Postdoctoral Fellow (MSoDA)

About this position

Lingnan University is one of the eight publicly funded institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and has the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. It is widely recognised for providing quality education with a focus on whole-person development and conducting high-impact research for a better world. Moving forward, Lingnan University is well positioned to take lead as a comprehensive university in arts and sciences in the digital era, with impactful research and innovations.

Postdoctoral Fellow (MSoDA)

Department of Sociology and Social Policy

(Post Ref.: 26/241 /JAC)

The Department of Sociology and Social Policy brings together scholars with international research experience and publication records in major outlets in Sociology and Social Policy. The Department is a recipient of the University’s Research Excellence Award and Teaching Excellence Awards. We offer teaching in Sociology and Social Policy, the Health and Social Services Management Major and co-host the Social and Public Policy Studies Major with the Department of Economics.

The Department hosts an MSocSc Programme in Comparative Social Policy (International) (IMCSP), and an MSocSc Programme in Sociology and Data Analytics (MSoDA), and has been successful in attracting MPhil and PhD students from around the world, as well as Hong Kong PhD Fellows, and winning other external competitive grants. Applicants are advised to visit the departmental website , UG programme website , IMCSP programme website , MSoDA Programme website , and RGC Funding Schemes website .

General Requirements

Applicants should have obtained / been conferred a PhD degree in Sociology, Social Policy or any discipline related to computational social science, or an equivalent qualification for no more than three years prior to the commencement of the appointment, with relevant teaching and research experience. Applicants are required to provide their research portfolio, publication record, and teaching evaluation among other relevant information. Excellent communication and presentation skills in English are essential.

Experience with research utilizing computational methods will be a distinct advantage. The appointee should be able to take up teaching duties in some of the courses on the MSocSc Programme in Sociology and Data Analytics, including but not limited to: “ Data Analytics for Social Research ”, “ Applied Analytical Statistics for Social Scientists ”, “ Machine Learning with Social Data ” and “ Social Networks Analysis ”. The appointee should be prepared to actively support the coordination and development of our teaching programmes, as well as the research endeavours of faculty members in the areas of Sociology and Social Policy.

The appointee is expected to have a strong commitment to academic excellence and engagement in high-quality research and publication, and to submit applications for RGC grants, other local/overseas competitive grants and/or fellowship schemes.

Appointment

The conditions of the appointments will be competitive. The remuneration will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity, incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee.

The appointment will normally be made on a fixed-term contract for up to two years.

Application Procedure

Please click “ Apply Now ” to submit your application. Applicants shall provide names and contact information of at least three referees to whom applicants’ consent has been given for their providing references. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only .

Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.