Dr Huan Li is an Assistant Professor at the Academy of Future Education at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his PhD in Higher Education from the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to that, he completed a Master’s degree in Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Dr Li’s research interests encompass two interrelated areas, both of which examine critical aspects of higher education. His primary focus is on doctoral education, with his doctoral thesis exploring the various factors that influence the career trajectories of PhD students and graduates. During his doctoral research, he developed a particular interest in graduate employability, specifically exploring the educational factors that facilitate or hinder students’ transition from university to the workforce. Dr Li is proficient in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. His work has been published in leading education journals, including Higher Education, Studies in Higher Education, Higher Education Research & Development, and Education + Training. He also actively serves as a peer reviewer for these journals and currently sits on the editorial board of Tertiary Education and Management, as well as the Early-Career Researcher Board for Higher Education Quarterly.

Dr Li is currently leading several research projects as the principal investigator, focusing on both areas of his expertise. These include investigating educational practices that enhance doctoral students’ researcher identities and assessing graduate employability among Chinese students. He strongly advocates for research-oriented learning and aims to cultivate knowledge exchange between academia and industry.

李欢博士是西交利物浦大学未来教育学院的助理教授。他在香港大学教育学院取得高等教育学博士学位。在此之前，他于上海交通大学获得教育学硕士学位。

李博士的研究兴趣涵盖高等教育研究中两个相互关联的关键领域。他的主要研究方向是博士生教育，其博士论文探讨了影响博士生和博士毕业生职业发展轨迹的多种因素。在进行博士研究的过程中，他对毕业生就业能力这一主题产生了浓厚兴趣，尤其关注那些促进或阻碍学生从大学过渡到职场的教育因素。李博士熟练掌握质性和量化研究方法。他的研究成果已发表于《Higher Education》、《Studies in Higher Education》、《Higher Education Research & Development》和《Education + Training》等权威教育期刊。他还积极为这些期刊进行同行评审，并且目前担任《Tertiary Education and Management》编委和《Higher Education Quarterly》青年编委。

目前，李博士作为主要研究者，领导着多个研究项目，涉及他研究的两个领域。这些项目包括探究提升博士生研究者身份认同的教育实践，以及评估中国大学生的就业能力。他坚定倡导以研究为导向的学习，并致力于促进大学与行业之间的知识交流。

• Doctoral education
• Graduate employability
• Academic career
• International student mobility

Dissertation Supervision

I welcome inquiries from master’s and doctoral students interested in pursuing dissertation research under my supervision.

If your research interests align with mine (as outlined in my research interests and ongoing projects), we may be a strong fit, and I encourage you to reach out. I would be especially interested to learn which of my work, ongoing projects, or research by other scholars in higher education resonates most with you, and how it connects to your own research ideas.

• EDS402 Entrepreneurship, Education Innovation, and International Education (Co-teacher, AY2324, AY2425)
• EDS406 Educational Internship (Co-teacher, AY2425)
• EDS422 Principles and Practices of Administration of K-12 Schools (Module Leader, AY2425)
• EDS428 Teaching, Learning And Assessment (Module Leader, AY2526)
• EDS430 Administration and Organization in Higher Education (Module Leader, AY2425)
• EDS432 Education in a Digital Society (Module Leader, AY2526)
• EDS445 Conducting Qualitative Research (Co-teacher, AY2526)
• PGR414 Case Study and Action Research (Module Leader, AY2526)

• Early-Career Researcher Award, Academy of Future Education, XJTLU, AY2425
• Research Postgraduate Student Publication Award 2023, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, April 2024
• China National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, November 2019