Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor

Description

City University of Hong Kong is one of eight tertiary institutions funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. A young and dynamic institution, the University aspires to be internationally recognized as a leading university in the Asia-Pacific region through excellence in professional education and applied research. It has a growing international reputation, as evidenced by its surge up the rankings of the world's top 150 universities according to the Times Higher Education Supplement. The mission of the University is to nurture and develop the talents of students and to create applicable knowledge in order to support social and economic advancement. Currently, approximately 26,000 students are enrolled in over 180 programmes ranging from associate degrees to PhD. The medium of instruction is English.

Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (Computer Graphics and Animation)
School of Creative Media [Ref. A/562/49]

The School of Creative Media was founded in 1998, and since then has developed strengths in cinematic arts, media/cultural studies, computer animation, computer graphics and interactivity. It offers an exciting multi-disciplinary research and teaching environment in which technical and creative faculty collaborate on a variety of projects. Our students are trained in innovation, creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability, and the capacity to integrate theory and practice and technology and the arts. They are also well-equipped to understand the business environments in which media industries operate.

The School continues to champion its role as a leader in creative media in Asia. This involves being an intellectual leader, becoming a leading professional education centre for students from the region, and for budding practitioners from the industry.

Duties : The appointee is expected to contribute to the development of one of the Expertise Groups in the School - Computer Graphics and Animation. He/She should demonstrate competence in adopting a cross-disciplinary approach in teaching and research in order to contribute creatively and professionally in the School, and for the benefit of the community and industry. In addition to making active contribution to the professional, scholarly and creative realm, the appointee will also be assigned to take up administrative duties which facilitate the development of the School.