Lecturer I/II in Artificial Intelligence & Business Intelligence

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION DIVISION (CPED)

The School of Continuing Education, one of the eight Faculties/Schools of the University and a major provider of continuing and professional education in Hong Kong, offers a wide range of full-time and part-time programmes at the post-secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels for young learners and working adults.  It also offers in-house training and short courses to meet the community needs and market demands.  Operated on a self-financed basis, the School and its College of International Education currently employ about 400 full-time staff and 500 part-time instructors.  The School is now looking for individuals with qualifications and experience to join its Continuing and Professional Education Division.

Lecturer I/II in Artificial Intelligence & Business Intelligence (24250169)

• AI for Business and Financial Markets
• Big Data and Business Analytics 
• FinTech Strategy 

The appointee is required to (i) perform teaching duties in related disciplines; (ii) provide academic guidance to students; (iii) develop and manage programme; (iv) supervise projects; (v) coordinate with the part-time teaching staff; and (vi) assist in administrative work for the responsible programmes/courses such as promotion, admission interview, handling students’ enquiries and organising student activities.

Applicants should possess a higher degree, preferably a doctoral degree in Information Technology, Data Science, or Business Analytics, along with relevant teaching experience and industry expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, or FinTech.  Applicants must show dedication and strong commitment in teaching and education within and beyond the classroom. They must also be a good team player with excellent communication skills.

The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of two years. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System and send in their most recent teaching evaluation results. Those who are not invited for interview 4 months after the submission of the application may consider their applications unsuccessful. All application materials including publication samples, scholarly/creative works will be disposed of after the completion of the recruitment exercise. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.