School of Nursing
Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant (four posts)
(Ref. 240314009)
[Appointment period: each for six months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project – “Effectiveness of caregiver-administrated acupressure intervention for community-dwelling spinal cord patients with constipation: A randomized controlled trial”. The research group has rich experience in relevant fields and aims at achieving impactful deliverables and publishing high-quality papers in top journals and conferences. The appointees will be required to:
(a) assist in the general coordination/management of the project;
(b) prepare project materials;
(c) assist in the recruitment of participants and data collection for the study;
(d) assist in data management and data analysis;
(e) assist in the preparation of reports and presentation materials;
(f) liaise with different collaborators to facilitate the progression and management of the project;
(g) prepare protocols, manuals and literature review for the project; and
(h) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree preferably in Chinese Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Psychology, Computer Science or other related disciplines or a good honours degree in one of the said disciplines with at least three years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the said disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also:
(a) have proficiency in SPSS, Excel, EndNote, NVivo, other Microsoft Office software, including Chinese word processing or web design/development;
(b) have a good command of both written and spoken English;
(c) have good interpersonal and communication skills; and
(d) be able to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Li Yan at telephone number 2766 6388 or via email at yan-nursing.li@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
The remuneration rates are HK$173 per hour for the post of Research Associate and HK$122 per hour for the post of Research Assistant.
Consideration of applications will commence on 28 March 2024 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 14 March 2024