Job Location: Tai Po, Hong Kong
Web Address: http://www.eduhk.hk/ele/
Job Title: Research Assistant Professor (Ref: 2500730)
Job Rank: Assistant Professor, Researcher

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

Founded in 1994 and awarded the University title in 2016, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a publicly funded university, dedicated to the advancement of teacher education and related disciplines through a diverse offering of academic, professional and research programmes. The University aspires to become a leading university in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, with a focus on educational and multidisciplinary research, development and innovation. We are committed to nurturing outstanding and caring educators and professionals as well as enhancing the impact of scholarship.

The University has an academic/teaching staff strength of about 450 and total student headcount of about 11,000. It has a Graduate School and three Faculties, namely, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Faculty of Humanities, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, comprising 15 academic departments, as well as two Academies, Academy for Educational Development and Innovation and Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures, a number of University-level research centres and Faculty-level research and professional development centres. For more information about the University, please visit http://www.eduhk.hk.

To continue pursuing excellence in the advancement of knowledge, scholarship and innovation through high quality research, we are seeking enthusiastic and highly dedicated academics to join the University in support of its strategic development in diverse areas.

Research Assistant Professor (Ref: 2500730)
Department of English Language Education
Faculty of Humanities

The appointee will participate in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and community service. He/she is required to be actively involved in research that leads to successful grant proposals and publications in recognized refereed journals. He/she will also develop, evaluate and teach in programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; provide guidance to students in the capacity of academic adviser; supervise students on teaching practice and contribute to departmental and faculty activities and management. The appointee may be required to travel outside of Hong Kong and undertake work including teaching duties as assigned by the University, where necessary.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in the discipline of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, interdisciplinary English language education theory and studies, or some closely related fields. They should have a demonstrated ability to conduct high quality research. Expertise in AI, Sociolinguistics, and Language Studies, or related fields, will be an advantage.

For information on the Department, please visit: http://www.eduhk.hk/ele/.

For enquiries, please contact the Acting Head of Department, Dr LEE Ju Seong, at [email protected].

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract. Fringe benefits include the University’s Voluntary Contributions to MPF Scheme or a contract-end lump sum payment (totaling up to 15% of the basic salary), leave, medical and dental benefits.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for this post. Applicants should complete the online application form and upload a full CV on or before 14 August 2025. Applications which are incomplete or without the required documents may not be considered. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. For details of the Personal Information Collection Statement, please refer to http://www.eduhk.hk/jobsopp/index.php?glang=en.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill the position(s) advertised. Since the incumbent’s work would involve contacts with persons aged under 18 and/or mentally incapacitated persons, prospective employee(s) will be required to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check operated by the Hong Kong Police Force.

Further information about the University is available at http://www.eduhk.hk.

EdUHK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Application Deadline: 14-Aug-2025
Web Address for Applications: https://eduhk.taleo.net/careersection/admin+and+support/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500730
Contact Information:
Dr Lee Ju Seong
Email: [email protected]