Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Ref: 2400427) | HK Talent Engage

Job description

Founded in 1994 and awarded the University title in 2016, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a publicly funded university, dedicated to the advancement of teacher education and related disciplines through a diverse offering of academic, professional and research programmes. Approaching its 30th anniversary, the University aspires to become a leading university in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, with a focus on educational and multidisciplinary research, development and innovation. We are committed to nurturing outstanding and caring educators and professionals as well as enhancing the impact of scholarship.

The University has an academic/teaching staff strength of about 450 and total student headcount of about 11,000. It has a Graduate School and three Faculties, namely, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Faculty of Humanities, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, comprising 15 academic departments, as well as a number of University-level research centres and Faculty-level research and professional development centres and academies. For more information about the University, please visit http://www.eduhk.hk.

To continue pursuing excellence in the advancement of knowledge, scholarship and innovation through high quality research, we are seeking enthusiastic and highly dedicated academics to join the University in support of its strategic development in diverse areas.

Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Ref: 2400427)
Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Faculty of Education and Human Development

The Department of Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) seeks to recruit emerging scholars at the rank of Associate Professor/Assistant Professor. With members of diverse specialisms, we host various undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development programmes. Our research and teaching relate to leadership, innovation, entrepreneurialism, teacher and professional development, organizational studies, education law, policy studies, and professionalism in local, regional, and international education contexts. Increasingly, we engage the education sector beyond schools, such as private, corporate, and non-governmental organizations with education and training service units.

Although all qualified applicants with relevant degrees are encouraged to apply, our priority areas for recruitment include:

• Integrating the AI-human interface across the education sector;
• Educational leadership in the GBA/Greater China

The successful candidates will aspire to work individually and collaboratively to conduct cutting-edge research, develop and teach innovative courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development programmes, and engage in community services. Accordingly, shortlisted candidates will evidence a clearly defined research agenda relevant to the Department’s vision, a strong publication record, the capacity to win competitive grants, a commitment to high-quality teaching, sustained engagement in professional services, and an aptitude for innovation.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree and prior degrees in fields relevant to one or more of these areas. Applicants for Associate Professor should possess evidence of strong research output and publication in relevant field(s) and a strong research track record and impact. Applicants for Assistant Professor should possess evidence of scholarship, research, and publications in the relevant field(s). Professional fluency in written and spoken English is required. Competency in Chinese, an understanding of the Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area context, Qualified Teacher Status, or prior working experience in the education sector is advantageous but not required. International applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

For information on the Department of Education Policy and Leadership, please visit: http://www.eduhk.hk/epl/.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract. Fringe benefits include the University’s Voluntary Contributions to MPF Scheme or a contract-end lump sum payment (totaling up to 15% of the basic salary), leave, medical and dental benefits, and, where applicable, housing benefits.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for this post. Applicants should complete the online application form and upload a full CV with a statement of their suitability for the post. The review of applications will start in early June 2024, and will continue until the posts are filled. Applications which are incomplete or without the required documents may not be considered. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. For details of the Personal Information Collection Statement, please refer to http://www.eduhk.hk/jobsopp/index.php?glang=en.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill the position(s) advertised. Since the incumbent’s work would involve contacts with persons aged under 18 and/or mentally incapacitated persons, prospective employee(s) will be required to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check operated by the Hong Kong Police Force.

Further information about the University is available at http://www.eduhk.hk.

EdUHK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.