Department of Cultural and Creative Arts

The Department of Cultural and Creative Arts aims to be one of the premier arts education providers in the region and is committed to sustain a creative and dynamic learning environment in Music, Visual Arts and other art-related disciplines that promotes and supports high standards of professionalism in teaching, learning, research and knowledge transfer. It aims to nurture skilled, knowledgeable and caring graduates and empower them to achieve academic and artistic excellence in transformative roles as innovative educators, enterprising community-based arts practitioners, creative thinkers and cultural leaders in the 21st Century.

The Department now seeks applications for the post of Lecturer I/II in the areas of art education, curriculum and pedagogy, Chinese painting, art appreciation and arts therapy. Applicants who could teach more than one area is preferred. In addition to course teaching, the appointees will participate in activities related to project supervision, field experience supervision, internship supervision, guidance to students in the capacity of personal tutors, and so on. The appointees are expected to contribute to curriculum and programme development, programme and course management and partake in departmental activities and represent the Department in meetings and various boards and committees, and provide good service contributions to the University and the community.

Applicants should possess a professional teaching certificate / QTS or equivalent. For the post of Lecturer I, applicants should have a Master’s Degree in a relevant subject discipline plus a minimum of 4 years’ relevant post-qualification teaching experience in the relevant discipline. Applicants with less teaching experience may be considered for the post of Lecturer II.

For information on the Department, please visit: https://www.eduhk.hk/cca/ For enquiries, please contact the Head of Department, Dr TAM Cheung On 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 posts are 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.