^^wow.
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Jobs in Hong Kong
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Seeking jobs overseas simply makes sense. In the US, human capital is abundant - PhDs struggle to get jobs, and salaries are low, considering the investment of time and opportunity cost necessary to get a job. Tenure demands are, similarly, high.
In other countries, human capital is far less abundant, and the returns on human capital, at least relative to other jobs in those countries (and relative to prices) are comparably high. Obviously there are plenty of countries where poor infrastrucure and low wages mean that academic wages are still low (that FSM job is one example, University of the West Indies may be another). But in many rapidly developing middle income countries that is simply not the case.
Not only is this beneficial to overseas job-seekers, it also benefits their more parochial peers. People taking jobs overseas loosens the job market here in America - it is a win-win-win (much as immigration is, generally).
Granted, the quality of scholarship outside the US is lower. But for all of our methodological sophistication, there aren't that many consumers of American political science. It's basically South Korea, Canada, Sweden and to a degree Britain. Of course that may change if more American political scientists take my advice and "go east, young man"
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yes, everyone, leave the country NOW.
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^^ this
less competitive candidates should definitely consider seeking jobs overseas. There is no reason for one to wait for a job in this market.Posted 1 year ago # -
So, no news about HKUST?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Who cares? Only losers go to Hongkong for a job in political science.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Really, pal? Don't be so quick or dismissive of great colleagues in HK.
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^ yes, you can work with Jean-Paul Gagnon in Hong Kong.
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if you get a cold, best medicine is Chinese soup
get Cream of sum-yung-guyPosted 1 year ago # -
you do well if you have big dong in hong kong.
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Feel sorry for the posters above. Don't forget, the University of Hong Kong is ranked 22nd in the world. So, shut up if you are just working in a 30ish "R1" university.
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lol
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So, all of you above lost the competition for the job at HKUST? Anyone know whom they actually hired?
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^^^dumbass
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I guess HKUST went with a non-political scientist? Or simply did not hire?
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^^^"HKUST"? who cares?
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Those that know don't talk, and those who talk don't know...
Posted 1 year ago # -
yes, because most people here have no idea about things in Hong Kong
Posted 1 year ago # -
Well, I have no idea whether UST hired in political science or not. Can you enlighten us all?
Posted 1 year ago # -
I interviewed for this job, but during the campus visit we were attacked by some replicants. Nexus 6s, I think. Anyway, I retired all of them except the sexy acrobatic one...
Posted 1 year ago # -
^
*hands you origami unicorn*She won't live! But then again, who does?
Posted 1 year ago # -
No, you don't have any news about Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Tech?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Who got this postdoc?
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It was listed as a TT job
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Ding Dong got it
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So, because you don't know anything you resort to racist ****?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Please, don't expect people to take universities in China seriously. Stop complaining before you have got a job in a more respectable place.
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Does Texas Community College have a branch in Hong Kong or not? You can't take a country's higher Ed seriously if it fails to provide adequate training in Texas state politics.
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huh?
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Bottom Line: No one on this site knows squat about HK jobs.
Please shut this thread down before it gets any worse
Posted 1 year ago #