ACADEMY OF VISUAL ARTS

Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Art History and Theory) (PR0056/20-21)

Founded in 2005, the Academy of Visual Arts (AVA) is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The Academy is committed to providing the best visual arts education to meet the needs of the cultural and creative industries in the region. In the eventful years since its foundation, the Academy has grown and developed rapidly, building an international teaching team and developing multi-faceted, interactive programmes based on an advanced and adaptive interdisciplinary curriculum.

The position is affiliated to the Visual Art Studies (VAS) Division of the Academy, which offers art history and theory courses across all the Academy’s programmes and supports studio practice and the development of critical and creative thinking to students at all levels (undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research degree), including providing courses for the university GE programme of study.

The Academy invites applications from candidates with outstanding achievement in teaching, research and professional experience. The appointee is expected to teach art history and art theory courses, with a focus on western art, Asian art or design history. Additionally, he/she should have good knowledge of the contemporary visual arts scene internationally, and familiarity with the broader issues and trends in inter-disciplinary educational field.

Applicants should have a relevant doctoral degree, a strong record in academic research in the above and/or other related areas appropriate for the rank applied for, and accumulated academic teaching experience.

Initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of two to three years. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk). Applicants are requested to send in portfolio of professional/creative practice and samples of publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent works, and their most recent teaching evaluation results. Applicants should also request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference, with PR number (stated above) quoted on the letters, to the Personnel Office (email: recruit@hkbu.edu.hk) direct. Those not invited for interview 4 months after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. All application materials including publication samples, scholarly/creative works will be disposed of after completion of the recruitment exercise. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.

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

Closing date: 24 September 2020