National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUTH) The International Master’s Program of Tourism and Hospitality (IMTH) Faculty Recruitment Announcement

We invite applications for a contractual faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher, within the field of Tourism and Hotel Management. IMTH is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in areas such as Hospitality and Tourism Ethics, MICE Management Research, Hospitality and Tourism Policy and Development, Financial Management Research, Revenue Management Research, Case Studies in Hotel Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Research in Cultural Tourism, or Research in Sustainable Tourism Development. The position commences on February 1st, 2024, with an initial appointment duration of one year. Based on satisfactory performance, there is a strong potential for contract extension.

Job Description:

You will be responsible for teaching, conducting research, providing professional or administrative service, and performing counseling duties. Furthermore, in alignment with the Ministry of Education's bilingual national policy and the university's objectives to foster a bilingual environment, the appointed faculty member will be expected to participate in the university's English language teaching training seminars and certification courses (EMI) in their initial semester.

Qualifications:

1. Project faculty members must comply with Article 25 of the Technical and Vocational Education Law, which stipulates that 'teachers must have at least one year of practical work experience in a field related to their teaching discipline.' The recognition of practical work experience must comply with one of the following situations:
   1. Working in government institutions, administrative legal persons, public enterprises, private institutions, legally established or registered corporations or organizations, and providing service certificates or insurance data.
   2. Working in industry-academia collaboration institutions or implementing industry- academia collaboration projects, and providing relevant project contracts or results.
   3. Working in other units with job content similar to the teaching field, and providing service certificates or specific achievement proofs.
2. Must have a doctoral degree in hotel and restaurant management, tourism, or related fields. Not consider ABD candidates at this moment.
3. Having the ability to teach in English.

Preferred Conditions

1. Having been a principal investigator or a participant in research projects sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan or other public/private institutions in the past five years is preferred.
2. Experience in supervising post-graduate students and teaching at the post-graduate level is preferred.

Required Documents:

1. 1. 01-03.The application form.
   2. 01-04.The form of understanding of NKUHT and self-expectation.
   3. 01-05.Teacher Commitment.
   4. 01-06.Self-Checklist for Applicants for Full-time Teaching Position.
   5. 01-06-01.Personal information collection consent form.

Note: All the aforementioned forms are available for download on the NKUHT Personnel Office website at http://psla.nkuht.edu.tw/p/412-1015-280.php?Lang=zh-tw

1. 6. Photocopies of your PhD diploma. If the degree was not obtained in Taiwan, it requires authentication by our overseas office or the relevant authority of your country, and must include a Chinese translation. Additionally, please include yearly transcripts and any other requisite degree verification documents.
   7. Photocopy of the teacher's certificate issued by Ministry of Education, Taiwan (exemption if not available).
   8. Proof of experience, expertise, certification, industry practical work experience (excluding experience in teaching in short-term cram schools or schools at all levels) and other document photocopies (experience in Taiwan must be accompanied by labor insurance records; foreign documents must be completed with overseas office verification and accompanied by Chinese translations).
   9. Provide at least two English syllabi and teaching evaluations (exemption if teaching evaluation not available) for courses such as Hospitality and Tourism Ethics, MICE Management Research, Hospitality and Tourism Policy and Development, Financial Management Research, Revenue Management Research, Case Studies in Hotel Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Research in Culture Tourism, or Research in Sustainable Tourism Development.
   10. Please provide a self-assessment form for point calculation relevant to newly appointed full-time (project-based) teachers from our International College. You can download the form from the following location on our school website at this link (https://ic.nkuht.edu.tw/p/405-1032-3110,c125.php?Lang=zh-tw)