The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites application for the following position:

Executive Officer – Office of Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research) (Ref: EO (PV/VPARO) 2024-06-28)

Responsibilities: 

• provide all-round support to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research) and/ or his delegate in the execution of new initiatives on research development; 
• handle research grant applications and project matters; 
• handle reimbursement claims and direct payment requests for research activities and projects; 
• develop and maintain central databases for grant applications, on-going projects and research publications, and compile statistical reports on research performance and research activities; 
• provide administrative support to University committees and other functions of the Office; and 
• take up ad-hoc projects as assigned.  

Applicants should:

• possess a recognised university degree with at least 4 years of working experience preferably in research grant administration and higher education sector; 
• have excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese;
• be highly attentive to details and have the ability to maintain accurate databases and records;
• possess good computer skills and have administrative abilities, excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; and
• be a good team player and able to work independently and efficiently.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 14 July 2024.  Review of applications will begin soon until the position is filled.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.