The Global Academic Fellows Program was created to provide outstanding and aspiring legal academics with time and resources to transition into the global teaching market. Fellows will have access to an internationally leading faculty for mentorship, affiliation with related research centers, funding for attending academic conferences to present their work, and organizing a funded academic conference in your field. Applicants should have completed their final degrees (JD, JSD/SJD, or PhD) before the start of their appointments, unless they possess significant practice experience.
One to three fellows will be appointed each year, and will be expected to be in residence at HKU and devote their time primarily to their own research and preparation for entering the international teaching market. Fellows will also teach one course per year to further develop their teaching portfolios. Fellows will be provided shared office space and administrative support when needed. Information about the Faculty of Law can be found at: www.law.hku.hk.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave, housing subsidy, relocation expenses and full medical benefits. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. Fellows will be supported in applying for additional funding from Hong Kong and HKU sources. Address any specific questions to the Director, Prof. Jedidiah Kroncke at: .
For the 2025-2026 round, applicants should apply by January 6th, 2025 at: https://jobs.hku.hk/en/job/530152/global-academic-fellows.
Global Academic Fellow in the Faculty of Law
Past and Current Awardees
2019
Yu-Jie Chen, Assistant Professor of Law, Academia Sinica
JSD, New York University
Anna Dziedzic, Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow in Law, University of Melbourne
PhD, University of Melbourne
Alexander Ezenagu, Assistant Professor of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
DCL, Faculty of Law, McGill University
2020
Godwin Dzah, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Alberta
PhD, University of British Columbia
Evan Rosevear, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Southampton
PhD/JD, University of Toronto
Christopher Szabla, Assistant Professor of Law, Durham University
PhD, Cornell University; JD, Harvard Law School
2021
Wanshu Cong, Assistant Professor of Law, Australian National University
DCL, McGill University
Cynthia Farid (In Residence)
SJD, University of Wisconsin
Katie Johnston, Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Liverpool
DPhil, University of Oxford
2022
Valeria Vázquez Guevara, Assistant Professor in Law, The University of Hong Kong
PhD, University of Melbourne
Wang Yilin, Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Macau
PhD, Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
2023
Jiahui Duan (In Residence)
JSD, University of California – Berkeley
Ayla do Vale Alves, Assistant Professor in Law, University of South Australia
PhD, University of New South Wales
2024
Daniel Astone (In Residence)
PhD, Stockholm University
Pangyue Cheng (In Residence)
PhD, National University of Singapore
Alex Huang (In Residence)
JSD, University of California – Berkeley
Suhong Yang (In Residence)
SJD, Georgetown University
We are pleased that some of our awardees obtained tenure-track positions at prominent law schools before taking up their appointment with us.