37.517, Jobs: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong

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Subject: 37.517, Jobs: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong

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Date: 07-Feb-2026
From: Sam Cheng [Centurytouch.ad at hotmail.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong


Job Location: Tai Po, Hong Kong
Web Address: http://www.eduhk.hk/ele/
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Job Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:
Two Assistant Professor posts (Ref: 2600085) are vacant in the
Department of English Language Education at the Education University
of Hong Kong. The Department has around 20 academic and teaching staff
who provide teaching and supervision to the undergraduate and
postgraduate degree programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and the
University. The successful candidates will participate in research,
teaching, knowledge transfer, and community service. They are expected
to do research that leads to successful grant proposals and
publications in recognized refereed journals. They will also develop,
evaluate and teach in programmes at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, provide guidance to students as academic
advisers, supervise students on teaching practice, and contribute to
other activities as assigned by the Head of Department.
Applicants should have a doctoral degree in English language teaching
and learning, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics (with a focus on
education), or a related field. Priority will be given to candidates
who can demonstrate research expertise, and/or practical experience,
in one of more of the following areas: technology (including AI) and
teaching and learning methodologies at primary and/or secondary level,
curriculum development, task-based language learning, grammar and/or
phonology in language teaching and learning, and in-service teachers’
professional development.
Applicants should submit evidence of research publications in the
relevant field(s), evidence of high-quality teaching, plans for future
development, and demonstrate commitment to work with schools and
education professionals. Qualified teacher status (QTS) is not
required but will be considered favourably.
For information on the Department, please visit:
http://www.eduhk.hk/ele/
For further enquiries about the posts, please contact Head of
Department, Prof Hans J. Ladegaard, at hjladegaard 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, and, where
applicable, housing 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 5 March 2026.
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: 05-Mar-2026
Web Address for Applications:
https://eduhk.taleo.net/careersection/admin+and+support/jobdetail.ftl?job=2600085
Contact Information:
        Hans J. Ladegaard
        Email: hjladegaard at eduhk.hk



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