Associate Professor / Assistant Professor
- Employer
- THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Jul 26, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Technology
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a government-funded
tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It offers programmes at
various levels including Doctorate, Master’s and Bachelor’s
degrees. It has a full-time academic staff strength of around
1,200. The total annual consolidated expenditure budget of
the University is in excess of HK$7.6 billion.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION
ENGINEERING
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Wireless
Communications / Wireless Networks / Communication Networks /
Current and Future Communication Systems / 5G and beyond /
Internet-of-Things / Internet of Vehicles / IoT
Communications (Ref. 21072306)
Since its inception in 1974, the Department of Electronic and
Information Engineering (EIE) has enjoyed a distinguished history
of providing outstanding engineering education and applicable
research in Hong Kong.
The Department is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor /
Assistant Professor with an international reputation in the areas
named above. This will complement the existing strengths in
communications, information security, artificial intelligence,
nonlinear circuits and systems, Internet-of-Things (IoT),
multimedia signal processing, photonic systems, optoelectronic
systems and devices of the Department. Apart from performing
teaching duties at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the
related area, candidates are also expected to teach outside their
main research areas.
Leading scholars regularly visit the Department for research
collaboration and to enhance the Department’s research
profile. The Department has extensive resources to support a
wide variety of teaching activities and research interests.
Please visit the website at http://www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/ for
more information about the Department. EIE is a constituent
department of the Faculty of Engineering. Information on the
Faculty is available at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/feng/.
Duties
The appointee will be required to:
(a) undertake teaching duties at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels in the area of wireless communications /
wireless networks / communication networks / current and future
communication systems / 5G and beyond / IoT / Internet of vehicles
/ IoT communications and also outside his / her main research
areas;
(b) attract funding to support both fundamental
and industrial research;
(c) conduct research that leads to publications
in top-tier refereed journals;
(d) supervise student projects and theses;
(e) engage in scholarly research / consultancy in
his / her area of expertise;
(f) contribute to departmental services and
activities; and
(g) perform any other duties as assigned by the
Head of Unit or his / her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have a doctoral degree in a relevant
discipline;
(b) have the relevant postdoctoral research
experience and a publication record commensurate with the level of
appointment;
(c) demonstrate potential to establish
significant externally funded research programmes;
(d) be able to demonstrate evidence of effective
classroom teaching skills; and
(e) have excellent communication skills and the
ability to use English as the medium of instruction.
Remuneration and Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Initial appointment for Assistant Professor will be on a fixed-term
gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is
subject to mutual agreement. An appropriate term will be
provided for appointment at Associate Professor level. For
general information on terms and conditions for appointment of
academic staff in the University, please visit the website at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/TC.htm.
Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the
application.
Application
Please send a completed application form by post, providing the
names and addresses of three referees, to Human Resources
Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong or via email to
hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk.
Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php.
If a separate curriculum vitae is to be provided, please still
complete the application form which will help speed up the
recruitment process. Recruitment will continue until
the position is filled. The University’s Personal
Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/pics.php.
PolyU is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity
and inclusivity. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity,
nationality, family status or physical or mental
disabilities.
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