Senior Academic Faculty Position

About the role

Located in the heart of China’s Greater Bay Area within a one‑hour livelihood circle of Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, BNBU was founded in 2005 as a joint venture of Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University. The university enjoys a fine reputation as a pioneer in liberal arts education, offering 30 undergraduate and more than a dozen postgraduate programmes across its Faculty of Business and Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Culture and Creativity, School of AI and Liberal Arts and School of General Education. With over 9,000 students on its picturesque Zhuhai campus, BNBU is recruiting first‑class faculty to become a top‑tier liberal arts university. The Disciplinary Leader positions are tasked with steering the strategic development and future growth of key academic fields including Accounting; Business Analytics; Business Management (including but not limited to Human Resources, Marketing Management, and Digital Media Management); Public Relations and Advertising; Data Science; Environmental Science; Applied Psychology; Game Design; Culture, Creativity & Management; and Media Arts and Design. These senior faculty roles are pivotal to the mission: successful candidates will provide the intellectual vision and academic direction to elevate their disciplines, ensuring they remain at the forefront of innovation, relevance, and scholarly impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide Strategic Academic Leadership: Define and implement a compelling strategic vision for the discipline, guiding its development, innovation, and long-term growth in alignment with BNBU's mission.
• Champion Research Excellence: Establish and sustain a world-class, competitively funded research programme, fostering a vibrant culture of scholarly inquiry, publication, and innovation within the discipline.
• Mentor the Next Generation: Provide inspirational guidance and mentorship to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while actively supporting the professional development of junior faculty members.
• Drive Curriculum Innovation: Lead the ongoing enhancement and modernization of the curriculum, ensuring pedagogical excellence