Lingnan University, Department of History
Chair Professor / Professor / Associate Professor
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Hong Kong |
Position: | Associate Professor, Full Professor |
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant residential campus; ample global learning opportunities; active community engagement and multifarious workplace experience. The University also offers postgraduate programmes up to doctoral level in various disciplines.
Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor
Department of History
Post Ref.: 17/03/HASIA
The Department of History (http://www.LN.edu.hk/history/) seeks to make a full-time appointment in the field of modern Chinese history.
The appointee is expected to offer courses in his/her field of expertise and should demonstrate competence to teach relevant courses in both Chinese and English. He or she is expected to cover some required courses, such as History of China in the Twentieth Century, the historiography sequence, the research seminars, as well as the core curriculum course “China in World History”. Candidates who have conducted research on China’s interactions with other regions will have an advantage.
General Requirements
Applicants should have a PhD degree in History or a related discipline with relevant teaching experience, excellent publication and a record of competitive grants.
Applicants should provide information on their research interests and accomplishments, and evidence of quality teaching. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong commitment to the highest degree of excellence in teaching and research. The appointee at the rank of Chair Professor/Professor is expected to provide academic leadership in teaching, research and knowledge transfer, and to contribute to the administration and management of the Department.
Appointment
The conditions of appointment will be competitive. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity, housing benefits and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee.
Appointment will normally be made on an initial contract of three years and may carry substantiation.
Application Procedure
Applicants are invited to forward their dossier together with a completed personal data sheet (Form R1 which is obtainable at http://www.LN.edu.hk/hr/employment-opportunities/application-forms) to the Human Resources Office, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong by post, by fax (852) 2891-5782 or by email: recruit@LN.edu.hk (as attachment in MS Word format). Consideration of applicants will begin in March 2017 and will continue until the post is filled. Applicants should provide names and contact information of at least three referees to whom applicants’ consent has been given for providing references. Please specify the post/level you are applying for and quote the reference number of the post in all correspondence. Further information on the University and its programmes and activities can be found on the University’s web site: http://www.LN.edu.hk. Enquiries can be directed to recruit@LN.edu.hk.
Nomination
Nominations for appointments at the rank of Professor and above are welcome.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Contact: |
Application Procedure Nomination |
Website: | None |
Primary Category: | Chinese History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 02/02/2017 |
Closing Date | 01/09/2017 |