Department of Early Childhood Education

The Department of Early Childhood Education, one of the academic departments established under the Faculty of Education and Human Development, aspires to be a leading regional centre for the study of Early Childhood Education and Family Science working collaboratively with schools and service organizations locally and internationally. We work extensively with educators, middle school leaders, professionals, policy makers, and scholars from around the world on and actively take part in various school development projects, knowledge transfer and academic exchange activities. We are committed to delivering and promoting quality practices in all our endeavours.

Applicants should have strong track record in teaching one /several areas of early childhood education set out below:

Family and Community; Curriculum and Pedagogy; Language and Literacy; Special Need Education; Music; Art & Drama; Policy & Leadership; Teachers’ Professional Development; Numeracy & STEM, and Use of technology in Early Childhood Education.

The successful candidate(s) will participate in activities related to teaching, project supervision, field experience supervision, guidance to students in the capacity of personal tutors, etc. They are expected to contribute to curriculum and programme development, programme and course management and participate in departmental activities and represent the Department in various committees, and provide good service contributions to the University and the community.

For the post of Senior Lecturer II, applicants should have a Master’s degree in a relevant subject discipline plus a minimum of 8 years’ relevant post-qualification teaching experience in relevant subject applied for; or preferably a Doctoral degree plus a minimum of 3 years’ relevant post-qualification teaching experience in the subject applied for.

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 subject applied for. Applicants who have less relevant post-qualification teaching experience in the subject applied for will be considered for the post of Lecturer II.

Applicants should preferably possess a relevant professional teaching certificate, e.g. PGDE or qualification of Qualified Teacher Status recognized by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong or other qualification of equivalence. Proven evidence of quality teaching and/or successful record of relevant professional experience at Kindergarten level is required. Bilingual competency in both English and Chinese and an appreciation of the challenges of working in a multicultural context will be advantageous. For information on the Department, please visit this website: http://www.eduhk.hk/ece/

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 5 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.