Postdoctoral Fellowship in ESG and Law
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Hong Kong
- Institution
- THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Position type
- Postdoc
- Subject area
- Law
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- HK
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
Ref.: 536862
Work type: Full-time
Department: Faculty of Law (18100)
Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow
We invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship beginning 1 January 2027 (earlier start dates are welcome). The fellow will work with Professor James Zeng on empirical research at the intersection of ESG and Law.
Candidate profile:
- PhD in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (in hand or expected by start date)
- Strong publication record or a promising pipeline of working papers targeting top-tier journals
- Proficiency in empirical methods standard in the field
The fellowship offers:
- Competitive salary
- Research budget covering data access and conference travel
- Full access to HKU's research resources and databases
- A collaborative research environment with opportunities to pursue an independent agenda
- An exceptional base for engaging with leading scholars and institutions across Asia
The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online at the University’s careers site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V., and publications. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until 1 September 2026, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.
For enquiry, please contact Professor James Zeng (jszeng@hku.hk) directly.
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