SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

Department of Communication Studies

Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in

1. Public Relations and Advertising (PR155/07-08)

Applicants should have a relevant PhD degree with teaching experience in some of the following courses: Campaign Planning, PR Writing, Financial Public Relations, and Global PR. The ability to teach bilingual copywriting and public relations writing classes is considered a major plus.

2. Organizational Communication (PR156/07-08)

Applicants should have a relevant PhD degree with teaching experience in some of the following courses: Leadership Communication, Communication Training & Development, Technology & Organizational Communication, and Theory & Research Methods.

Applicants should have demonstrated research ability. Knowledge of Chinese culture and society is preferred. Applicants for the post of Associate Professor should have demonstrated excellent teaching and research record plus academic or administrative leadership in their respective specialization. ABD candidates nearing completion will be considered as Lecturer grade staff. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of one/two years commencing September 2008.

Appointees are expected to teach at undergraduate and possibly postgraduate level, conduct research, supervise undergraduate honors projects and contribute to the development of curriculum of their respective specialized areas. They are also expected to provide service for the Department and the School of Communication.

Those who have responded to the advertisement posted for Department of Communication Studies recently need not re-apply. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience in university teaching, research and administration.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and fill in the application forms which are obtainable (a) by downloading from: [http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pers]; or (b) by fax at 3411-7799; or (c) in person from the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Completed application form should be sent to the same address. Applicants are requested to send in three samples of their most recent publications and request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference to the Personnel Office direct. Please quote PR number on all correspondence. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at [http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pers/job].

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

Review of applications will begin on 1 March 2008 and continue until the positions are filled.