香港城市大学博士后职位招聘–法学院

The School of Law at City University of Hong Kong has an outstanding reputation as a leading law school. We are consistently ranked among the top law schools internationally in THE rankings. We foster a culture of integrated research and teaching, drawing on the expertise of our faculty and an internationally diverse student body. Our faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research that impacts legal reform and policy in Hong Kong, Greater China and beyond. We encourage both theoretical and applied research with local, regional or international significance. 

The School’s research strengths include public law fields such as human rights, constitutional law, and criminal law; private law fields, including corporate law, commercial law and financial regulation; as well as comparative law and international law. For potential areas of research supervision, you may browse our staff profiles (https://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/about-school/our-people?f%5B0%5D=slw_staff_type%3A1101 ) and our list of staff areas of interest and expertise (https://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/research/areas-research-expertise ). The School of Law looks forward to receiving your application. 

For those interested in research on the Chinese mainland, the School offers a unique opportunity to engage with sitting PRC judges who are participating in the JSD (Chinese Judges) programme. Alternatively, our research degree programme also offers rich opportunities to engage with international scholars as well as in-service PRC judges and other legal experts from Greater China.  

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, aims to attract the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their research degree programs at a Hong Kong institution. 

Funding and Scholarship 

The Fellowship provides awardees with a monthly stipend of HK$27,600 (~US$3,538) and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$13,800 (~US$1,760) per year for a maximum of three years. (These rates are for 2024/25. They are subject to revision from time to time.) 

For Fellowship awardees who are admitted to a 4-year PhD programme, CityU will provide a monthly studentship at the same level as the RGC Fellowship for their fourth year of study. 

Post-Doctoral Positions at CityU School of Law 

HKPFS recipients of CityU School of Law will be favourably considered for a 12-month post-doc position after they have successfully completed their PhD. Selection will be based on consideration of relevant factors, including academic achievements, availability of a suitable faculty member as supervisor, and availability of funding for the post-doc position. 

English Proficiency Requirements 

For applicants from non-English speaking universities, unless they provide proof that English is the language of instruction for all courses, they are required to attach score results of TOEFL or IELTS in their PhD applications to the universities concerned. 

For further details of the Scheme, please visit Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

Application Deadlines 

Step One:

Applicants must first register at the RGC’s Online Application System and obtain a reference number on or before 1 December 2023 at 12 noon (Hong Kong time or GMT +8 hours). 

Step Two:

Applicants are required to submit a full application, including supporting documents, to CityU through the Online Application System on or before 11:59pm (Hong Kong time or GMT +8 hours), 1 December 2023. 

Prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact potential supervisors in their subject area before submitting an application, to ensure that appropriate supervision will be available for a given research project. 

Enquiries 

School of Law

City University of Hong Kong

83 Tat Chee Avenue

Kowloon

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3442 8008

Fax: (852) 3442 0190

E-mail: slwrpg@cityu.edu.hk 

Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw