Chair Professor / Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, Lingnan-60

LINGNAN-60 GLOBAL TALENT RECRUITMENT

Chair Professor / Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor

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Lingnan University is one of the eight publicly funded institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and has the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. It is widely recognised for providing quality education with a focus on whole-person development and conducting high-impact research for a better world. Moving forward, Lingnan University is well positioned to take lead as a comprehensive university in arts and sciences in the digital era, with impactful research and innovations.

As its 60th anniversary approaches, Lingnan University has launched the  Lingnan-60 Global Talent Recruitment  and will recruit over 60 outstanding scholars from around the globe to join the University as tenured or tenure-track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, or Chair Professor in all academic fields. Interdisciplinary areas will be focused on that would spearhead a digitalized future for the University s teaching and research capabilities. Key areas include, but not limited to, the following :

• Art and Technology
• Metaverse and Humanities
• Digital Humanities
• Financial Technology
• Financial Sustainability
• Social Media Marketing
• Human-AI Interactions
• ESG and Disclosure in the Digital Era
• Business Analytics and Technology
• Computational Social Science
• Social and Public Policy
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Industrial Data Science
• Sustainable Energy and Materials (clean energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, green materials, etc.)
• Carbon Neutrality (carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration, carbon loop, carbon footprint analysis, etc.)
• Sustainable Environment (climate change, ecosystem restoration, hazard mitigation, waste management, water treatment, desalination, etc.)
• Smart Infrastructure (AI-driven material design, smart city, smart sensor network, etc.)
• Any other interdisciplinary areas between STEM and Arts, Business, and Social Sciences

STEM Scholars and Emerging Young Scholars

Outstanding international scholars working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related (STEM) disciplines joining Lingnan University will have the chance to be nominated for the  Global STEM Professorship Scheme  sponsored by the Government of the HKSAR.

Emerging young scholars joining Lingnan University will have the chance to be nominated for the University s exceptional  Presidential Early Career Scholars Scheme (PECS) . Successful candidates will be conferred the title of Presidential Early Career Scholar ( ) and be offered an attractively competitive remuneration package along with a start-up grant.

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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.

About Lingnan University

Lingnan University (LU) offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate, and research postgraduate programmes in the Faculties of Arts, Business, Social Sciences, and the Schools of Data Science, Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies. To foster interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific progress, Lingnan University established the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS), attracting distinguished scholars from around the world to collaborate with its faculty and students. With traditional strengths in arts, business, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies, the University aims to equip students with practical knowledge and critical thinking skills to thrive in the future. Subsequent to the establishment of the School of Data Science and LUIAS, Lingnan University is transforming into a hub for global leaders to develop and promote human-centric technology and social policies.

LU has ranked top two globally for "Quality Education" in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, received QS Five Star+ rankings, and secured a position among the top 100 universities in East Asia for its remarkable performance in individual subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. LU s strength in knowledge transfer lies in gerontechnology and smart ageing, data science, culture and heritage, humanitarian technology, and environmental sustainability.