SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM
Founded in 1968, Department of Journalism is part of School of Communication, and remains one of the best-known journalism faculties in Hong Kong. In fact, many of the city’s top media professionals are our graduates, including the top executives of some leading media organisations. The department is now offering journalism and digital media as a major undergraduate programme with two concentrations: Journalism, and Digital & Media Communication. Its faculty members also work in a dynamic, interdisciplinary academic environment that entails collaboration across multiple fields of study.
Associate Professor / Professor (25260691)
The Department invites applications for full-time faculty positions of Associate Professor / Professor in Journalism, Media and Communication Studies. The following specialty fields are based on the department’s strengths, disciplines, and teaching/research areas.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
The appointee will be allocated to one of the three departments based on his/her research field, teaching area and/or other relevant expertise. The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of up to three years commencing September 2026 or on a mutually agreed date. Re-appointments thereafter will be subject to performance and mutual agreement. Tenured appointments are expected to be attained in 6 years. Outstanding candidates at Associate Professor or above may be considered for walk-in tenure on appointment.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 4 months after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.
Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.
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