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Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

Research Associate / Research Assistant / Part-time Research Associate / Research Assistant

(Ref. 240115004)

1.    Research Associate / Research Assistant
       [Appointment period: six months]

2.    Part-time Research Associate / Research Assistant (several posts)
       [Appointment period: each for twelve months]

Duties 

The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Language taboo: A research project on Hong Kong Cantonese euphemisms”.  They will be required to:

(a)    conduct literature review;

(b)    design and collect questionnaires;

(c)    recruit study participants;

(d)    assist in data analysis and transcription;

(e)    engage in writing and publishing academic papers based on the projects; and

(f)    perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should: 

(a)    have a master’s degree or a good honours degree in Chinese Language and Linguistics, or other related disciplines or an equivalent qualification; 

(b)    have three or more years of research/relevant work experience;

(c)    be a native or near-native speaker of Cantonese;

(d)    have a good command of English and Mandarin; and 

(e)    have a strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Applicants are invited to contact Dr Leung Wai-mun at tel. no. 2766 6364 or email wai-mun.leung@polyu.edu.hk for further information.

Conditions of Service

For full-time appointment, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.  

For part-time appointments, the remuneration rates for the posts of Research Associate and Research Assistant are HK$173 per hour and HK$122 per hour respectively.


Consideration of applications will commence on 22 January 2024 until the positions are filled.



Posting date: 15 January 2024