Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Language Studies

Hong Kong Baptist University

FACULTY OF ARTS
 
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE  
 
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Language Studies (PR0328/22-23)

The Department of English Language and Literature invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor.

The appointee is expected to teach courses and supervise theses at all levels.  The applicant should be a linguist who complements our department’s research strengths, with a transdisciplinary vision relevant to the digital age in a society like Hong Kong.  Applicants are expected to conduct and disseminate research and obtain grants.  The appointee will additionally be expected to perform service to the university, community, and profession.
 
Applicants should possess a PhD degree in language studies or a related field before September 2023.  They should have a strong record of research publication as well as a record of success in obtaining external grants, or the potential for doing so.

The appointment is expected to commence in March 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.  Position will remain open until filled.  Review of applications begins in mid-December, 2022.

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) and send in samples of publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent publications.  They should also request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference, headlining the name of the Department with the PR number quoted to the Human Resources Office (Email: recruit@hkbu.edu.hk) direct.  Those who are not invited for interview 4 months after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful.  Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.