36.2386, Jobs: General Linguistics: Research Assistant Professor (Ref: 2500730), The Education University of Hong Kong

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Subject: 36.2386, Jobs: General Linguistics: Research Assistant Professor (Ref: 2500730), The Education University of Hong Kong

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Date: 09-Aug-2025
From: Sam Cheng [Centurytouch.ad at hotmail.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: Research Assistant Professor (Ref: 2500730), The Education University of Hong Kong


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 jslee at eduhk.hk.
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: jslee at eduhk.hk



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