Associate Professor in Education

Associate Professor in Education – University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Location:

Ningbo, China

Reference: 184460

Closing Date:
Monday 30 March 2026

The School of Education and English (EDEN) is looking for ambitious, talented, and experienced academics with a passion for teaching and a developed research agenda to join its team of scholars in the field of comparative and international education. Candidates with research strength in digital learning technologies in higher education are particularly welcomed. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to supervision, teaching, and curriculum development for the MA International Higher Education postgraduate taught programmes, as well as teaching modules in the Doctor of Education (EdD) programme and providing supervision for EdD and PhD students.

Moreover, successful candidates will play a lead role in collaborative research projects and conduct ongoing original research and publications in the relevant areas of comparative and international education.

• Supervision, teaching, and curriculum development for MA International Higher Education postgraduate taught programmes.
• Teaching modules in the Doctor of Education (EdD) programme.
• Supervision of EdD and PhD students.
• Lead collaborative research projects.
• Conduct ongoing original research and publications in comparative and international education.

• PhD degree in education or a related field.
• Experience teaching PGT (MA and EdD) modules related to international higher education.
• Experience supervising PhD, EdD, and Master students.
• Knowledge of international education and educational leadership, and experience teaching undergraduate students (highly desirable).
• The position will be filled at the Associate Professor level based on prior experience and current academic rank.

Join a unique British University in China. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino‑foreign university to open its doors in China. Located in Ningbo, this award‑winning campus offers a UK style education and has grown to a student body of over 10,000 in just 22 years. The School of Education and English is a research‑active unit enhanced by state‑of‑the‑art laboratories, research centres and experienced academics.

Our diverse and inclusive environment enables pioneering research in a wide range of fields including Psycholinguistics, Intercultural Communication, Multilingualism, Educational Leadership, Language Teaching Education (TESOL), Translation and Interpreting, Literary Studies, and International Higher Education.

Salary range: RMB 635,038 – RMB 780,622 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience (salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance). The successful candidate will be offered a fixed‑term contract for up to 5 years, which may be extended by mutual agreement.

Benefits include accommodation allowance, insurances, schooling support, home flight, relocation & repatriation support, and paid annual leave. Additional Chinese talent scheme opportunities may be available.

Applicants should submit an application via our online application system before 23:59 Beijing time, 30 March 2026 at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Applications via any other method will not be accepted. Referees will be contacted prior to interview and interviews will take place in Ningbo, China.

Applications must include:

• A job application letter outlining your suitability for the role.
• An up‑to‑date CV.
• A list of your current publications and scholarly outputs.
• A statement of teaching philosophy providing evidence of teaching excellence.
• A statement indicating your research interests and planned activities and how you see this interfacing with our department.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff. It is our intention to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age*, socio‑economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs, trade union membership, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other irrelevant distinction.