The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the largest government-funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong, with a total student headcount of about 27,200, of which 13,500 are full-time students, 11,400 are part-time students, and 2,300 are mixed-mode students. It offers programmes at Doctorate, Master's, Bachelor's degrees and Higher Diploma levels. The University has 26 academic departments and units grouped under six faculties, as well as 2 independent schools. It has a full-time academic staff strength of around 1,250. The total consolidated expenditure budget of the University is in excess of HK$4 billion per year.
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE
The Department of Building and Real Estate offers a wide scope of multi-disciplinary programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the construction and real estate sectors which enable students to develop their full potential and to practise and lead within their chosen professional discipline. Its research and consultancy work are of an applied nature relevant to industrial, commercial and community needs. It has established dedicated partnership with business, industry and the professions.
Postdoctoral Fellow
[Appointment period: three posts, each for twenty-four months]
The appointees will assist the project teams in conducting research projects in the disciplines relating to Building and Real Estate.
Applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than three years of post-qualification experience at the time of application. Preference will be given to those with a good track record in research publication.
Please visit the website at http://www.bre.polyu.edu.hk for potential project leader(s) and information about the Department. Applicants are invited to contact any academic staff in the Department who may be potential project leader(s) for further information and propose a suitable research topic in consultation with the project leader(s) concerned.
For general enquiries, please contact Mrs Ip Gracie at tel no. (852) 2766 7770 or email bsgraciepolyu.edu.hk
Remuneration
Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.
Application
Please submit application form via email to hrstaffpolyu.edu.hk; by fax at (852) 2764 3374; or by mail to:
Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job.htm. The closing date for application is Friday, 2 May 2008. Applications should be addressed directly to the project leader or Mrs Ip Gracie (please state Department of Building and Real Estate on the envelope). Applicants who are not invited to an interview within two months of the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/jobpics.htm.
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