Professor / Associate Professor, Public Policy and Public Management

Lingnan Strategic Faculty Recruitment 

Lingnan University aspires to excel as Asia’s leading liberal arts university with outstanding teaching and learning, scholarship and community engagement.  In line with the University’s Strategic Plan 2019-2025 to build scholarly and research capabilities in designated strategic areas over the next few years, with a special focus on cross-Faculty collaborations in multi-disciplinary research and teaching programmes, we now invite applications from around the globe for various interdisciplinary academic positions at the rank from Postdoctoral Fellow to Chair Professor. 

Professor / Associate Professor

Public Policy and Public Management

Post Ref.: 20/222/JAC 

The University is seeking to hire a full-time Professor/Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Studies, with special focus in Public Policy and Public Management.  Candidates should have an international reputation of interdisciplinary scholarship in one or more of the following areas: (1) Public Policy; (2) Public Management; (3) Comparative Policy; (4) Development Studies; and (5) Policy Analysis. 

The appointee will join the School of Graduate Studies (https://www.ln.edu.hk/sgs/ ) and Institute of Policy Studies (https://www.ln.edu.hk/ips/ ) and will be expected to provide strong academic and research leadership in support of the University’s strategic development goals. 

General Requirements 

Candidates should have a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.  For appointment as Professor, candidates should have a distinguished record of publications in leading journals and academic achievements, and experience in academic administration.  For appointment as Associate Professor, candidates should have at least five years of relevant experience and a sound track record in research and scholarly activities. 

Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research.  Candidates are required to provide evidence of quality teaching and information on their research records.  Strong competitive research grant records and international research collaboration are preferred.  Administrative experience in university departments would be a distinct advantage.  The appointee is expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and services to the Department, the University community, and to engage actively in quality research and publication. 

Appointment 

The conditions of appointment will be competitive.  The rank and remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee. 

Appointment will normally be made on an initial contract of three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, may normally lead to longer-term appointment with possibility of consideration for substantiation.  For appointment at the rank of Professor, appointment with substantiation will normally be considered. 

Application Procedure 

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Applicants shall provide names and contact information of at least three referees to whom applicants’ consent has been given for their providing references. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Review of applications will continue until the post is filled. Qualified candidates are advised to submit their applications early for consideration.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.