The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of English
Assistant Professor in English Language Studies / European Studies
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Hong Kong |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
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 consolidated expenditure budget of the University is close to HK$5.5 billion (US$705 million) per year.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
The Department of English within the Faculty of Humanities at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has a long history of producing high quality preferred graduates from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. A central mission is to provide Applied Language Studies to meet the needs of Hong Kong professionals. With a team of around 20 academic staff members, the Department is also actively engaged in applied and appliable research in Languages in Professional Contexts, English for Specific Purposes, English Language Studies and European Studies. Information can be obtained through the departmental homepage at http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/, including information about the five key areas of research (English Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Language Studies in Professional Contexts, Sociolinguistics, and Systemic Functional Linguistics) at http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/Research_detail.php?recid=27.
The Department is now inviting applications for two positions of Assistant Professor in English Language Studies / European Studies, with a view to boosting research activity and output in one (or more) of its five key research areas as well as providing teaching expertise and leadership in the areas of Language Testing and Assessment, Language Arts, Healthcare Communication, Corpus / Computational Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and European Studies.
Assistant Professor in English Language Studies / European Studies (two posts)
The appointees will be required to (a) teach subjects in English Language Studies / European Studies on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (full-time and part-time); (b) contribute to the curriculum design and materials development of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the Department; (c) supervise undergraduate and postgraduate student projects (including PhD supervision); (d) actively conduct research in the Department’s research areas and contribute to the development of its research strengths; and (e) assist in the administration of the Department.
Applicants should have (a) a PhD degree in English Language Studies, Applied Linguistics (including testing and language assessment), Language Arts, Corpus / Computational Linguistics, Sociolinguistics or European Studies; (b) a recognised teaching qualification; (c) post-qualification teaching experience at tertiary level, including teaching subjects relevant to English Language Studies / European Studies, with a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching; (d) an excellent track record of research and publication, including experience in project-based research; and (e) native / near-native competence in English, and excellent English communication skills.
Preference will be given to those with research orientations which can contribute to the Department’s development of its key areas of research. Certain abilities and areas of expertise will also be considered as added strengths, such as the ability to speak Spanish, French and / or German or experience in teaching one or more of these languages, background in Natural Language Processing (e.g. in support of corpus development and analysis), and the ability to teach Language Arts or aspects of literature in English (in addition to core expertise in English language studies).
Remuneration and Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial appointments will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.
Contact: |
Application
Please submit application form via email to hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk; by fax at (852) 2764 3374; or by mail to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. If you would like to provide separate curriculum vitae, please still complete the application form which will help speed up the recruitment process. Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php. Recruitment will continue until the positions are filled. Details of 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. |
Website: | http://www.polyu.edu.hk |
Primary Category: | European History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Linguistics |
Posting Date: | 07/20/2015 |
Closing Date | 10/31/2015 |