Established in 1991, the HKUST Business School is recognized globally as one of the world’s best business schools. According to the Financial Times rankings, our Executive MBA Program, offered in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management, secured the top spot in 2023. Additionally, our MBA program was ranked 35th worldwide in the same year.

The Department of Management at HKUST aims to continue as a leading intellectual center for management research and education. The University provides a supportive research and teaching environment with attractive research funding, strong teaching support staff, and leading-edge facilities. The Department has a group of productive faculty members who are enthusiastic about conducting high-quality research, which is regularly published in premier management journals. For more information about our faculty, teaching, current research programs, and research center, please visit our department website: Department of Management.

We are currently accepting applications for both Open Rank Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position and Full-Time Teaching Faculty Position.

Positions Available:

1. Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Position

Applications and nominations are now invited for a faculty position at all ranks (tenured and tenure-track) in the micro (e.g., business ethics, entrepreneurship, family business, human resource management, and organizational behavior) or macro area (e.g., corporate social responsibilities and sustainability, entrepreneurship, family business, innovation, international management, organization theory, and strategy). Applicants for assistant professor positions should have an earned doctorate in a relevant discipline (upon appointment) and a record of publishing or the potential to publish in premium management journals (e.g., Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal). Demonstrated capacity for quality teaching is also required. For fresh assistant professors, the teaching load is 2-0 in the first year and 3-0 afterwards. For senior positions, a strong record of published research in premier management journals and a record of teaching in MBA or EMBA programs are required. Appointment with tenure requires a formal review. The language of instruction at HKUST is English.

2. Teaching Track Faculty Positions

We are also seeking dedicated and versatile individuals to join our dynamic team as full-time teaching faculty members. Candidates should have a proven record of teaching in English, with a preference for those with expertise in areas such as family business (e.g., family governance and succession planning, and family philanthropy), ESG, sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility. The ability to teach effectively at both undergraduate and MSc/MBA levels is essential, and experience and interest in MSc program (academic) administration is a strong asset.

Application instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to submit the required materials electronically via Interfolio (links shown below). Required materials include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• List of references
• Research statement (for the tenure-track position only)
• Teaching statement
• Teaching records
• Three representative writing samples (for tenure-track position only)

Link for the Open Rank Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position: https://apply.interfolio.com/168642

Link for the Full-Time Teaching Faculty Positions: https://apply.interfolio.com/168643

Please indicate in the cover letter your interest in Open Rank Tenured/Tenure-Track position or Full-Time Teaching Faculty Positions

Review of applications for all positions begins on August 25, 2025, and will continue until the positions are filled.

About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management

The Department of Management at HKUST aims to continue as a leading intellectual center for management research and education. The university provides a supportive research and teaching environment with attractive research funding, strong teaching support staff and leading-edge facilities. The Department has a group of productive faculty members with great enthusiasm in conducting high quality research, which is regularly published in premier management journals. Please browse our department website (https://mgmt.hkust.edu.hk/) for information about the faculty, our teaching, current research programs, and our research centers.

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