Tenure-track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Research Division of Ecology and
- Employer
- The University of Hong Kong
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- Sep 10, 2018
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Biology & Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is committed to the
highest international standards of excellence in teaching and
research, and has been at the international forefront of academic
scholarship for many years. The University has a comprehensive
range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10
faculties and over 140 academic departments and institutes/centres.
There are 28,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students who are
recruited globally, and more than 2,000 members of academic and
academic-related staff coming from multi-cultural backgrounds, many
of whom are internationally renowned.
Tenure-track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the
Research Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, Faculty of Science
(1 post) (Ref: 201800940)
The Faculty of Science will be 80 years old in 2019 and to
celebrate this anniversary, we are recruiting a cohort of 80th
Anniversary professors. This is an unprecedented expansion focused
on realizing the Faculty’s vision to be pre-eminent in Hong Kong,
leading in Asia and highly competitive globally. We are aiming to
expand by about 20% over the next year. The first round of hiring
has been very successful and we are recruiting 10 more posts in
this second round.
The Faculty of Science is one of the larger faculties in HKU with
about 130 academic staff in five departments (Chemistry, Earth
Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics and Actuarial
Science) and one school (Biological Sciences) as well as an
off-site marine facility, The Swire Institute of Marine Science
(SWIMS). The Faculty provides a supportive and friendly environment
and is embarking on a programme of recruitment to invest in areas
of acknowledged strength and to invest in areas of internationally
competitive activity. Information about the Faculty can be obtained
at http://www.scifac.hku.hk/ . In
addition, the Faculty is committed to gender equality and
positively welcomes applications from women as well as men. The
Faculty will also be happy to consider applications from
individuals with their own funding who wish to explore proleptic
positions.
To better support research, the Faculty has established a new
research division structure and there are six new research
divisions:
• Chemistry
• Earth and Planetary Science
• Ecology and Biodiversity
• Mathematical and Statistical Science
• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Physics and Astronomy
The Research Division of Ecology and Biodiversity is uniquely
located to investigate the rich biodiversity of tropical East Asia.
We have research strengths in species and community responses to
environmental change, and their implications for conservation and
ecosystem functioning. Our work integrates the marine, freshwater
and terrestrial realms, facilitated by close links with SWIMS. In
this round we are looking to hire in the field of:
(a) fish and fisheries (both theoretical and
empirical approaches are of interest subject areas could include
biology and ecology of marine fishes, fisheries sciences, and
sustainable fisheries management)
Applications are invited for tenure-track appointment as Associate
Professor/Assistant Professor in the Research Division of Ecology
and Biodiversity in the Faculty of Science, to commence on or
before September 30, 2019. The post will initially be made on a
three-year fixed-term basis with the possibility of renewal and
with consideration for tenure before the expiry of a second
three-year appointment.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences.
They should have research interests that align with or are
complementary to the identified area of recruitment in the Research
Division. Appointee will have a lighter teaching load during the
first contract. The teaching duties will be assigned by the Head of
Department of the relevant department that an appointee will join
upon appointment.
Annual salaries will be in the following ranges (subject to review
from time to time at the entire discretion of the
University):
Associate Professor :
HK$864,480 - 1,373,880
Assistant Professor :
HK$683,280 - 1,018,260
(approximately US$1 = HK$7.8)
A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the
appointee’s qualifications and experience will be offered. At
current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income.
The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University
contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totaling up to 15% of
basic salary, as well as leave, and medical benefits. Housing
benefits will be provided as applicable.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, a completed application
form, together with an up-to-date C.V., which should include
hyperlinks to google scholar profiles and ORCID, a detailed
publication list since 2014 with journal impact factor and
citations indicated for each publication, a research proposal and a
teaching statement to:
https://web.science.hku.hk/job/201800940.html
Applicants will also be required to arrange 3 reference letters
under confidential cover. It is important to note that at least one
of the referees should be able to comment, amongst other things, on
the applicant’s research ability and his/her contribution to
teaching or research in his/her department, while the remaining two
should have knowledge of his/her recent academic or employment
experience. Referees should submit their reference letters to
https://web.science.hku.hk/job/201800940_ref.html
. Application form (341/1111) can be downloaded at http://www.hr.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc
. Enquiries about the post should be sent to Director, School of
Biological Sciences (e-mail: biosch@hku.hk ).
Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/ .
Closes November 15, 2018. Interviews are
expected to be held from January 28 to 31, 2019.
The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises
that only candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified of
the application result.
The University is an equal opportunities employer and is
committed to equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity and
transparency; and is committed to a Non-smoking Policy
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