Department of Early Childhood Education

Project Title: Role of distraction on children's math performance
[Appointment Period: 12 months]

The appointee will assist in literature review, E-prime programming, data management and analyses. He/she will also liaise with participants and administer standardized psychological and achievement tests in primary schools. The appointment will be for a period of 12 months with the possibility of renewal subject to mutual agreement.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, preferably with relevant post-qualification full-time working experience, or an approved qualification or equivalent standard. They should have good interpersonal and communication skills. Applicants should have high proficiency in both written and spoken English and Cantonese. Experience in working with pupils and in conducting research are desirable. For more information about the position, please contact Professor Kerry Lee 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 22 July 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.

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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.