Ref. No: #21222-FHSS09

The City University of Macau is now inviting applications for the following positions:

• Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics / English Studies

City University of Macau is a private but not-for-profit institution. As a comprehensive university in Macau, the University offers an array of Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree programs as well as professional courses. It is dedicated to academic excellence and strives to provide students with a rich learning experience that will open their door to the international scene through its continuous expansion of global partnerships. The University upholds its mission to nurture outstanding talents and deliver applicable programs that will serve the evolving needs of Macau and the wider region.

Job Description

Candidates are expected to lead and contribute significantly to the faculty program development, successful candidates will be responsible for duties including: (i) teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; (ii) supervision and coordination of students’ professional internship and dissertations/theses in the relevant fields; (iii) conducting research and publishing in the expertise fields.

We are looking for academics with at least two areas of the following aspects of Applied Linguistics and English Studies:

 Applied Linguistics; AI for linguistic studies; Multimodality learning; Corpus Linguistics; Teaching languages to young learners; language development; Psycholinguistics; Intercultural Communication; Second language acquisition; Research methods in social sciences; Multilingual education; translation; speech and language therapy; language disability.

Job Qualifications

• A PhD degree in the area of Applied Linguistics and English Studies;
• An outstanding and sustained record of internationally recognized research publications;
• Experience of managing external research funding
• Relevant teaching experience in higher education institution with leadership responsibilities;
• Evidence of supervising doctoral students to completion;
• Macau residents will be particularly considered in selection.

Remuneration

The remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualifications, current position and professional experience. The compensation/benefits are competitive. The current local maximum income tax rate in Macao is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions.

Application/Nomination Procedures

Applicants should visit https://cityu.edu.mo/en/category/job-vacancy/teaching-en/ for more details, and may apply via the link https://career.cityu.edu.mo/Job/Login. The above position will remain open until filled.

Review of applications and nominations will commence immediately. Applicants may consider their applications unsuccessful if they were not invited for an interview within 3 months of submission. The successful candidate is expected to assume the position in December 2021/August 2022.

Informal enquiries please send to Professor Lixian Jin, Dean of FHSS, lixianjin@cityu.mo. For other enquiries, please send to jobs@cityu.mo.

**Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only.**