Assistant / Associate / Full Professor (EXPIRED)

Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts traditions. Adopting a whole-person approach to education, it offers a wide range of honours bachelor’s degrees and postgraduate programmes up to the doctoral level in the disciplines of arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research. Applications are invited for the following positions, which will be tenable from mid-August 2012 or by mutual agreement thereafter:

The Department now invites applications for two substantiation(tenure)-track positions, one at the rank of Assistant Professor, and the other one at the rank of Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor subject to the qualifications and experience of the appointee. For both positions, the area of specialization is open. The Department has a preference for applicants with competence in teaching Chinese philosophy. Applicants must be prepared to teach core courses in Critical Thinking and/or Moral Philosophy as well as advanced subjects in the area of specialization.

 All applicants should have a PhD degree in the relevant discipline. For appointment as a Professor, applicants should have substantial research and teaching experience with significant scholarly publications in leading journals and academic achievements. For appointment as an Associate Professor, applicants should have at least five years of relevant experience and a sound track record in research and scholarly activities. For appointment as an Assistant Professor, applicants should have relevant teaching experience and a good research record.

Applicants are required to provide information on their research records and evidence of quality teaching. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. Administrative experience will be a distinct advantage. The successful appointees are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and services to the Department and the University community, and to engage actively in quality research and publication.

The conditions of appointment will be competitive. The rank and remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity, housing benefits and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointees.

 Appointments will normally be made on an initial contract of three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, are renewable for longer-term appointments or substantiation. For new appointee at the rank of Professor, a ppointment with substantiation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 Applicants are invited to forward their dossier together with a personal data sheet (Form R1) which is obtainable from the University’s  web site at http://www.ln.edu.hk/hr/application-forms, to the Human Resources Office, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong by post, by fax (852) 2891-5782 or by email: [email protected] (as attachment in MS Word format). Applicants for Associate Professor/Assistant Professor should supply at least three names and contact information of referees having the applicant’s prior consent to provide reference. Applications will continue to be received until the positions are filled, but review of applications will begin in November 2011. Please specify the post/level you are applying for and quote the reference number of the post in all correspondence. The University reserves the right not to fill the posts or to fill the posts by invitation or by search.

Further information on the University and its programmes and activities can be found on the University’s web site: http://www.LN.edu.hk. Enquiries can be directed to [email protected].