Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology

Project Title: Designing and Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme for University and Secondary School Students
[Appointment Period: around 12 months]

The appointee will be responsible for providing research support for a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) literacy project. Duties include reviewing the programme resources on AI literacy developed during pilot run; reviewing AI literacy learning resources based on literature review; conducting systematic literature review on AI literacy, AI ethics and related topics; developing and validating research instruments; developing survey questionnaires and tests; conducting multi-level data analysis and compiling data report; writing papers on AI literacy; as well as performing other duties assigned by the project principal investigator. The appointment will be for a period of around 12 months.

For the post of Post-doctoral Fellow, applicants should have a Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Education or related disciplines, with strong statistical analysis ability.

For the post of Senior Research Assistant, applicants should have a Master’s Degree, preferably in Psychology, education or related disciplines, plus one-year post Master’s degree full-time working experience, or a Doctoral Degree.

Applicants should have an excellent command of written English and Chinese, proficiency in spoken Cantonese, high capability of conducting statistical analysis, and writing reports/ papers independently. A sound background in statistics and experience in using statistical packages such as SPSS and R, is advantageous. They should be self-motivated and able to work as a team member. Applicants with academic background and research experience in related fields would be preferable. Immediate availability is preferred. For further enquiries about the post, please contact Prof. KONG Siu Cheung at [via APPLY NOW].

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract. Fringe benefits include contract-end gratuity, leave, medical and dental benefits.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for this post. Applicants should complete the online application form and upload a full CV. Review of applications will start from 4 August 2022, and will continue until the post is filled. Applications which are incomplete or without the required documents may not be considered. Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. For details of the Personal Information Collection Statement, please refer to http://www.eduhk.hk/jobsopp/index.php?glang=en.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill the position(s) advertised. Further information about the University is available at http://www.eduhk.hk.

EdUHK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Founded in 1994 and awarded the University title in 2016, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a publicly funded university, dedicated to the advancement of learning and teaching through a diverse offering of academic and research programmes up to doctoral level in teacher education and complementary disciplines, such as the social sciences and humanities.  The University aspires to further enhance its role as a leading university in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, with a focus on educational research, development and innovation, and recognized for its excellence in nurturing outstanding and caring professionals as well as the impact of scholarship.

The University has an academic/teaching staff strength of about 450 and total student headcount of about 11,000.  It has a Graduate School and three Faculties, namely, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Faculty of Humanities, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, comprising 16 academic departments, as well as various University-level and Faculty-level research and professional development centres.  For more information about the University, please visit http://www.eduhk.hk/.

We are looking for suitable candidate(s) to fill the following position(s).  If you are excited by the prospect of contributing your expertise to the development of a leading university at the heart of Asia Pacific region and beyond, we would like to hear from you.