FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

ACADEMY OF WELLNESS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Psychology (24250037)

The Academy of Wellness and Human Development invites applications for the positions of Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the subject area of Psychology. Successful candidates will be expected to engage in cutting-edge academic research, contribute to the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, supervise student projects and dissertations, and participate in administrative activities as required.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in psychology or related disciplines. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, Brain imaging (fMRI/EEG/fNIRS), Computational modelling and statistics, and/or Psychology in special education.

Requirements:

• A doctoral degree;
• Strong track record in research and tertiary teaching experience;
• Substantial publication record in high-impact international refereed journals; and
• Solid experience in course instruction, research student supervision, programme administration and development, and academic administration. 

The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of three years, commencing August 2025. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Applicants are requested to send in their most recent teaching evaluation results. Those who are not invited for interview 4 months after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. All application materials will be disposed of after completion of the recruitment exercise. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.