Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, Cultural and Historical Heritage
- Employer
- Lingnan University
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Nov 15, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Art
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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.
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 programmes, we now invite applications from
around the globe for various interdisciplinary academic positions
at the rank from Postdoctoral Fellow to Chair Professor.
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, Cultural and
Historical Heritage
(Post Ref.: 20/216)
The University is seeking to hire a full-time Associate
Professor/Assistant Professor in Cultural and Historical Heritage.
Candidates should have (1) good track record in publication and
successful grant application in the relevant areas; (2) good track
record in designing and teaching courses (both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels) in historical and cultural conservation and
digital humanities; and (3) knowledge of local, regional sectors in
cultural heritage and conservation.
The appointee will join the Faculty of Arts and will be expected to publish
high-quality research, teaching courses at the undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, and participate in academic and professional
activities. The appointee is also expected to apply for external
funding to support research endeavors.
General Requirements
Candidates should have a PhD degree in history, art history,
or a relevant discipline, with a
proven record of expertise in cultural heritage and conservation
(both tangible and intangible). 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. For appointment as
Assistant Professor, candidates should have
relevant teaching experience, a good research record and must
demonstrate good potential in publishing high quality papers.
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.
Application Procedure (online application
only)
Please click "Apply" to submit your application.
Applicants shall provide names and contact information of at least
three referees to whom applicants’ consent has been given for their
providing references. Personal data collected will be used for
recruitment purposes only.
We are an equal opportunities employer. Review of
applications will continue until the post is filled. Qualified
candidates are advised to submit their applications early for
consideration.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment
for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by
search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be
notified.
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