School of Design
Senior Teaching Fellow
(Ref. 240405017)
[will be conferred the title of Senior Lecturer]
The School of Design, as a leading and transdisciplinary design school, is at the forefront of nurturing capable, open-minded, creative talents and active learners; contributing to innovation in Hong Kong and Mainland China while maintaining a global perspective. As one of the top design schools in the world, its highly diverse design expertise widely includes Product Design, Interactive Design, Information Design, Advertising Design, Media Design, Interior and Environmental Design, Social Innovation Design, Service Innovation Design, Urban Design, Business Innovation Design, Intelligent Systems Design, Intelligent Services Design and Multimedia Entertainment Technology. The School’s research and consultancy work are of an applied nature relevant to industrial, commercial and community needs. It is ranked 20th by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 for Art and Design, ranking among the top institutions in Asia. The School is based in a Zaha Hadid building well-equipped for innovative research and creative learning on the university campus. Please visit the website at https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/ for more information about the School.
With the restructuring of academic programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the School of Design is seeking a high-calibre talent with practice-oriented expertise plus extensive teaching experience who will work in a transdisciplinary design environment for various teaching and learning activities addressing interdisciplinary training for students with a view to facilitating them to find the best-fit design disciplines.
Duties
The appointee will be required to:
(a) engage in design and delivery of teaching and learning activities at undergraduate and/or above levels in the areas of Innovative Multimedia Entertainment and Media Design;
(b) take a proactive role in subject curriculum, pedagogy development and administration;
(c) participate actively in programme management;
(d) engage actively in scholarly and academic activities with significance and relevance to the discipline and profession;
(e) engage actively in industrial, non-profit and the public sector networking activities with significance and relevance to the discipline and profession and coordinate innovative industrial collaboration projects;
(f) undertake administrative duties and committee work at departmental and/or university level; and
(g) perform any other duties as assigned by the Dean of School or his delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have a PhD degree in a relevant design specialism or design related field or an equivalent qualification;
(b) have at least six years’ relevant post-qualification experience in the design field, design related profession or design related industry with demonstrable contributions to relevant design sector;
(c) demonstrate potential contributions to curriculum development and course management or equivalent, with preference in teaching innovation, scholarship of teaching and learning, scholarly works or publications and educational research output;
(d) commit to working collaboratively in teaching teams coupled with a wide perspective on design education;
(e) have experience in working in professional or educational cross-disciplinary design teams and inter-disciplinary collaborations on design related projects; and
(f) demonstrate technical capability and skills relevant to design education as well as proficiency to teach these skills.
Candidates with a master’s degree and can demonstrate extensive professional experience and achievements in their design profession will also be considered.
Applicant should submit (a) a letter of application declaring the area(s) of expertise; (b) updated curriculum vitae; (c) a one-page teaching statement elaborating his/her teaching philosophy and contribution for this position and (d) a portfolio of relevant teaching and/or professional work.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.
Consideration of applications will commence on 30 April 2024 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 5 April 2024