About the University

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites application for the following position:

 

Office of Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research) - Assistant to Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research)
(Ref: A to PV/VPAR (PV/VPARO) 2025-03-14)

Responsibilities
  • assist Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research)(PV/VPAR) in the planning and development of policies, design and delivery of curriculum and implementation of academic-related / specific programmes / projects;
  • support the preparation of the University Academic Development Plan, annual reports, and other relevant documents;
  • act as the contact point between the University and external funding bodies;
  • coordinate applications for internal and external research funding, manage grant submissions, and oversee the allocation of funds;
  • advise colleague on research-related matters and providing statistical reports on research and publications;
  • work closely with internal and external parties in support of the PV/VPAR; and
  • serve as Secretary to the University Research Committee and various other committees, including preparing papers and reports.

 

Applicants Should
  • possess a recognised degree with at least 10 years’ executive experience, preferably in the development / accreditation / administration of academic programme;
  • have excellent planning, report writing, time management and organizational skills;
  • have strong command of written and spoken English and Chinese;
  • possess strong organizational and analytical skills, ability to work under minimum supervision with attention to details; and
  • have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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Experience of working in the tertiary education sector will be an advantage.

 

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 30 March 2025.  Review of applications will begin soon until the position is filled.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.

 



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