Chair Professor / Professor / Associate Professor - Global STEM Professorship Scheme
The Education University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- Contract
- Full-time
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 visit
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.
Chair Professor / Professor / Associate Professor - Global STEM Professorship Scheme
(Ref: 2500936)
The University seeks to recruit internationally renowned STEM scholars at the rank of Chair Professor, Professor, or Associate Professor
under the Global STEM Professorship Scheme (the Scheme) which is partially funded by the Government of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region. The successful appointee(s) will aid the University to scale new heights in teaching, research and knowledge
exchange activities, as well as to expand the Innovation & Technology talent pool of Hong Kong in the long run.
The applicants should have worked at a university or research institute outside Hong Kong on a full-time basis (equivalent to full or
Associate Professor) for not less than 3 years in the past 10 years. They should have a doctoral degree in the relevant disciplines, a
distinguished, internationally-recognized record of research and deliverables in education settings, a proven record of outstanding
academic leadership in tertiary institutions. The applicant's research directions should focus on the following areas: (i) Machine learning,
Data analysis (including visual and sound), AI and Big Data, Data privacy and ethics; (ii) Educational technology, robotics and STEM
applications in special education needs, early childhood education, humanities/linguistics; (iii) environmental science, public health and
related areas; and (iv) innovative overseas STEM education interventions.
Successful candidate(s) may be nominated to the Scheme. The appointee may be provided with a research team/research funding and/or a
STEM lab.
Attractive and competitive remuneration will be offered to suitable candidates. 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 and upload a full CV. Review of applications will start from 15 September 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 to
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