Professor / Associate Professor (Department of Hospitality and Business Management)

Ref No.: DHBM/PROFESSORIAL(DHBM)/01/26

Major Duties:

The appointee is expected to provide strong academic leadership by contributing to the planning, development, implementation and review of the academic programmes under the Department of Hospitality and Business Management.  The appointee will also provide strong academic leadership in the formulation of learning and teaching strategies; curriculum development of programme modules for the academic programmes in the Department; and research activities in the field of Business Administration, particularly in Business Intelligence and Analytics, Cyber Security in Business, Digital Marketing, Public Relations and Events Management, Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Tourism and Hospitality Management.

The appointee will take part in teaching and supervising student work; delivering quality programmes; and leading and participating in scholarly activities, including but not limited to research, consultancy, networking, collaboration with industry and promoting the Institute and the programmes.  The appointee will also be expected to maintain close contacts with industry, commerce, and other educational institutes on collaborative arrangements to promote and ensure the relevance and excellence of the programmes. 

Requirements:

The successful candidate should have a recognised Doctoral degree in Business Administration, Tourism and Hospitality, or a related area, with relevant teaching experience at tertiary level; demonstrated achievement in research and scholarly activities, and experience in professional practice in the relevant fields.  The candidate should have good interpersonal and communication skills, and possess high proficiency in written and spoken English and Chinese, including Putonghua.  A proven record of linkage with industry or professional bodies would be an advantage. 

Notes:

(1) The appointee may be required to perform duties at different sites and outside Hong Kong, and work irregular hours, shifts and on Saturdays and Sundays as necessary.
(2) The remuneration package will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
(3) The appointee will work at the Chai Wan campus.

Application Procedures:

A completed application form [THEi-HR-601 (Dec 2025)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to [email protected].

Applicants should take note of the following:
(1) Completed application form and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2) The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Siu-lam.pdf”.
(3) For the email subject, please cite “Application for Professor / Associate Professor (DHBM) (Ref No.: DHBM/PROFESSORIAL(DHBM)/01/26)”.

Review of applications will commence as soon as possible and continue until the post is filled.

The Institute reserves the right not to fill the post. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.