Associate Professor / Assistant Professor
The Education University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- Contract
- Full-time
university, dedicated to the advancement of teacher education and related disciplines through a diverse offering of academic,
professional and research programmes. 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 two Academies, Academy for Educational Development and
Innovation and Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures, a number of University-level research centres and Faculty-
level research and professional development centres. For more information about the University, please visiTo 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: 2500591)
Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesThe Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) is a research-intensive department that prides itself on multi-disciplinary
social science research and policy analysis focused on the understanding of social, economic, political and geographical phenomena and
educational issues, as well as their implications and challenges for policy making and changes in local, national and global contexts. The
department's faculty are engaged in a range of innovative research areas concerning gender, family, youth, community, citizenship,
minorities, immigration, climate change, sustainability, governance, urban and social policy, business, finance, entrepreneurship, and
education. The department offers degree programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.To further enhance its research and teaching strengths, the Department invites applications for full-time Associate Professor / Assistant
Professor with expertise in one or more of the following areas: 1) Youth, culture and community studies; 2) Health, wellbeing and ageing
society; 3) Inequality, mobility and sustainability studies.The appointee is expected to be an active researcher and able to collaborate with colleagues on research that leads to publications in
leading international journals and successfully acquire external research funding. The appointee will participate in activities related to
teaching, research, knowledge transfer activities, project supervision, curriculum and programme development, and programme and
course management at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.Applicants should have a PhD in sociology, and preferably post-qualification teaching experience in the higher education sector or other
relevant professional qualifications. Professional and research network conducive to our exchange and research overseas and/or
with cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) would also be useful. Applicants should provide evidence of achievements in research and
teaching, and a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests.For information on the Department, please visit:
For enquiries, please contact the Acting Head of Department, Dr HU Zhiyong Fox, atSalary 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 and upload a full CV. Review of applications will start from 1 July 2025, and will continue until the post is
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 toAll 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