Academic Appointment, Reappointment and Promotion

The University’s policies for academic appointments, reappointments and promotions are based on international norms while also considering applicable Vietnamese laws and regulations related to University’s governance structure as a private not-for-profit educational institution.

VinUniversity provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by Laws.

Appointment

All open positions will be public at the University career web site, as well as in multiple international and national online academic job posting and related conferences and professional fora.

All long-term appointments intended for over one year of total duration require a formal search and an ad-hoc Search Committee (SC). The short-listed candidates are invited for interview and job talk, typically as part of a campus visit over one or more days. The job talk of the candidate will be designed by the Search Committee, it can include a presentation of his/her teaching, research and service background and planning for the position; and a question-and-answer session with the audience.

Reappointment

Reappointment decisions are based upon excellence in performance and potential for future contributions in the areas for which the faculty was appointed and in part upon the match between the faculty’s competence and institutional priorities.

Promotion

Aside from appointment and reappointment, recognition of the faculty contribution and their professional advance in the University is achieved via the promotion system. Promotion is available to the professorial ranks, i.e. from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and from Associate Professor to Professor, as well as from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer; However, a Senior Lecturer cannot be promoted to a professorial rank, but is eligible to apply for an open position via the open recruitment process above. Clinical and Practice faculty, as well as Teaching and Research Faculty, are also eligible for promotion as below under the same title modifiers. VinUni Promotion and Tenure Committee will be established to facilitate the process of faculty promotion internally in alignment with the regulations of Vietnamese government.

Contract and Tenure for Professorial Track

At VinUniversity, a new Assistant Professor will go through a six-year tenure-track period. Faculty initial appointment and first reappointment are typically for 3-year term each. Second faculty reappointment (after 6 years) would lead to an indefinite term appointment (tenure).

Indefinite term appointment (tenure) is a privilege of faculty of the University, awarded on the grounds of and requiring scholarly excellence in both teaching and research work, along with contribution to service of the University and society at large, warranting lifelong dedication to impactful scholarship. For Assistant or Associate Professors, both current performance and future promise are closely examined, while for Professors their cumulative past achievements are also deliberated.

Total Reward

VinUni offers twelve-month competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.

Faculty and staff are entitled to key benefits which include Social and Health Insurance, VinUni Health Insurance, Health examination once per year, Gifts on special occasions, Basic meals at Canteen, Various internal benefits at Vinpearl, Vinmec, Vinschool, Vinfast, Vinsmart etc as per the University policy.

For foreign employee, VinUni support your relocation to Vietnam. You can expect a reasonable living cost, delicious food, Expats from all over the world and lots of social activities, Safe from any violent crime, Day-trips to some incredible nature spots, New cultural experiences…

• Collaborations with World-class Universities: Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania are helping to develop programs and curricula, train faculty, and partner in research and teaching.
• Opportunities to Study Abroad: VinUni students will have opportunities to experience studying and living abroad at a prestigious university.
• Faculty with International Education And Experience: VinUni faculty have PhDs from, or have worked at, top universities in the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, South Korea, and other countries.
• Curriculum That Meets Highest International Standards: VinUni curricula were validated by Cornell and UPenn, and meet the international standard of the ABET accreditation.