Director (Research and Knowledge Transfer)

YCCECE Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education 耀中幼教學院; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Staff development support

College leave benefits

Job summary

Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong seeks a Director (Research and Knowledge Transfer) to shape the college's research strategy and knowledge transfer activities. The post also carries a concurrent Associate Professor appointment with teaching and research duties.

Reporting to the President, the director will work with academic units and external partners to strengthen research capacity, secure funding, and expand scholarly output.

Qualifications

• PhD in early childhood education or related discipline.
• Extensive publication and grant writing experience.
• Strong teaching record.
• Experience in research policy development, management, and administration.
• Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Bilingual in English and Chinese; multicultural context familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee strategic development, management, and implementation of research and knowledge transfer activities.
• Collaborate with the Vice President (Academic), academic units, and committees to drive initiatives.
• Strengthen College's research capacity and scholarly output.
• Expand collaboration with external partners and funding agencies.
• Hold a concurrent appointment as Associate Professor with teaching and research duties.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Grant writing

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

PhD in early childhood education or related discipline

Job description

The Director (Research and Knowledge Transfer) leads and oversees the strategic development, management, and implementation of the College’s research and knowledge transfer activities. Collaborating closely with the Vice President (Academic), academic units, and related committees, the post-holder will drive initiatives that strengthen the College’s research capacity, enhance scholarly output, and expand collaboration with external partners and funding agencies. The Director (Research and Knowledge Transfer) is expected to hold a concurrent appointment as an Associate Professor and have teaching and research responsibilities commensurate with that position.

This position reports to the President of the College and works in alignment with the College’s research development framework and strategic plan.

Job Requirements

• A PhD in early childhood education, educational psychology, or related disciplines;
• Demonstrated research expertise with extensive publication and grant writing experiences;
• A strong record of teaching;
• Demonstrated experience in research policy development, management, and administration;
• Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills;
• Bilingual competency in English and Chinese and an appreciation of the challenges of working in a multicultural context will be advantageous.

Salary and Fringe Benefits

The appointment will be for an initial period of three years, renewable subject to performance and mutual agreement. We offer a competitive remuneration package, including an attractive salary, medical and dental insurance, staff development support and College leave benefits

Application Procedure

• Please submit a letter detailing your suitability for the post, specify in your application/ CV your current/ latest salary and expected salary, and contact details of two referees. Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the post is filled.
• All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. The College reserves the right not to fill the position advertised. Since the appointee may engage in work relating to young children, he or she will need to undergo a Criminal Record and Sexual Conviction Record Check or an overseas equivalent.

The College reserves the right to make an appointment by invitation.