Postdoc in the School of Law (Appointment for 14 months) [Ref. B/R/1185/09]

Project

Improving Hong Kong’s Maritime Services: A Critical Assessment and Optimisation of Admiralty Enforcement Including Ship Arrest and Limitation of Liability Procedure

Duties

The project will collect and analyse Admiralty forms from the Hong Kong High Court Registry as well as from Singapore and the Maritime Courts of the PRC.  The forms will be categorised and the changes in the number of forms with time will be related to market and ship activity changes at global, regional and local scales.  The Hong Kong arrest system will be compared with the corresponding systems in the Guangzhou Maritime Court and Singapore on the basis of specific criteria and by reference to the legal and procedural framework and in the context of underlying company and liquidation law arrangements.  The project will further assess the role of alternative security arrangements in the reduction of applications for ship arrests.  Semi-structured interviews with shipping professionals will be the basis of this latter part.

The applicant will be responsible for:

Requirements

A PhD degree (preferably in Law/Social Sciences/Data Analysis), with no more than 3 years’ experience after the award of a PhD degree, and excellent English language skills are required.

The following skills would be advantageous but not essential:

There is flexibility in the start date of the position.

Salary and Conditions of Service

Salary offered will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Fringe benefits include leave, medical and dental consultations at the campus clinic.

Information and Application

Further information on the post and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Email : hrojob@cityu.edu.hk/Fax : 2788 1154 or 3442 0311]. 

To apply, please submit an online application. The closing date is 12 February 2023.  Applications will receive full consideration and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.  The University’s privacy policy is available on the homepage.