Teaching jobs at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a publicly funded tertiary liberal arts institution with a Christian education heritage. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of American Baptists, who provided both operating and construction funds and personnel to the school in its early years.

Department of Physics

Under the University’s Talent100 recruitment drive, the Department invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Advanced Materials & Energy. Exceptionally strong candidates from other areas are also welcomed. Cutting edge researches are being conducted in the Department in organic optoelectronics, photonic materials, nanomaterials. Interdisciplinary research is also strongly encouraged by the Faculty and fostered under the University Research Cluster on “Health & Drug Discovery” and “Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence in X”. New resources will include state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment. For more information, please visit the Department’s website (http://physics.hkbu.edu.hk).

Being part of a rapidly evolving research and educational landscape in the region, the Department builds on new infrastructural and internationalisation efforts by the University, on its first-rate research achievements (evidenced by extensive international collaborations, by reviews such as RAE, by start-up companies and by prestigious awards), and on its successful teaching (for BSc in Physics and Green Energy, for MSc in Green Technology (Energy), for MPhil and PhD programmes, as well as for Physics Olympiads).

About Role

Hong Kong Baptist University is seeking highly qualified physicists to teach Physics to higher level students. In general, the Assistant professor will be responsible for lecturing, tutoring and teaching undergraduate and post-graduate students under the Department of Physics. He must teach the students of BSc in Physics and Green Energy, for MSc in Green Technology (Energy), for MPhil and Ph.D. programmes, as well as for Physics Olympiads. Other than that, he/she will be accountable for carrying out world-class researches.

Qualifications and requirements

• Ph.D. in Physics or relevant disciplines
• Proven track record of collaborative research
• Strong commitment to teaching
• Previous experience in teaching higher level students will be an asset
• Strong interpersonal as well as communication skills