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New faculty members joining the University are provided
with start-up support for their research and access to research
funding. Along with this assistance, academics are propelled
forward in their role as teachers in order that students gain
the most benefit from studying with scholars who are among
the best in their field. Such input is provided by programs
and seminars delivered through the University’s Center for the
Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, funding for teaching
development projects – with about 20 projects in hand at any
given time – and School-led programs. The focus is on early-
career faculty with emphasis on the role of senior faculty in
mentoring and advising less experienced colleagues.
With the launch of the new four-year degree, there has been
an intensive and successful effort to draw faculty into academic
advising for students. This engagement with students out of
class and with objectives that go beyond the academic issues of
a course builds a significant new dimension to the relationship
of students and faculty.
The recent growth in student numbers has
enabled HKUST to recruit more than 70 new faculty
members in the past few years. Recruitment of
faculty is a valuable opportunity to bring in talented
teachers and researchers and promote the diversity
of the faculty to better reflect HKUST’s position as an
international institution. The University continued
to refine the faculty compensation review system
to enhance international competitiveness of faculty
salaries and at the same time reward achievements
and contributions.
FOSTERING EXCELLENCE
The University Council approved the introduction
of new teaching-track faculty positions (Lecturer
I/II and Senior Lecturer). These posts provide
a clear career path for colleagues other than
tenure-track faculty members to enable them
to better contribute to the University’s teaching
and learning missions. Forty staff members held
teaching-track faculty positions at 30 June 2013.
The recruitment of faculty and their achievements as educators
and researchers are key to HKUST’s advancement. In 2012-13,
the University took several significant steps to enhance
recognition of leading faculty, and received national and
international acknowledgement of the work generated by
its world-class team
Faculty Development