17.45, Jobs: Applied Ling: Assoc Prof, City U of Hong Kong

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Date: 22-Dec-2005
From: Carmen CHAN < hrcng at cityu.edu.hk >
Subject: Applied Ling: Assoc Prof, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 

	
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:54:06
From: Carmen CHAN < hrcng at cityu.edu.hk >
Subject: Applied Ling: Assoc Prof, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
 

University or Organization: City University of Hong Kong 
Department: Department of English and Communication
Job Rank: Associate Professor  
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; ESP, Discourse Analysis


Description:

City University of Hong Kong is one of eight higher education institutions
directly funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region through the University Grants Committee (Hong Kong).  It aims to
become one of the leading universities in the Asia-Pacific region through
excellence in professional education and applied research. In two studies,
City University of Hong Kong ranks among the top 200 universities in the
world, and among the top ten universities in the Greater China region.  The
mission of the University is to nurture and develop the talents of students
and to create applicable knowledge in order to support social and economic
advancement. The student population is approximately 23,000 enrolled in
over 100 programmes at the associate degree, undergraduate and postgraduate
levels.  The medium of instruction is English.  

The University invites applications and nominations for the following
posts.  Candidates with relevant experience in business and industry are
particularly welcome to apply.

Associate Professors/Assistant Professors (2 posts) in English for Specific
Purposes Department of English and Communication [Ref. C/644/09]

Duties : Teach and conduct research in at least two of the following areas:
specialization in academic, professional and workplace discourse,
curriculum design, and ESP management and evaluation.  Ability to teach:
workplace communication, professional and corporate discourse, variation in
professional discourse, corpus development in ESP, curriculum design in
ESP, acquisition of specialist discourse, new technologies in ESP,
programme management and evaluation in ESP, language in law and crime,
public relations writing.  

Requirements : A PhD in ESP/Applied Linguistics/Discourse Analysis.
Candidates must demonstrate strong potential for scholarly research and
publication.  Prior university teaching or industrial experience desirable.
 The ability to work well with colleagues is essential.

Salary and Conditions of Service 
Salary offered will be highly competitive and commensurate with
qualifications and experience.  Appointment will be on a fixed-term
gratuity-bearing contract.  Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical
and dental schemes, and housing benefits where applicable. 

Information and Application
Further information about the posts and the University is available at
http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City
University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong [Fax : (852)
2788 1154 or (852) 2788 9334/E-mail: hrojob at cityu.edu.hk].  Please send an
application letter enclosing a current C.V. to the Human Resources Office
by 15 January 2006.  Please quote the reference of the post in the
application and on the envelope.  The University reserves the right to
consider late applications and nominations, and to fill or not to fill the
positions.


Address for Applications 

	Human Resources Office 
	83 Tat Chee Avenue, 
	Kowloon Tong 
	Kowloon
	Hong Kong  

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2006 

Contact Information

	Human Resources Office 
	Email: hrojob at cityu.edu.hk 
	Phone: 852 2788 9250 
	Fax: 852 2788 1154 
	Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk





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