Job Vacancies for Academic Positions
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts traditions. Adopting a whole-person approach to education, it offers a wide range of honours bachelor’s degrees and postgraduate programmes up to the doctoral level in the disciplines of arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research. Applications are invited for the following positions, which will be tenable from mid-August 2010 or by mutual agreement thereafter:
Professor / Associate Professor
Department of History
(Post: Ref. 09/81/W)
Department of History
(Post: Ref. 09/81/W)
The History faculty at Lingnan University, international in composition and intellectual orientation, seeks to build upon existing strengths in East Asia, Western Europe, and North America with our eighth full-time appointment in a complementary field. The appointee should demonstrate competence to cover courses in one or more of the following areas: (a) South Asia and Southeast Asia; (b) South Asia and Africa; (c) Russia and Inner Asia; (d) Inner Asia and China and (e) Southern Hemisphere Atlantic. Research expertise is open, but research interests should ideally complement teaching responsibilities.
All applicants should have a PhD degree in the discipline of History or Area Studies, complemented by a record of teaching experience and research commensurate with rank based on international standards. For appointment as Associate Professor, applicants should have at least five years of relevant teaching experience and a sound record of research and scholarly activities. For appointment as Professor, applicants should possess substantially more in the way of research and teaching experience, based on a significant body of scholarly publications and other academic achievements.
Applicants are required to provide information about their research record and evidence of quality teaching. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. Proof of academic leadership is highly desirable. The successful appointee is expected to have a strong and ongoing commitment to research and teaching as well as a willingness to serve to the Department, the University, and the community.
Further information of the Department and its programmes and activities can be obtained from the departmental website: http://www.ln.edu.hk/history/.
Conditions of Appointment:
The monthly salary ranges are as follows: Professor – around HK$71,400.- to HK$95,900.-; Associate Professor – around HK$58,300.- to HK$76,800.-. The rank and 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 eligible appointees.
Appointment will normally be made on an initial fixed-term contract of three years, renewable subject to mutual agreement. After appointment, accelerated substantiation may be considered for appointees with exceptional records of teaching and research.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to forward their dossier (including letters of recommendation), together with a personal data sheet (Form R1) which is obtainable from the University’s homepage at http://www.ln.edu.hk/hr/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). Applications will continue to be received until the position is filled, but review of applications will begin in mid-May 2009. Please specify the post/level you are applying for and quote the reference number of the post in all correspondence. The University reserves the right not to fill the post or to fill the post by invitation or by search.
(May 2009)