Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust, HKUST(GZ)

About HKUST(GZ)

Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)(HKUST(GZ)) is a cooperatively run university between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. With a spirit of pioneering innovation, HKUST(GZ) charts new territories in cross-disciplinary education and explores new frontiers in pedagogies, aiming to serve as a role model of the mainland-Hong Kong integrated educational development and become a world-famous high-level university, endeavoring to nurture future-oriented, high-level and innovative talents.

In response to the increasingly complex challenges faced by the rapidly changing world, HKUST(GZ) adopts a brand-new and cross-disciplinary academic structure featuring "Hub" and "Thrust" to substitute the conventional one characterized by 'school" and "department", facilitating cross-disciplinary integration while vigorously developing emerging and frontier disciplines. This is a groundbreaking move in the higher education community across the globe, HKUST(GZ) comprises four Hubs, namely Function Hub, Information Hub, Systems Hub, Society Hub and sixteen thrusts. At steady state. theHKUSTlG7) community will consist of 800 faculty members, 4000 undergraduates and 6000 postgraduates.

About IPE Thrust

The Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust in the Society Hub at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) aims to conduct cutting-edging research and disseminate knowledge to assist economic and social development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and beyond. The IPE Thrust has doctoral and master’s program (Msc: Master of Science and Technology Policy). For more information about the IPE Thrust, please visit https://hkust-gz.edu.cn/academics/four-hubs/society-hub/innovation-policy-and-entrepreneurship.

The Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust invites applications or nominations for multiple faculty positions at all ranks (Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor) in the areas of Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship. The IPE Thrust has a diverse faculty and promotes interdisciplinarity teaching and research. We welcome applicants with research focus in the following areas, including but not limited to:  

• Science and technology policy
• Digital Governance and Technology Platform Management
• Business and Entrepreneurial studies
• Innovation and Creativity
• Data Analytics and AI Use for Policy Studies
• Technology and Social Development

Job Requirements

Applicants must have a PhD degree in relevant fields. Senior academics should have proven teaching record, commitment, experience, readiness in cross-disciplinary curriculum and program design, and demonstrated service to the academic community and/or the public.  

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

• Highly competitive salary aligned with international standards, commensurate with qualifications and experience
• Tax rebates in the Greater Bay Area once eligible
• Generous fringe benefits
• All substantiation-track faculty receive sizeable start-up fund 
• Interdisciplinary and international community
• Private health insurance for staff and eligible family members resides in the Chinese mainland
• On-campus housing and family-friendly campus

Application Procedure

Please submit the application via the HKUST(GZ) Recruitment System  (https://facrecruit.hkust-gz.edu.cn/). You should first sign up to create your personal account. For more information on HKUST(GZ), you may visit the university website (https://www.hkust-gz.edu.cn).

Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled. We thank applicants for their interest. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the result of the application. 

For questions regarding the recruitment system or general inquiry, please reach us at [email protected]. For Hub/ Thrust specific questions, please address to [email protected] with subject title of “Application to IPE Thrust”. Information provided by applicants will only be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. 

English is the medium of instruction and administration at HKUST (GZ). HKUST(GZ) is committed to diversity in recruitment and equal opportunity employment, and strongly encourage suitable candidates of diverse backgrounds to submit their applications.