Global Search for Chair Professors / Professors / Associate Professors / Assistant Professors /

Global Search for Chair Professors / Professors / Associate Professors / Assistant Professors / Research Assistant Professors

THE UNIVERSITY

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) pledges Opening Minds • Shaping the Future as its promise for education and research. With 85 years of rich heritage, the University has evolved alongside the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world, through its educational programmes for the nurturing of professional talents, entrepreneurs and leaders, and impactful research and innovations. PolyU strives to advance knowledge, address societal challenges and benefit humankind.

Ranked among the top 100 universities globally by both the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, PolyU offers a wide range of world-class educational and research programmes in six faculties and three independent schools. PolyU has furthermore achieved remarkable results in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 - it was placed among the top 20 universities in four disciplines this year, with three of them being ranked 1st in Hong Kong.

GLOBAL SEARCH

To steer its education and research in a wide spectrum of disciplines towards the highest levels of international excellence, PolyU has launched a global search for outstanding scholars to join the University to boost the leadership and impact of its educational and research activities.

In the 2022/23 academic year, PolyU will be recruiting positions at various levels in all academic units as listed below.  Please visit our website at http://polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/globalsearch for the details.

Outstanding scholars in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines joining PolyU will have the chance to be nominated for substantial funding support through the Global STEM Professorship Scheme sponsored by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

PRESIDENTIAL YOUNG SCHOLARS SCHEME

In addition, we are inviting outstanding young scholars to join us as Assistant Professors or Associate Professors.  Appointees will be conferred the title of “Presidential Young Scholar” and be offered an attractive remuneration package as well as a start-up grant of not less than HK$3 million to support research activities (including the admission of PhD students, purchasing of equipment, and hiring of research staff) in the initial three years.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS

• Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
• Department of Management and Marketing
• School of Accounting and Finance

FACULTY OF CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT

• Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
• Department of Building and Real Estate
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
• Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Department of Computing
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
• Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Department of Applied Social Sciences
• Department of Health Technology and Informatics
• Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
• School of Nursing
• School of Optometry

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

• Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
• Department of Chinese Culture
• Department of English and Communication

FACULTY OF SCIENCE (currently Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles)

• Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
• Department of Applied Mathematics
• Department of Applied Physics

SCHOOL OF DESIGN

SCHOOL OF FASHION AND TEXTILES

(currently Institute of Textiles and Clothing under Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles)

SCHOOL OF HOTEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

For more information about PolyU, its faculties, schools and individual academic units, please visit PolyU’s website at http://www.polyu.edu.hk.

TO APPLY

Please send a detailed curriculum vitae, together with a completed application form downloadable from http://polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/guidelines_and_forms/forms/ to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong by post or via email to career@polyu.edu.hk.  For applications via email, please combine all documents, e.g. covering letter, curriculum vitae and attachments, into one or two files in either “pdf” or “MS Word” format.  Applicants may contact career@polyu.edu.hk for general enquiries. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/