Description
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
With over 85 years of rich heritage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has evolved alongside society and made pivotal contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. The University pursues world-class excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer to nurture socially responsible leaders and professionals, as well as to drive impactful research and innovation. PolyU will strive to continually excel as an innovative world-class university that makes a positive impact on society, living up to the University’s motto: “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind”.
Ranked among the top 100 universities globally by well-known ranking organisations such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Times Higher Education (THE) and U.S. News & World Report, PolyU offers a wide range of world-class educational and research programmes in seven faculties and three independent schools. PolyU has furthermore achieved commendable results in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 – it is ranked in the global top 30 for seven subjects, is first in Hong Kong for three subjects, and is in the global top 100 for 26 subjects. For further details about the University, please visit PolyU’s website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/.
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems (Ref. 250722005)
The Management Information Systems (MIS) area of the Department of Management and Marketing (MM) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in MIS at the rank of Associate or Assistant Professor. Covering the three core business disciplines of Management, Marketing, and Management Information Systems (MIS), MM is a department in the Faculty of Business at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Founded in 1937 as Hong Kong’s second oldest university, PolyU is a globally renowned institution that is consistently ranked among the world's best universities (QS University Rankings 2026: #54 worldwide; U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities 2025: #58). Likewise, the Faculty of Business at PolyU is a powerhouse in research, currently ranked #35 worldwide and #5 in Asia according to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Research Ranking (as of July 2025).
With around 70 full-time academic staff, MM offers a comprehensive range of programmes spanning bachelor, master’s, and doctoral levels. The MIS area of MM has experienced strategic growth in recent years with the addition of both internationally recognised senior scholars as well as young and ambitious researchers. MIS faculty members are not only passionate in pursuing research that pushes the frontiers of research and are publishable in premium journals (e.g., MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Management Science, Journal of Operations Management, as well as Production and Operations Management, among others), but they also actively shape the field, serving as Senior Editors and Associate Editors of pre-eminent journals of the information systems discipline and contributing to the community in various leadership roles. Please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/people/academic-staff_mis for more information about the MIS group.
We are seeking both aspiring and accomplished scholars to join our dynamic academic environment. We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate a strong commitment to research excellence with publications in leading journals (or outstanding potential thereof) and a dedication to high-quality teaching. Duties and qualifications of the position are as follows:
The appointee will be required to (a) engage in top-level scholarly research in their areas of expertise; (b) supervise research students; (c) secure competitive research grants from external funding agencies; (d) teach at the undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels; and (e) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Unit or his delegates.
Applicants should have a PhD degree or equivalent in the field of specialization at the time of appointment or be close to receiving it.
Preference will be given to those with a research orientation with demonstrated ability to publish in premium scholarly journals as well as teaching experience in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Data Analytics.
Conditions of Service
The compensation package, research support and teaching loads are highly competitive and commensurate with candidates’ qualifications. Initial appointment for Assistant Professor will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. An appropriate term will be provided for appointment at Associate Professor level. For general information on terms and conditions for appointment of academic staff in the University, please visit the website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/docdrive/careers/doc/Prof.pdf.
Application
Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/academic). Consideration of applications will commence on 5 August 2025 until the position is filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/.
Our faculty members will be attending the 31st Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2025), the 2025 Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST 2025), the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting (INFORMS 2025), and the 46th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2025), and would be happy to meet with interested candidates. Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Kai Lim [kai.lim@polyu.edu.hk], Chair Professor of Information Technology Innovation and Management, and/or Prof. Chee-Wee Tan [chee-wee.tan@polyu.edu.hk], Professor and MIS Area Coordinator, by email for further information about the post.
PolyU is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to fostering an environment that embraces diversity and demonstrates inclusion of people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and experiences where all members of the University are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. To learn more about the University’s “Statement on Equal Opportunities, Diversity, and Inclusion”, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/equal_opportunities_diversity_and_inclusion/.
