SENIOR LECTURER IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- Employer
- The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- Oct 3, 2017
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Other Arts, Performing Arts
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
In a city renowned for its international outlook and global
connections. The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts plays a
unique and influential role in developing future generations of
performing artists. The Academy's six Schools of Dance, Drama, Film
and Television, Music, Theatre & Entertainment Arts, and
Chinese Opera, make the Academy a vibrant centre of teaching and
practice-based research. Its outstanding reputation is reinforced
by the quality of its performers and its partnerships with other
centres of excellence locally, regionally and internationally. With
international residencies, visiting artists and alumni, which
include some of the most respected professionals in their
disciplines, the Academy is committed to the training of future
world-class performers.
For further details about the Academy, please visit its website at
www.hkapa.edu.
The School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts offers a dynamic range
of production-related courses in performing and entertainment arts.
From theatre to theme parks and live events, the School’s
professionally-oriented programmes are designed to prepare students
for exciting careers in entertainment and cultural
industries. In addition to its degree programmes, the School
also offers a programme of Fast-track courses in Lighting
Technology, Sound Technology, Technical Theatre and Stage
Management, Costume Making, Property Making and Scenic Painting,
recognizing today’s and tomorrow’s needs for top production people
by local and regional entertainment companies.
Applications are invited for the following two posts of the School
of Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Although subject to negotiation,
expected commencement date will be as soon as possible.
SENIOR LECTURER IN DIGITAL MEDIA Ref:
SL(DM)
The postholder will be responsible to the Head of Media Design and
Technology for academic coordination work for all programmes and
assist in curriculum development of the undergraduate and
post-graduate programmes. He/She is also responsible for
teaching courses in research (PaR) studies, in addition to teaching
courses in the postholder’s area of specialism.
Required Qualifications:
(a) A relevant MFA degree and/or professional
training/experience to an equivalent level.
(b) Significant and proven professional
experience in the postholder’s area of specialism.
(c) A minimum of six years’ experience of
teaching in a Performing Arts conservatoire context, preferably to
Master’s level.
(d) At least four years’ of experience in media
design/interactive media and the related technologies in
a performing arts conservatoire
context; and/or graphic, animation and visual programming in
commercial applications, or in
other related areas professionally.
(e) Experience in curriculum design, writing and
implementation according to established quality
assurance frameworks.
(f) Ability to contribute to the BFA and MFA in
Theatre and Entertainment Arts programmes.
(g) A good understanding of developments of the
postholder’s area of specialism within the international
arena.
(h) Fluency in spoken and written English.
Additional Desirable Criteria:
(i) Experience in teaching in a multi-cultural
context.
(j) Fluency in spoken and written Chinese.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Appointments will be made on a two-year contract, with possibility
of renewal, subject to mutual agreement. A gratuity payment equal
up to 15% of basic salary earned during the contract period will be
payable upon satisfactory completion of contract. Fringe benefits
include leave, medical, and dental benefits. Starting salary will
be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Housing
subsidy will be provided to the eligible appointee. The current
standard rate of income tax in Hong Kong is 15%.
APPLICATIONS
Interested parties should forward their applications with detailed
curriculum vitae to:
The Human Resources Office
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
No.1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Email: hro@hkapa.edu
Closing date for application is 28 October
2017. Please quote the reference code on the
application.
Personal data collected will be used for recruitment-related
purposes
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