26.3592, Jobs: General Linguistics: Professor / Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3592. Tue Aug 11 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3592, Jobs: General Linguistics: Professor / Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:38:22
From:  The Personnel Office [recruit at hkbu.edu.hk]
Subject: General Linguistics: Professor / Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

University or Organization: Hong Kong Baptist University 
Job Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Job Title: Professor / Associate Professor in Linguistics
Job Rank: Associate Professor; Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Description:

Faculty of Arts

Department of English Language and Literature

Professor / Associate Professor in Linguistics (PR390-2/14-15)

The appointee is expected to be an experienced and innovative teacher capable of teaching in at least two of the following areas: a) Multimodal Approaches to Language, b) Sociolinguistics, c) Functional Approaches to Language Acquisition, and d) Language and Intercultural Communication.  He/She should be able to teach a range of courses, including both core and electives courses, in the English Language and Literature undergraduate programme, the 'double degree' programme in English and English Language Teaching, general education courses and, where appropriate, the taught MA programme in Language Studies.

The appointee is also expected to be an active member in Department and Faculty-level activities including but not limited to work in the areas of quality assurance and monitoring, curriculum design and maintenance, undergraduate and postgraduate student mentoring, and the supervision of undergraduate honours projects and postgraduate research.

Applicants should possess a PhD degree in Linguistics or a relevant field. They should be well-established scholars with internationally-benchmarked achievement in their areas of research specialization as well as documented service to the global profession. They should also possess a strong and active research programme (including forthcoming peer-reviewed books and articles in top-tier venues), as well as a demonstrated interest in collaborative work in the cross-cultural context.  Outstanding teaching credentials are required.  A commitment to working in a multilingual and cross-cultural setting is essential.  Some knowledge of Chinese, written and spoken, will be an advantage but is not strictly required.

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of three years commencing January 2016.  Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Remuneration package includes retirement/gratuity benefits, annual leave, medical and dental scheme, housing assistance and relocation allowance wherever appropriate.

Those who have responded to the advertisement posted in June 2015 need not re-apply.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and provide an updated curriculum vitae and/or fill in the application form which should be sent to the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, AAB903, Level 9, Academic and Administration Building, 15 Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong or by E-mail to recruit at hkbu.edu.hk.  Application forms can be obtained by downloading from http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/applicationforms.  Please quote PR number on all correspondence.  Applicants are requested to send in samples of publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent publications/works, statements of teaching and research interest and recent teaching evaluation results.  Applicants not invited for interview 4 months after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All application materials including publication samples, scholarly/creative works will not be returned after the completion of the recruitment exercise unless
  upon request.  Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics. 

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made

Application Deadline: 15-Sep-2015 

Email Address for Applications: recruit at hkbu.edu.hk 
Contact Information
	The Personnel Office 
	Email: recruit at hkbu.edu.hk 

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