University of Hong Kong

Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (several posts) in Marketing in the Faculty of Business and Economics (Ref.: 500543)

Applications are invited for appointment as Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (several posts) in Marketing in the Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Hong Kong (Ref.: 500543), to commence on July 1, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis with the possibility of renewal, or on tenured terms for exceptionally outstanding candidates subject to approval.

The Faculty continues to progress as a leading business school, a with focus on China and Asia. A full range of Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, MBA, MBA (International) and EMBA degree programs are offered. The research environment is amply supportive, active and highly productive with outputs published in top journals in marketing and management, including Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing, Management Science, and Information Systems Research, and other high-visibility journals, including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), and Psychological Science. The marketing team is a young and highly prolific group with, currently, twelve professoriate staff. Information about the Faculty can be obtained from http://www.fbe.hku.hk/.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in marketing or related areas, with preference given to those with a research focus on quantitative marketing, marketing strategy, or services marketing. Research excellence (i.e. published papers or papers in advanced stages in top-tier marketing or related journals) and strong teaching performance are expected. The appointees are expected to be committed to high- quality scholarly research and teaching undergraduate and/or graduate marketing courses. Enquiries about the position (not application materials) should be directed to Professor Bennett Yim (e-mail: yimbck@hku.hk), Professor Echo Wan (e-mail: ewwan@hku.hk), or Professor David Tse (e-mail: davidtse@hku.hk).

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totaling up to 15% of basic salary. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.

The University only accepts online application for the above posts. Applicants should apply online at the University’s career site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V., recent research papers and relevant teaching evaluations. Three confidential reference letters should be sent to Mr. Kevin Ng of the Faculty (e-mail: kevin823@hku.hk) directly by the referees.

We have multiple positions and look for the candidates who are entrepreneurs and ambitious to join our dynamic and collaborative team. Applications at all ranks will be considered from now and throughout the 2021 Spring semester.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and
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