Professor / Associate Professor in Food Safety and Nutritional Science

Established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (“TWGHs”) in 2010, Tung Wah College (TWC) is a self-financing degree-granting institution registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap.320).  Following the educational ideals of TWGHs and leveraging on its renowned strengths and expertise, TWC aims to provide high quality tertiary education to nurture competent, socially responsible and caring professionals for the benefits of society.

With the staunch support of TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly and built up a niche in healthcare education. It is the first self-financing tertiary institution offering professionally accredited degrees to train allied health professionals such as medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists and radiation therapists. Besides, the College is also the first institution registered under Cap. 320 offering early childhood education degree and higher diploma programmes to train qualified kindergarten teachers and child care professionals.

Currently, TWC has 4 schools (namely School of Arts and Humanities, School of Business, School of Medical and Health Sciences, and School of Nursing) offering a total of 15 full-time degree and sub-degree programmes in several disciplines. It has a student population over 2,500. Since establishment, TWC has nurtured over 1,000 graduates.

Being a young and vibrant institution, TWC aspires to become a leading private university in the long term.  It is planning to launch a number of new programmes, strengthen teaching and learning facilities and quality, and enhance research capability etc. in coming years.  To cope with its continuous development, we are now inviting highly qualified candidates to join our professional team:

Professor / Associate Professor in Food Safety and Nutritional Science
School of Medical and Health Sciences
(TWC/17/103/MHS/P_AssoP)

The appointee will be responsible for all aspects of academic activities which include: providing quality teaching; engaging in programme development and validation exercises; taking initiatives in conducting research and publications on Food Safety and Nutritional Science or related disciplines; mentoring junior academic colleagues within the programme, leading and participating in consultancies, professional and community services to promote the College and strengthen its local and international standing and networks; and taking up responsibilities in programme and School administration.

Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline. They should have not less than 10 years (for Professor) or 7 years (for Associate Professor) of teaching experience; relevant professional qualifications / exposure and an international reputation in high quality scholarship; and a demonstrated teaching record in the tertiary education sector.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

To apply, please submit your application letter, resume and a completed application form (available at http://www.twc.edu.hk/hro/employment-opportunities/application-guidelines) by mail to the Human Resources Office, Tung Wah College, 90A Shantung Street, Mongkok, Kowloon or email to hro@twc.edu.hk.  Please quote the reference number of the post in the application letter and on the envelope.  The College reserves the right to fill or not to fill the post.  The search will continue until suitable appointment is made.

Application Deadline: Open

All information and personal data collected will be used solely for recruitment related purposes. For more information about the College, please visit our website: http://www.twc.edu.hk.

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