The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university.  It has five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities & Social Science, and Translation & Foreign Languages), with around 6,000 full-time students and 200 full-time faculty members.  Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK is a residential institution which puts quality teaching and students’ all-round development as its highest priorities.  Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, impactful research, and excellent student development/support services.  Our aim is to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, human caring attitude, moral values and social responsibilities.

The University now invites application for the Research Project “Exploring the Idea of Public Reason: Studying the Later Rawls’s philosophy by the archival approach”, funded by the Research Grants Council:

• set up an electronic database of the scanned archival papers that facilitate the searching of concepts and arguments;
• identify and obtain the required secondary materials such as journal articles, specialised books, and edited volume;
• assist with editing the format of articles to ensure that they are ready for publication; and
• transcribe the interview for the Principal Investigator during the summer visit.

• possess a bachelor degree in social science or other relevant disciplines;
• be familiar with John Rawls’s political philosophy;
• be familiar with Microsoft Office software, PDF formatting and other computer skills;
• have a good command of written English and Chinese;
• possess good interpersonal and communication skills;
• be well-organised, a good team player and able to handle multiple tasks efficiently; and
• have a passion for conducting academic research.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Applicants should send a full resume with expected salary by email to hr@hsu.edu.hk or by post to Human Resources Office, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hang Shin Link, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong on or before 30 May 2021.  Please indicate the post applied for and mark 'Application - Confidential' and the reference number on the cover.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee, is an equal opportunity employer.