National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

Department of Leisure and Recreation Management

Teacher Recruitment Announcement

I. Number of Teaching Positions and Proposed Appointment Date:

1 position for Assistant Professor or higher； Initial appointment period is 1 year. If appointed mid-academic year, the appointment will take effect from February 1, 2027, until January 31,2028 of that academic year, based on the actual start date.

II. Required and Preferred Qualifications – Required

14. Required Qualifications
     

1. For applicants for Assistant Professor or higher, they must meet one of the qualifications specified in Articles 16-1 to 18 of the Teacher Employment Regulations; full-time teachers should meet the qualifications under Article 25 of the Vocational Education Act, which states that "Teachers of professional or technical subjects at vocational colleges must have at least one year of practical work experience related to their teaching field. However, this does not apply to those who were already employed as qualified teachers before the enactment of this law."
2. Applicants for positions at the rank of Assistant Professor or above must hold a doctoral degree from a domestic or international university in Tourism and Recreation Management, Healthy Aging and Leisure Studies, or a related field.
3. Recognition of practical work experience must comply with the standards set forth in Article 4 of the "Standards for Recognizing Practical Work Experience for Teachers of Professional or Technical Subjects."
4. Teacher qualification review and proposed appointment levels must meet the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education and the university, and are subject to the "Qualification Review Guidelines for Newly Hired Full-Time (Project) Teachers of the College of Tourism." Please refer to https://tourism.nkuht.edu.tw/p/405-1021-24427,c1349.php?Lang=zh-tw.

14. Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience leading or participating in research projects funded by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) or other public/private institutions within the past five years.
2. Applicants should demonstrate proven research capability through academic achievements, with publications in internationally recognized journals in the fields of tourism and leisure management or healthy aging and leisure studies within the past five years being especially preferred.
3. Academic degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral) relevant to the department’s academic field.
4. Ability to teach courses in English.
5. Applicants with expertise in health promotion, senior leisure and recreation, service design, or digital game applications are especially preferred.

2. Disqualifications (Restrictions on Appointment)

Applicants must disclose if any of the following conditions apply. The University will verify eligibility.

1. The applicant must not be the spouse or a relative within the third degree of kinship of the University President or the head of the hiring unit.
2. The applicant must not fall under disqualification conditions specified in Article 31 of the Act Governing the Appointment of Educators or Article 14 of the Teachers’ Act.

III. Required Application Documents

1. Teacher information form, applicant's understanding of the university and self-expectations, application declaration and commitment letter, self-check form for application qualifications, basic data roster for teacher recruitment, personal data collection notice and consent form (please download from the university website/administrative units/personnel office/forms).
2. Copy of graduation certificate (for foreign degrees, verification must be completed by our overseas offices or local governmental authority and include a Chinese translation; please provide transcripts and other relevant supporting documents required by the graduated institution, travel records, etc. Exemptions apply to foreigners or overseas Chinese); verification can be replaced for schools listed in the reference directory; applicants from Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau should follow relevant regulations.
3. Copy of teaching certificate (if available).
4. Copies of experience, expertise, certifications, proof of practical work experience, and other supporting documents (domestic experience must include labor insurance records; foreign documents must be verified by overseas offices and include Chinese translations).
5. New teacher point calculation form for the College of Tourism (Path: Please refer to the university website/academic units/College of Tourism/regulatory documents). https://tourism.nkuht.edu.tw/p/405-1021-24427,c1349.php?Lang=zh-tw
6. Applicants are required to submit course syllabi for the following specialized courses: “Service Design Thinking,” “Career Planning and Development,” “Game Development and Mechanism Planning,” “Exercise Prescription Design for Healthy Living in Older Adults,” and “Leisure Activity Planning in an Aging Society.” From the five professional courses listed above, applicants should select three courses as priority submissions and provide both Chinese- and English-medium teaching syllabi, including the course title and an 18-week teaching outline.
7. Supporting documents verifying required and preferred qualifications.

IV. Job Responsibilities

The appointed faculty member will be responsible for teaching, research, service, and student advising, including supervising student learning, conducting research, grading assignments and examinations, evaluating student conduct, and participating in academic and administrative services.

The faculty member may also be assigned administrative responsibilities for up to three years.

Newly appointed faculty members are required to participate in English‑Medium Instruction (EMI) training workshops in alignment with Taiwan’s bilingual education policy and the university’s bilingual development plan.

V. Application Deadline and Submission Method

Application deadline: July 31, 2026 (based on email submission date).

14. Please send the relevant application documents and required materials as a PDF file via email to the university's Personnel Office (personnel@mail.nkuht.edu.tw) and a copy to the hiring unit's assistant (lindaandy0927@mail.nkuht.edu.tw). Please indicate "Application for Teacher in the Leisure Department" in the email subject.
14. The teacher information form, application declaration and commitment letter, self-check form for application qualifications, personal data collection notice and consent form must still be signed and presented as PDF files; the basic data roster for teacher recruitment should be provided in Word or ODT format for editing by the hiring unit.
14. Combine the "Supporting Documents for Essential Qualifications" and "Required Documents" into a single file and provide a table of contents with page numbers (if presenting multiple files, please label clearly in the file names); any supplementary materials not required should be presented in a separate file. Application materials should be submitted in one email; if all attachments cannot fit in one email, upload to the cloud and provide a download link to avoid issues with multiple emails.

For application inquiries, please contact the Personnel Office secretary at (07) 8060505 ext. 11101.

For course-related inquiries, please contact the hiring unit's assistant in the Leisure Department at (07) 8060505 ext. 21401.

VI. Notification of Results

Recruitment results are expected to be announced starting July 31, 2027. Applicants will be notified via email, phone call, or SMS.

Final appointment is subject to external review results and approval by the University-level Faculty Evaluation Committee.

Note:

The recruitment process may include a teaching demonstration (including English instruction), interview, and presentation of teaching and research philosophy. Evaluation sessions may be audio or video recorded for review purposes.