Chair Professor / Professor of Practice / Professor / Associate Professor (6 posts)
- Employer
- Hong Kong Baptist University
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Aug 8, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Other Health & Medicine, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Mathematics
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Hong Kong Baptist University
System Health Lab
Chair Professor / Professor of Practice / Professor /
Associate Professor (6 posts) (PR0407/19-20)
Overview
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), ranked 262 in the QS world
rankings and in the world top 75 in THE’s World Impact survey
(2020), has defined six conceptual interdisciplinary research
“Laboratories” to enable academics from different backgrounds to
work together on common sets of problems and to contribute to the
positioning of this young and dynamic University as a research-led
liberal arts institution of global significance.
Details of the six interdisciplinary research labs can be found on
the HKBU Research website at:
https://research.hkbu.edu.hk/organisational-structure/interdisciplinary-research-labs
One of the six new Labs, the System Health Lab, unites HKBU’s
research strength in the basic disciplines such as mathematics,
physics, and biology, together with the applied disciplines like
medicine, geography, social sciences and communications, to explore
the behavioral and wellbeing functioning mechanisms of complex
systems including life, environment, human society and
internet-based modern media. This cross-disciplinary research is
the first of its kind in China, with great impact on communities.
Not only will the lab fully spur the University’s development of
academic and research excellence in the basic disciplines, but it
will also ensure HKBU achieves an unparalleled position in the
field of complex systems locally and nationally.
Details of the posts
To build this world leading interdisciplinary research Lab, we are
recruiting six first-class scholars to push the research envelope
with world-class research achievement in the areas of
public/population health, social wellbeing, system medicine,
etc. The Systems Health Lab is particularly interested in
talents in the following areas:
1. Complex Systems including biological systems,
social systems and internet systems
2. Methodology for system health research ranging
from system dynamics to data analysis
3. Data driven system health research such as
environmental epidemiology and network dynamics
4. Policy development in system wellbeing ranging
from food security, planetary and population health, resilience of
the urban environment and infrastructure, and the trust worthiness
of the internet
5. Mathematical and statistical studies and
numerical algorithm developments related to complex systems, health
systems, diffusion processes and data analytics
Colleagues recruited will have access to seed money and appropriate
research facilities/support, as well as a generous array of
competitive research funding from Hong Kong’s Research Grants
Council, the Innovation and Technology Commission, and other
external sources.
Interested candidates should have relevant expertise, a proven
research record, and the readiness to contribute to an
interdisciplinary research team. They should be talented,
motivated and committed to the Lab to make it a sustainable
research hub.
The above positions are on tenure-track with initial appointment on
three-year fixed-term contracts. Re-appointments thereafter
will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of
funding. Tenured appointments, if applicable, are expected to
be attained within six years. Rank and salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Prospective applicants who wish to discuss the positions are
welcome to contact the Co-chair of the Search Committee: Prof.
Yi-Ke GUO, Vice-President (Research and Development) at
vprd@hkbu.edu.hk or Prof. Yu HUANG, Dean of School of Communication
at s03033@hkbu.edu.hk.
Search Committee members include:
Prof. Chris WONG (Biology)
Prof. Xue-Cheng TAI (Mathematics)
Prof. Kineta HUNG (Communication Studies)
Prof. Wei JIA (Chinese Medicine)
Prof. Julien BAKER (Sport and Physical Education)
Prof. Gary WONG (Chemistry)
Prof. Jonathan WONG (Biology)
Prof. Lei Han TANG (Physics)
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU
e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk) and send in samples of
publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent
publications/works, statements of teaching and research interest
and recent teaching evaluation results. Applicants should
also request two referees to send in confidential letters of
reference, headlined “System Health Lab” with PR number quoted to
the Personnel Office (Email: recruit@hkbu.edu.hk) direct. All
application materials including publication samples,
scholarly/creative works will not be returned after the completion
of the recruitment exercise unless upon request. Details of
the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be
found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for
the posts advertised, and the appointment will be made according to
the terms and conditions then applicable at the time of
offer.
Review of applications is on-going and will continue until the
positions are filled.
Hong Kong Baptist University is committed to creating a
diverse environment and is an equal opportunity
employer
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