Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor

Department/ Unit: School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Closing date: until the position is filled

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Business School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is inviting applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position (at all ranks) in hospitality and tourism.

Applicants should be promising or established scholars with a PhD (by the time of reporting for duty) in hospitality and tourism or a related field. The appointees will conduct high quality research which results in publications in top-tier hospitality and tourism journals. In addition, they are expected to undertake duties to teach basic and advanced-level hospitality and tourism courses at both undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, and to render services to the School of Hotel and Tourism Management. We welcome applications from scholars specializing in hospitality and tourism management and related fields. For those applying for the Associate or Full professor rank, preferred candidates will have industry experience, expertise in program development and/or executive education, a proven track record in grants, contracts, or consultancy, along with demonstrated academic leadership.

Appointment at Assistant Professor rank will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing August 2027, which, subject to demonstration of the requisite level of performance and mutual agreement, may lead to a longer-term appointment or substantiation later. Outstanding candidates with substantial experience for Professor rank may be considered for substantive appointment forthwith. The rank and exact start date will be subject to negotiation.

About the School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Established in 1998, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management is one of six departments within the CUHK Business School. Leveraging the Business School's esteemed business education, the school is dedicated to developing future leaders in the experience economy, with a focus on hospitality, tourism, and real estate. The school provides an AACSB-accredited BBA program in Hospitality and Real Estate (HRE), the first integrated undergraduate program of its kind in Asia. At the postgraduate level, it offers two MSc programmes. The MSc in Real Estate (MRE) is the only master's degree in Asia that integrates multidisciplinary research and teaching from real estate, business, and hospitality and the MSc in Leadership for Experience Economy (LEE) is the first MSc programme in the Asia-Pacific region focusing on developing competencies in inspirational leadership, investment, and innovation to drive organizational success in the emerging experience economy. In addition, the school offers the MPhil-PhD in Business Administration, specializing in Hospitality and Real Estate, preparing students for academic and research careers.

Further information about the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at CUHK is available at

About CUHK Business School

The CUHK Business School is a leading business school and a pioneer in business education in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in Hong Kong in 1963, the CUHK Business School has gained world recognition of nurturing business leaders with immense contributions in Asia Pacific. The School has been offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with over 6,500 students from 30+ countries/regions, as well as executive education. It has one of the most extensive alumni networks in the region, with over 49,000 alumni around the world. It comprises two Schools and four Departments:

Schools

· Accountancy

· Hotel & Tourism Management

Departments

· Decisions, Operations and Technology

· Finance

· Management

· Marketing

Application Procedure

Applicants please upload the full resume with a cover letter, copies of academic credentials, publication list with abstracts of selected published papers, details of courses taught and evaluation results (if available), a research plan, a teaching statement, together with names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three referees for providing references via the CUHK e- recruitment system at

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit

Deadline for Application

The School will continue to review applications on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews in batches starting in fall 2026 and continuing until the position is filled.