School of Hotel and Tourism Management Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the largest government-funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong, with a total student headcount of about 27,200, of which 13,500 are full-time students, 11,400 are part-time students, and 2,300 are mixed-mode students.  It offers programmes at Doctorate, Master’s, Bachelor’s degrees and Higher Diploma levels.  The University has 26 academic departments and units grouped under six faculties, as well as 2 independent schools.  It has a full-time academic staff strength of around 1,250.  The total consolidated expenditure budget of the University is in excess of HK$4 billion per year.   SCHOOL OF HOTEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in one or more of the following areas (several posts): - Hotel / Lodging Management and Operations - Hospitality Human Resources Management - Foodservice / Food Production Management - Tourism and Hospitality Marketing /   Consumer Behaviour - Theme Park and Attractions Management - Operations Management in Hospitality   &Tourism - Quantitative Methods - Convention, Exhibition &Special   Events Management - Tourism Economics - Aviation Service Management The School of Hotel and Tourism Management is Asia’s leading university-level provider of hospitality and tourism education with 1,600 students at undergraduate, masters and PhD levels and 55 faculty members from 18 countries.  According to the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (August 2005 issue), the School was rated among the world’s top four academic institutions in hospitality and tourism based on research and scholarly activities.  Please visit the website at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm for more information about the School.   The appointees will be required to (a) teach at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels; (b) initiate, lead and participate in research activities; and (c) undertake academic administration duties.  Appointees at Associate Professor/Professor level will be required to take active leadership role.   Applicants should (a) have a PhD degree in a related discipline; (b) have substantial university teaching experience and an excellent portfolio of teaching in respective areas; (c) have substantial relevant managerial experience in the hospitality and/or tourism industry; (d) demonstrate academic leadership in hospitality and tourism through research, awards of research grants, scholarship and high level consultancy in respective areas; and (e) have a track record of publication in internationally recognised journals in hospitality, tourism and related fields and/or books.   Preference will be given to those with a strong research orientation, the potential to publish in high quality scholarly journals and a good teaching record.  Applicants with extensive experience and a high level of achievement may be considered for Associate Professor/Professor posts.    Remuneration and Conditions of Service Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Initial appointments will be made on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract.  Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.  Remuneration package will be highly competitive.  Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.   Application Please submit application form via email to hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk; by fax at (852) 2764 3374; or by mail to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job.htm.  Recruitment will continue until the positions are filled.  Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/jobpics.htm.