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Opportunities to Teach Undergraduates in the New Four-Year Curriculum of Hong Kong's Eight Universities

In September of 2012, the eight major universities in Hong Kong will embark on comprehensive structural changes in their curricula that will significantly increase the number of credit hours taught and the number of faculty employed. Specifically, the universities will convert from three-year bachelor degree programs in which students immediately enter their major to four-year American-style liberal arts curricula with greater range of student choice. In many cases, this will include a year of inter-disciplinary general education emphasizing interactive teaching and learning. Along with these changes, the eight universities will admit about 15,000 additional students in the so-called "double cohort" starting in September 2012.

The Hong Kong-America Center (HKAC) is a non-profit institution that promotes mutual understanding between Hong Kong and American societies through educational and cultural exchanges. The HKAC assists in the administration of the Fulbright program in Hong Kong. Given the need for several hundred new faculty from all disciplines, the HKAC is building a file of qualified faculty from the US who are qualified and interested in teaching in one of Hong Kong's universities. We will make these dossiers available to relevant departments at the following institutions: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lingnan University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Please see the HKAC website for links to their respective GE programs. Most of the teaching will involve lower-division general education courses, although well-credentialed faculty may also teach courses in the major. English is used extensively in Hong Kong and is the medium of instruction in the universities. We welcome resumes from faculty interested in one- to three-year contract positions. Although compensation will vary from campus to campus, faculty in these mainly teaching positions are paid in the range of US $50,000 to US $80,000 per year. In some cases, housing is provided on or near campus. In others, faculty find their own. Airfare from the U.S. is usually included. A PhD or equivalent and teaching experience are required. Sabbatical and emeritus faculty at American universities are encouraged to apply.

Hong Kong is a dynamic place with spectacular food, access to beaches and rural areas, and inexpensive travel links to most of Asia, especially nearby mainland China. English is used extensively and is the medium of instruction in the universities. Hong Kong students are generally well-prepared, incredibly diligent, and intensely eager to learn. Many come from the Chinese mainland and seek further study in the U.S.

For more information, please see www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkac. To be included in the pool, please email your full CV, along with a cover statement indicating the dates of your availability and your teaching and research interests. These materials should go to: donnalam@cuhk.edu.hk. The HKAC will make the dossiers of eligible candidates available to departments across the eight institutions starting in December 2011 onward. Department heads will contact candidates whom they wish to interview directly. Please address any questions to glennshive@cuhk.edu.hk.