National Pingtung University of Education (NPUE) Short Term Visiting Fellowship Program in Taiwan

 

Objective

        The aim of this program is to promote the enrichment and growth of research and teaching at NPUE by inviting scholars from overseas academic research institutions for short term fellowships, whereby they can discuss research, exchange opinions and hold lectures together with NPUE faculty members for undergraduate and graduate students at NPUE.

 

University Introduction

National Pingtung University of Education (NPUE) is located in Pingtung City in southern Taiwan. With a population of over 900,000, Pingtung is a bustling industrial center. Having a tropical climate, the Pingtung region is famous for the excellent taste of such locally-grown fruits as papayas, pineapples, and "wax apples." Pingtung also boasts marvelous scenery, including majestic mountains and beautiful beaches, to which many tourists flock each year. The Kenting area, at the southern tip of the island, has Taiwan's best beaches which offer a great variety of water sports and excellent sunbathing. A must-see item on the traveler's agenda is Kenting's renowned museum of marine biology.

National Pingtung University of Education (NPUE) is a warm and friendly university in Pingtung County. With a student population of about 3,700 and a very low student-teacher ratio, NPUE maintains the intimate feeling of a small community. NPUE has a caring and supportive faculty and fosters a family-like atmosphere. As such, NPUE creates a cohesive and highly motivated intellectual community.

 

Research fields Invited

The Lecture or research areas of interest are as follows:

Department	Subject area(s)
Special Education	Language disorders
Cultural and Creative Industries	Cultural and creative industry; art and aesthetics; management
Social Development	Social development; Regional studies
English	Linguistics; Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL); English literature; Comparative literature
Music	Musicology; Orchestra conductor; Chamber music; Computer music; Piano performance or pedagogy
Computer Science	Wireless networks; Sensor networks; IC design and verification; Information security; Image processing; Intelligent robotics; Intelligence and computing; Information education; Digital content; e-learning
Applied Physics	Thin film processing

 

Allowance

Remuneration includes one roundtrip air ticket to/from Taiwan, domestic transportation allowance, emergency insurance coverage, and an honorarium.  For details regarding the honorarium, please refer to the table below:

 

Recruitment Level	Pay per day	Pay per month
	14 days or less	Over 14 days
Distinguished professor or higher	NT$8,000 (US$250)	NT$160,000 (US$5,000)
Professor	NT$6,000 (US$188)	NT$120,000 (US$3,750)
Associate professor	NT$4,500 (US$140)	NT$90,000 (US$2,812)
Note：Payment for the recruitment term is calculated as follows: (1) for fourteen days or less, payment made is for the number of days worked; (2) for more than fourteen days, payment made is the amount noted above for a whole month of work (30 days minimum), or by multiplying the number of extra days worked (i.e. 15-29) by 1/30 of the monthly salary.  For example, payment for an associate professor who works 16 days would be NT$45,00x14 days+ (NT$90,000 x 1/30 x (16-14) days).

 

Extra requirement

        Visiting scholars are required to give a minimum of either: 1) two seminars; 2) two speeches; or 3) one seminar and one speech related to the program with no additional remuneration. 

 

All applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae to:

National Pingtung University of Education
Office of Research and Development
The Division of Academic Development
No.4-18, Min-sheng Rd., Pingtung, Taiwan

email: yph@mail.npue.edu.tw

website: http://www.npue.edu.tw