Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Research Assistant Professor

Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) is a research-intensive department that prides itself on multi-disciplinary social science research and policy analysis focused on the understanding of social, economic, political and geographical phenomena and educational issues, as well as their implications and challenges for policy making and changes in local, national and global contexts. The department’s faculty are engaged in a range of innovative research areas concerning gender, family, youth, community, citizenship, minorities, immigration, climate change, sustainability, governance, urban and social policy, business, finance, entrepreneurship, and education. The department offers degree programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Department is seeking inspirational and energetic candidates to join the University in support of its development in the area of Financial Technology (FinTech).

Successful applicants will join the University’s highly qualified scholarly team and affiliate with the relevant academic department. The appointee will contribute to enhancing the University's research capacity and impact on the relevant strategic research area(s). Responsibilities mainly include: (i) conducting high-quality research, securing external research grants, and generating scholarly publications or other significant research outputs; (ii) strengthening academic and professional networks, including collaborations with local and overseas institutions and universities; (iii) providing effective leadership in programme and curriculum development as well as programme and course management at undergraduate to postgraduate levels; (iv) engaging in and leading research-related activities with colleagues and RPg students; and (v) participating in and being an active member of the University’s community. The successful candidates should play an active role in the teaching and/or development of a soon-to-be-developed Master’s programme in this area.

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in the relevant field. They should be active researchers with proven capacity and potential in research. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more areas relevant to FinTech and decision analytics, including FinTech and digital finance; algorithmic trading and quantitative finance; financial econometrics and analytics; blockchain, virtual assets and decentralised finance; RegTech and compliance analytics; financial risk analytics; business and decision analytics; predictive modelling and forecasting; or artificial intelligence, machine learning and data mining for finance and business. Candidates from academia, industry and the public sector are encouraged to apply. In addition to strong academic credentials, particular value will be placed on demonstrated achievements in applied research, knowledge transfer, professional practice, financial or business innovation, the development or deployment of data-driven solutions, industry collaboration, consultancy, policy or regulatory work, or other forms of professional, societal or economic impact. Applicants should have an excellent command of English. Fluency in Putonghua is highly desirable, particularly as appointees will be expected to contribute to teaching delivered in Putonghua. Exceptional candidates without Putonghua fluency may nevertheless be considered. Candidates with international experience would be highly valued. The appointee may need to travel outside Hong Kong on a need basis.

Applicants for Associate Professor should possess evidence of strong research output and publications in relevant field(s), together with a strong research track record and impact. Applicants for Assistant Professor / Research Assistant Professor should possess evidence of scholarship, research, and publications in the relevant field(s).

For information on the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, please visit: https://www.eduhk.hk/ssps/.

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