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Department of English and Communication

Postdoctoral Fellow

(Ref. 230309016)

[Appointment period: twenty-four months]

Duties

The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Metaphors of leadership: Gender and communication in the business community”.  He/She will be required to:

(a)    undertake corpus analyses and conduct interviews; 

(b)    analyse collected data;

(c)    develop drafts of high impact research publications based on the project;

(d)    organise and lead a series of workshops on the project findings;

(e)    measure and report on workshop outcomes; 

(f)    assist in teaching one course per year; and

(g)    perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department, the project leader and/or their delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should have: 

(a)    a doctoral degree in Linguistics, Data Science, Psychology or Business, and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application; and

(b)    excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English.

Preference will be given to those with: 

(a)    expertise in running online and in-person quantitative and qualitative participant surveys;

(b)    experience in one or more of the following software/tools: Python, NLP Toolkit, R, SPSS, NVivo or MAXQDA, or other relevant NLP or statistical software; and 

(c)    high-impact research output in their field as well as with organisational and public speaking/teaching experience.

Applicants are invited to submit an application together with a covering letter detailing relevant experience related to the above qualifications. They are also invited to contact Prof. Kathleen Ahrens at tel no. 2766 7534 or email kathleen.ahrens@polyu.edu.hk for further information. 

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.  


Consideration of applications will commence on 31 March 2023 until the position is filled.  



Posting date: 9 March 2023