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Senior Research Assistant (Ref: 2200746)

The Education University of Hong Kong

  • Company Industries:Education

Job Information

  • Post Date:2022-09-21
  • Location:Tai Po Area
  • Employment Type:Full Time
  • Job Function:Admin & HR  Others  Sciences  Lab  R&D  Research & Development (R&D)

Job Description

The Academy of Hong Kong Studies Project title: AHKS Research [Appointment Period: 12 months]

The Academy of Hong Kong Studies (AHKS), established in July 2015, is the first academy dedicated to fostering Hong Kong Studies within local tertiary institutions. It is an interdisciplinary academy at The Education University of Hong Kong.

The appointee will be responsible for developing and implementing projects on community studies in Hong Kong. He/ She will be responsible for supervising a fieldwork team to collect data and help drafting reports and research papers.

Applicants should have a postgraduate degree in social science disciplines, and preferably in sociology, plus one year post Master’s Degree full-time working experience. Good command in both spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and with good communicative skills are essential. Experiences in conducting empirical research on relevant topics is an advantage. The appointee will also be occasionally required to perform duties in non-regular hours. For further enquiries about the post, please contact Dr Lee Ka Man Dominic 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 15 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. Since the incumbent’s work would involve contacts with persons aged under 18 and/or mentally incapacitated persons, prospective employee(s) will be required to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check operated by the Hong Kong Police Force. Further information about the University is available at http://www.eduhk.hk.

EdUHK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Company Info

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.

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