Professor / Associate Professor (Research Track) in Division of Science
Established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (“TWGHs”) in 2010, Tung Wah College (TWC) is a self-financing degree-granting institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap.320). Following the educational ideals of TWGHs and leveraging on its renowned strengths and expertise, TWC aims to provide high quality tertiary education to nurture competent, socially responsible and caring professionals for the benefits of society.
With the staunch support of TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly and built up a niche in healthcare education. It is the first self-financing tertiary institution offering five professionally accredited degrees to train nurses and allied health professionals such as medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists and radiation therapists. Besides, the College is also the first institution registered under Cap. 320 offering early childhood education degree and higher diploma programmes to train qualified kindergarten teachers and childcare professionals.
Currently, TWC has 4 schools (namely School of Arts and Humanities, School of Management, School of Medical and Health Sciences, and School of Nursing) running a total of 19 degree, sub-degree and diploma programmes in several disciplines. It has a student population of over 4,000 in 2024/2025.
Being a young and vibrant institution, TWC aspires to become a leading private university in the long term. It is planning to launch a number of new programmes, strengthen teaching and learning facilities and quality, and enhance research capability etc. in coming years. To cope with its continuous development, we are now inviting highly qualified candidates to fill the following post:
Duties and Responsibilities
The appointee will support all aspects of academic activities including teaching of Biomedical (Molecular Diagnostics, Genetics, Immunology, Biochemistry) and/or Forensic Science courses (e.g. Chemistry. Toxicology, Forensic DNA, Biomedical Criminalistics, Techniques in Human identification and Crime Scene Investigations, and related courses), research, and consultancy; actively contribute to the planning, formulation and implementation of the College and School’s strategic direction and development; take a leading role and participate in programme development and validation exercises; contribute to academic and school administration; lead and supervise the work of academic staff involved in prescribed courses / programmes; take up responsibilities in academic and departmental administration and clinical teaching; guide / facilitate the College in enhancing its visibility and strengthening its local and international connections; build and develop an extensive network of contacts and colleagues to develop and enhance College market position and reputation; provide leadership in promoting good teaching and collaborative research; liaise with external bodies for job placements and professional development; perform scholarly activities; facilitate the development and enhancement of the discipline through quality research and publications including seeking external grants and raise the level of consultancies in respective discipline(s); oversee and perform academic activities including academic advising, examination and assessment, student recruitment, committee works, whole person development activities of students; undertake professional service to external professional body / organization and provide public services to the community.
Qualifications and Experience Required
For Professor / Associate Professor position, applicants should possess a PhD degree / Professional Doctorate in a relevant discipline with extensive relevant experience in teaching in the tertiary education sector, programme development and programme leadership; publications in journals (desirably with international reputation) and with high impact in the relevant discipline; and demonstration as an active researcher.
Application
Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To apply, please submit your application via system. The College reserves the right to fill or not to fill the post. Applicants who are not contacted by the College 6 months after the application deadline may consider their applications unsuccessful. For enquiries, please phone or send WhatsApp to 9172-8618.
Application Deadline: Until the position(s) is/are filled
All information and personal data collected will be used solely for recruitment related purposes. For more information about the College, please visit our website: https://www.twc.edu.hk.
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