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Job Announcement Type: Professor in Chinese Philosophy and Religion Institution: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau Location: Macau (China) Date: from January 2018 Deadline: 21.8.2017 __________________________________________________ The University of Macau (UMacau) is the flagship public university in Macao, which gives it a unique advantage when pursuing the goal of becoming a world-class university with regional characteristics. English is its working language. In recent years, the university has made great progress in various areas, gaining increasing international recognition for its teaching, research, and community service. To better support higher education development in Macao and to meet society’s ever-increasing demand for high-quality professionals, the university relocated in August 2014 to a new campus of approximately 1.09 square kilometres. With a state-of-the-art campus, the implementation of Asia’s largest residential college system, the establishment of new faculties and well-equipped laboratories, the increasing numbers of students and faculty members recruited from around the world, UMacau possesses great potential and provides exciting new possibilities for professional development. The Philosophy and Religious Studies Programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites applications for the position of Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Religious Studies. The desired area of specialization is Chinese Philosophies and Religions. In addition to an undergraduate Minor programme in Philosophy and Religious Studies, the Philosophy and Religious Studies Programme actively participates in the University-wide General Education programme and offers PhD supervision across the range of the department’s expertise in both Eastern and Western philosophical and religious traditions and methodologies. Qualifications Applicants must hold a PhD in Philosophy or in a related area. Applicants should have an excellent record of tertiary teaching and supervision experience and a distinguished record of research and publication at an international level. Applications with specialization in Chinese Philosophies and Religions will be considered. Fluency in English and Chinese is expected. The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in January 2018. Position and Remuneration Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, current position and professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Application Procedure Applicants should visit umac.mo/career for more details, and apply ONLINE at career@UM (isw.umac.mo/recruitment) (Ref. No.: FAH/FAP/RS/06/2017). When applying, please upload a cover letter, a current CV (with English translations wherever relevant) and a writing sample (i.e.'Research Work/Publication'). Other documents may be submitted as needed or as available. Review of applications will commence on 21 August 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they were not invited for an interview within 3 months of application. Human Resources Section, Office of Administration University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China Website: isw.umac.mo/recruitment; Email: vaca...@umac.mo Tel: +853 8822 8553; Fax: +853 8822 2412 The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower positions under special circumstances. Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents. Website: https://isw.umac.mo/recruitment/showJobDetails.do?jobRefNo=FAH/FAP/RS/06/2017 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
