The appointee will work in the General Education Numeracy Team and is expected to coordinate project assistants in the team, assist in planning and developing curriculums, collecting various data from daily-life situations, preparing and writing teaching materials, and performing any other duties as assigned.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in any disciplines, and with at least two years of work experience. The appointee should be self-motivated and willing to learn; have strong communication and interpersonal skills, good analytical and problem-solving abilities, and some basic computer knowledge. Good and creative writing skills in English will be an advantage.

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of one year. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to performance review and mutual agreement. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a written test.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and fill in the application form which is obtainable (a) by downloading from http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/applicationforms; or (b) by fax at 3411-7799 (local line only); or (c) in person from the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Completed application form should be sent to the same address. Please quote PR number on all correspondence. Applicants not invited for interview after 8 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.

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

Closing date: 3 January 2012

The appointee is expected to provide leadership in the further development of a strong research programme in a supportive department. The appointee will also provide research and academic leadership, demonstrate administrative experience, including mentoring junior faculty and postgraduate students, conduct significant research, publish in leading academic journals, and gain external research funding to support and expand research activities. Applicants should possess a relevant PhD degree, with strong research records and teaching experience. Candidates with outstanding record in research and teaching will be considered for appointment at Chair Professor rank.

Terms of appointment:

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers competitive package which include retirement/gratuity benefits, annual leave, medical and dental scheme, housing assistance and relocation allowance wherever appropriate. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of two to three years. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and provide an updated curriculum vitae and/or fill in the application forms which are obtainable by downloading from http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/applicationforms. Completed application form should be sent to the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Please quote PR number on all correspondence. Applicants should request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference to the Personnel Office direct, and send in samples of publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent publications. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms & conditions then applicable at the time of offer.

Closing Date: 24 March 2012 (or until the position is filled)

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for Lecturer positions in Applied Mathematics/Statistics/Operational Research. Appointees are expected to teach at the undergraduate level. Applicants should have a PhD degree in Mathematics/Statistics/ Operational Research, preferably with at least 2 years of teaching experience.

Terms of appointment:

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers competitive package which include retirement/gratuity benefits, annual leave and medical and dental scheme. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of two years. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and provide an updated curriculum vitae and/or fill in the application forms which are obtainable by downloading from http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/applicationforms. Completed application form should be sent to the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Please quote PR number on all correspondence. Applicants should request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference to the Personnel Office direct. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the posts advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms & conditions then applicable at the time of offer.

Closing Date: 14 January 2012 (or until the position is filled)

The appointee will work in the General Education Numeracy Team and is expected to assist in planning and developing curriculums, collecting various data from daily-life situations, preparing and writing teaching materials, and performing any other duties as assigned.
The team was assembled with non-science staff members from various backgrounds.  Applicants should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any disciplines.  The appointee should be self-motivated and willing to learn; have strong communication and interpersonal skills, good analytical and problem-solving abilities, and some basic computer knowledge.  Good and creative writing skills in English will be an advantage. 

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of one year.  Re-appointment thereafter is subject to performance review and mutual agreement.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a written test.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Those who responded to an earlier advertisement posted in October 2011 need not re-apply.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to write in response to the requirements and fill in the application form which is obtainable (a) by downloading from http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/applicationforms; or (b) by fax at 3411-7799 (local line only); or (c) in person from the Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Level 7, Shaw Tower, 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon.  Completed application form should be sent to the same address.  Please quote PR number on all correspondence.  Applicants not invited for interview after 8 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.  Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms & conditions then applicable at the time of offer.

Closing date: 24 December 2011

Applications are invited for a Postdoc position at the Department of Mathematics in Hong Kong Baptist University. The beginning of the appointment will start in September 2011 or shortly afterwards.

The successful Postdoc candidate should possess an excellent background in high order methods for numerical solution of PDEs for high speed flows with shocks in a high performance serial and parallel Linux cluster with MPI and/or GPU computing with CUDA. The programming language is FORTRAN95. The applicant should have practical and strong mathematical understanding of advanced numerical methods. Knowledge in spectral methods and high order WENO methods is highly desirable. The main project is on the numerical study of compressible Richmyter-Meshkov instability and Rayleigh-Taylor instability governed by the full Navier-Stokes equation in general curvilinear coordinates using high order hybrid numerical methods.

The candidate should be a quick learner, mature, and possesses strong will to learn new things and to tackle new challenges independently. Strong English writing and communication skills are required.

The initial appointment of the Postdoc position will be one year and renewable for another year, subject to mutual agreement, satisfaction of the progress and availability of funds. The salary and benefit will be commensurable to the qualification of the applicant. Applicants are asked to send their CV and three letters of recommendation to for consideration. Questions regarding the position can be directed to Prof. Don, Wai-Sun by email.