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EDUCATORS WHO want to broaden their horizons can now consider a career on the mainland. The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKUSpace) is on an expansion drive and needs teachers and programme management professionals.

HKU Space has been operating on the mainland since 2000 and has projects in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is looking for full-time lecturers, part-time lecturers and programme management professionals who will work at various locations around the country.

The school has hundreds of students on the mainland and is looking to more than double its enrolment by the end of this year.

Daniel Yan, associate head of the division of management studies at HKU Space, said such positions would help educators work in a diverse environment.

He said schools on the mainland had local students from different provinces and a few foreign students, which was different from the largely Cantonese environment in Hong Kong.

'Lecturers will get the chance to work in a cross-cultural environment,' Dr Yan said.

He said the school welcomed competent academics of all nationalities. Most lecturers were from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Britain, Australia and Russia.

Teaching staff for accounting and management programmes are needed for the Beijing operations of HKU Space. The school's Suzhou project requires marketing, management, logistics, accounting and information technology experts. Its South China operation needs lecturers in logistics, HR, finance and marketing communications.

The school expects to get more staff for its part-time programmes, full-time diploma and Dazhuan courses. The Dazhuan course is taught in English and recognised by British, Australian and American universities.

Dr Yan said the course was popular with middle-school graduates who wanted to study overseas.

Lecturers should be able to cater for adults with specific professional goals and middle-school graduates starting to build their careers.

Candidates interested in the teaching positions for diploma, Dazhuan and postgraduate programmes should have a master's degree in a relevant discipline and an understanding of their subject.

Applicants for the teaching positions in professional diploma programmes are expected to possess a master's degree in a related subject and have experience in their field.

Dr Yan said it was equally important for the candidates to have a passion for education because teaching could be a difficult profession, especially in the mainland where educators had to overcome cultural barriers.

Besides competitive salaries, recruits will get an opportunity to work at different campuses when positions open up. High performers will have many opportunities for promotion.

'What is good about working in HKU Space is the mobility,' Dr Yan said.

He cited the example of a Beijing teacher who started as a part-time lecturer and became a full-time senior academic at the school.

Dr Yan encouraged professionals from Hong Kong to consider part-time positions in Shenzhen and to improve their career prospects.

The school is also looking for programme management professionals who will help maintain the course quality and explore new opportunities. They will have to spend 20 per cent to 30 per cent of their time in the mainland.

Dr Yan said successful candidates would need a master's degree or a PhD. They should have knowledge of the mainland and have good interpersonal and management skills.

HKU Space will slowly increase its presence in the mainland education market. This is not an easy task considering the keen competition among the large number of education and training providers that have come up in recent times.

Dr Yan said good teaching staff were crucial and applicants would go through a careful screening process before they were recruited. There was continuous performance monitoring, student feedback and other checks to make sure staff provided top-quality services to students.

'We screen teachers not just for their professionalism. If they are not passionate about teaching, they probably won't be employed,' Dr Yan said.

Teachers in demand

Seeking programme managers, full-time and part-time lecturers

Candidates with a passion for education wanted

Offers employees the chance to move to different locations and positions



Exciting chance for lecturers