Department of Health and Physical Education
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The appointee will be responsible for teaching duties for undergraduate programmes and/or above; contributing to programme development; and engaging in departmental and faculty services. He/she will also be required to supervise students in teaching practice and practicum. He/she should have relevant teaching experience in Home Economics, pedagogical studies, teaching innovation and assessment, as well as demonstrating leadership abilities. The appointment will be for three years.

Applicants should have at least a Master’s degree in Home Economics, Health Science or a related discipline. For Senior Lecturer I or Senior Lecturer II, applicants should have a minimum of 8 years’ post-qualification teaching experience; or preferably a Doctoral degree plus a minimum of 3 years' relevant post-qualification teaching experience. For Lecturer I, applicants should have a minimum of 4 years’ relevant post-qualification teaching experience.

Applicants should preferably possess a relevant professional teaching certificate, i.e., PGDE or qualification of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) recognized by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong or other equivalent qualification. Proven evidence of quality teaching and/or a successful record of relevant professional experience at primary/secondary and/or tertiary level is required. Applicants should have the ability to contribute to teaching in food science, nutrition and health, textile and fashion design, family and consumer education, etc. It would be advantageous to applicants to have the ability to teach through more than one medium of instruction (English/ Cantonese/ Putonghua). For information on the Department, please visit: http://www.eduhk.hk/hpe/. For enquiries, please contact the Acting Head of Department, Dr Andy Tse, at [via APPLY NOW].

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract. Fringe benefits include contract-end gratuity, leave, medical and dental 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. Review of applications will start from 3 August 2022, and will continue until the post is filled. 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.

Founded in 1994 and awarded the University title in 2016, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a publicly funded university, dedicated to the advancement of learning and teaching through a diverse offering of academic and research programmes up to doctoral level in teacher education and complementary disciplines, such as the social sciences and humanities.  The University aspires to further enhance its role as a leading university in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, with a focus on educational research, development and innovation, and recognized for its excellence in nurturing outstanding and caring professionals as well as the impact of scholarship.

The University has an academic/teaching staff strength of about 450 and total student headcount of about 11,000.  It has a Graduate School and three Faculties, namely, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Faculty of Humanities, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, comprising 16 academic departments, as well as various University-level and Faculty-level research and professional development centres.  For more information about the University, please visit http://www.eduhk.hk/.

We are looking for suitable candidate(s) to fill the following position(s).  If you are excited by the prospect of contributing your expertise to the development of a leading university at the heart of Asia Pacific region and beyond, we would like to hear from you.