Associate Professor of Practice / Assistant Professor (Violin)

Hong Kong Baptist University

FACULTY OF ARTS

Department of Music

Associate Professor of Practice / Assistant Professor (Violin) (PR0205/20-21)

The Department of Music at Hong Kong Baptist University (http://mus.hkbu.edu.hk) seeks to appoint an accomplished musician for the post of Associate Professor of Practice/Assistant Professor in Violin.

The appointee is expected to fully engage in creative practice/artistic research works within his/her specialism. In addition, he/she should be able to teach a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in performance and pedagogies, including one-on-one applied music lessons.

Applicants for the position of Assistant Professor should possess a doctoral degree in music (DMA or equivalent). For appointment at the level of Associate Professor of Practice, a substantial track record of accomplishments in performance with an international reputation and at least a master’s degree/artist diploma in music performance are required. The appointee (for both ranks) will be expected to make significant contributions to the field of performance on a global stage.

Initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of three years commencing September 2021.  Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Those who have responded to the advertisement posted in January 2021 need not re-apply.

Remuneration package includes retirement/gratuity benefits, annual leave, medical and dental scheme, housing assistance and relocation allowance wherever appropriate.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk). Applicants are requested to send in samples of publications, preferably the three best ones out of their most recent publications, and latest teaching evaluation results. Applicants should also request three referees to send in confidential letters of reference, with PR number (stated above) quoted on the letters, directly to the Personnel Office (Email: recruit@hkbu.edu.hk). Applicants not invited for interview 4 months after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. All application materials including publication samples, scholarly/creative works will be disposed of after 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 advertised post, and the appointment will be offered according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Closing date: 20 March 2021