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College Master

Residential Colleges

(Reference No.: RC/CM/03/2024)

Academic Staff

The University of Macau sincerely invites applications for the position of the College Master. The selected candidates are expected to assume duty as soon as mutually practicable.

The Residential College System
The residential college system forms a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary community that integrates students’ learning and living. Living with the students in a residential college, residential academic staff, including the College Master, will have close interaction with the students towards the realization of a multifaceted and holistic whole-person education. Currently there are 10 residential colleges on the campus aiming to accommodate around 5,000 undergraduate students. More details about the Residential Colleges are available at: https://rc.um.edu.mo/.

The College Master
The College Master shapes and leads each individual college, with around 500 students, to achieve its mission as a lively academic and social community which addresses whole person development. Reporting to the Vice Rector (Student Affairs), the College Master is responsible for the overall college administration and supervision of all staff, besides formulating rules and regulations of the college in line with university policies and procedures. While the working language is English, the successful applicants must be able to work comfortably and effectively in a linguistic environment where most staff and students are Chinese-speakers in Cantonese and/or Mandarin. He/she is normally a senior scholar of his/her specialization and may maintain teaching and research activities. Where appropriate, the appointee may be considered for concurrent affiliation with an academic unit. The initial appointment is up to three years and renewal is subject to mutual agreement.

In particular, the candidates should have the following credentials:

1. An earned doctorate degree, preferably from a reputable university;
2. Candidates at the rank of Full Professor with balanced exposure to teaching, research and service, or candidates at the rank of Associate Professor with distinguished professional experience relevant to residential college;
3. Vivid exposure to student services and advocator of holistic whole-person education;
4. Proven working experience in student life, development or welfare in a university setting, especially in the region;
5. Previous administrative and management experience in a higher education institution;
6. Social recognition in local or regional areas is highly desirable.

Remuneration
A taxable annual remuneration ranging from MOP1,250,200 to MOP1,447,600 (approximately USD154,350 to USD178,720) will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification and relevant professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% – 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Apart from competitive remuneration, UM offers a wide range of benefits, such as medical insurance, provident fund and other subsidies. Residence in college is mandatory for College Master, and accommodation will be provided rent-free. Further details on our package are available at: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/learn-more/.

Application Procedure
Applicants should visit https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/ for more details and apply ONLINE. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they are not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Section, Office of Administration
University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Website: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/;  Email: vacancy@um.edu.mo
Tel: +853 8822 8406;  Fax: +853 8822 2412

The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate.

***Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only***
** Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents**