LINGUIST List 26.2006
Wed Apr 15 2015
Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics: Professor / Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 13-Apr-2015
From: Carol Chan <hrstaff
polyu.edu.hk>
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics: Professor / Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Department: Department of English
Job Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Web Address:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk Job Title: Professor / Associate Professor in English Language Studies
Job Rank: Associate Professor; Full Professor
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics
Required Language(s):
English (eng) Description:
Department of English
Professor / Associate Professor in English Language Studies (three posts)
The Department of English is now inviting applications for three positions of Professor/Associate Professor in English Language 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 and Corpus/Computational Linguistics.
The appointees will be required to (a) teach subjects in English Language 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, or Corpus/Computational Linguistics; (b) a recognised teaching qualification; (c) post-qualification teaching experience at tertiary level, including teaching subjects relevant to English Language 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).
Please visit the website at
http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk for more information about the Department.
Remuneration and Conditions of Service:
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. An appropriate term will be provided for appointments at Associate Professor and Professor levels. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.
Application:
Please submit application form via email to the application email below; by fax (below); or by mail to the address below. If you would like to provide a 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.
Application Deadline: 12-Sep-2015 (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
Ms Carol Chan
Human Resources Office
13/F Li Ka Shing Tower
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kowloon 000
Hong Kong
Email Address for Applications: hrstaff
polyu.edu.hk
Contact Information:
Miss Carol Chan
Email: hrstaff
polyu.edu.hk
Fax: (852) 2764 3374
Page Updated: 15-Apr-2015