discussing and presenting Vidhi’s research work.
- Organise and attend consultations with key stakeholders for informing and disseminating Vidhi’s research.
- Develop, and execute independent research projects.

**ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA**:
**_Essential Requirements_**
- An undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree in law
- At least 1-2 years of demonstrable work experience (a master’s degree will be counted as one year of work experience)
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Excellent communication skills

**_Preferable Requirements (Research Fellow_**_)_
- Prior demonstrable work experience in the domain of law and technology or public policy.

**LOCATION AND SALARY**:

- This is a full-time position based out of New Delhi.
- Remuneration will be commensurate to the level of skills and experience.

**APPLICATION PROCESS**:

- Latest Curriculum Vitae (CV) in not more than two A4 pages.
- Names and contact details of two professional referees who may be contacted for references.

**Filed Under**:

- Centre for Applied Law and Technology Research (ALTR)

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