From: Theo Papatheodorou <theodoros@ust.hk>
my name is Theo and I am a professor of practice at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. We are setting up a new department called Computational Media and Arts in our new campus in Guangzhou, China and we are recruiting staff for it. I previously worked at Goldsmiths, University of London and I moved here myself a few months ago and I am very happy that I relocated. The setup is great!
HKUST was ranked 34th in the world in 2021. We’re looking for computational media artists / computer scientists to fill faculty positions in our university in the research areas outlines here. We would consider people with MFAs/PhDs.
Some of the perks:
- Very generous salary and very low tax rate
- All new staff receive start-up research grant of between 800k-1.2M USD!
- On campus luxury flat
- HKUST is ranked 34th out of the World’s Top 1300 Universities, 8th in Asia (source QS)
- Exclusive access to 2,000 sq. meter brand new lab facilities with all the latest tools
- Ample time provided for research/arts practice
- Many other funding opportunities in the Greater Bay area
- Great community of interdisciplinary, international staff & students
- HKUST is an English-speaking university
- Private health insurance for staff and family
- Family-friendly campus
Information about this vacancy: https://cma.hkust-gz.
More info on the CMA team and program: https://cma.hkust-gz.
Happy to answer any questions you may have 
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Kind regards,
