Duties
The appointee(s) will assist the project leader in the project – “Assessing Hong Kong’s competitiveness as an international destination using tourist satisfaction indexes”. The appointee(s) will be required to (a) review literature on tourism satisfaction and destination competitiveness; (b) design questionnaires and collect data; (c) analyse data and calculate tourism satisfaction indexes; and (d) undertake administrative duties related to the project.

Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than three years of post-qualification experience at the time of application. Applicants for the Research Associate posts should have a master’s degree in Management Science/Economics or a good honours degree plus at least three years of research experience. Applicants should also be familiar with Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique. Research experience related to tourism will be an advantage.

Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Haiyan Song at tel no. 2766 6372, fax no. 2362 9362, or email hmsong@polyu.edu.hk for further information.

Remuneration
Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.

The deadline for application is 22 September 2007 and an application form could be downloaded from the University Human Resource Office Website. Please quote the Reference No. 95546 when apply.

Professor Haiyan Song, PhD
Chair Professor of Tourism
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
Tel: +852 2766 6372
Fax: +852 2362 9362
Email: hmsong@polyu.edu.hk

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/%7Ehtm/main_staadm.htm

Editor-in-Chief: China Tourism Research

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/ctr/

Fellow of International Academy for the Study of Tourism

http://www.tourismscholars.org

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