Hong Kong
Academic ranks
In the past, Hong Kong followed the British system (4 levels). In recent years it is moving towards the North American counterpart, with the titles renamed to their corresponding equivalence (professor, associate professor, and assistant professor). Institutions established in the 1980s and 1990s almost entirely follows the North American system, while older ones, notably The University of Hong Kong is in the process of transition. Depending on institutions, the title of "professor" is assumed by chair professors and professors, or assistant professors and above.
- Chair professor
- Emeritus professor
- Honorary professor
- Professor
- Associate professor
- Assistant professor
- Lecturer
- Research assistant professor
- Post-doctoral fellow
- Adjunct (associate/assistant) professor
- Professional consultant or teaching consultant/fellow
- Research associate
- Research assistant and teaching assistant (or tutor, instructor, demonstrator)
- Postgraduate or graduate
- Undergraduate
Administrative ranks
- Chancellor (titular, normally the Chief Executive (formerly the Governor) of Hong Kong) or president in the Hong Kong Shue Yan University
- Pro-chancellor (titular, only for the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
- Vice-chancellor or president (or vice president principal in the Hong Kong Shue Yan University): being the chief executive of the institutution
- Deputy vice-chancellor (as the first among pro-vice-chancellors in the University of Hong Kong)
- Pro-vice-chancellors or vice-presidents or deputy presidents
- Associate pro-vice-chancellors (as in the Chinese University of Hong Kong) or Associate vice-president (as in the Hong Kong Baptist University, the Lingnan University, the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, and the Hong Kong Institute of Education)
- Registrar
- Provost (for some universities)
- Deans of faculties / schools
- Heads (or directors) of departments / schools
Read more about this topic: List Of Academic Ranks