Lingnan Strategic Faculty Recruitment
Lingnan University aspires to excel as Asia’s leading liberal arts university with outstanding teaching and learning, scholarship and community engagement. In line with the University’s Strategic Plan 2019-2025 to build scholarly and research capabilities in designated strategic areas over the next few years, with a special focus on cross-Faculty collaborations in multi-disciplinary research and teaching programs, we now invite applications from around the globe for various interdisciplinary academic positions at the rank from Postdoctoral Fellow to Chair Professor.
The University is seeking to hire a full-time Professor/Associate Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Candidates should have an international reputation of interdisciplinary scholarship in one or more of the following areas: (1) Innovation Management; (2) Entrepreneurship; (3) Strategic Management; and (4) Public Administration. A strong interest in any of the following will be an advantage: (1) cross-disciplinary academic activities; (2) development and management of innovation- and entrepreneurship-related programmes; and (3) joint research activities with internal and external scholars.
The appointee will join the Faculty of Business and will be expected to teach relevant courses at all levels, work on quality research projects, apply for internal and external research grants, contribute to relevant undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and such duties as may be required. The appointee would also collaborate with the Faculty of Social Science, School of Graduate Studies, the Office of Service Learning, and the Teaching and Learning Centre on relevant, inter-disciplinary research and teaching matters.
General Requirements
Candidates should have a PhD degree in the relevant discipline. For appointment as Professor, candidates should have a distinguished record of publications in leading journals and academic achievements, and experience in academic administration. For appointment as Associate Professor, candidates should have at least five years of relevant experience and a sound track record in research and scholarly activities.
Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research. Candidates are required to provide evidence of quality teaching and information on their research records. Administrative experience in university departments would be a distinct advantage. The appointee is expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and services to the Department, the University community, and to engage actively in quality research and publication.
Appointment
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 and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee.
Appointment will normally be made on an initial contract of three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, may normally lead to longer-term appointment with possibility of consideration for substantiation. For appointment at the rank of Professor, appointment with substantiation will normally be considered.
About Lingnam University
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant residential campus; ample global learning opportunities; active community engagement and multifarious workplace experience. The School of Graduate Studies also offers postgraduate programmes up to doctoral level in various disciplines and provides professional education for the wider society.
Lingnan University is ranked 2nd worldwide for “Quality Education” in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020, and leaped 20 places in the overall QS World University Rankings 2021 as well as being in the top 35 in “International Faculty”. Lingnan was named one of the “Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges in Asia” by Forbes in 2015.