School of Design
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (several posts)
(Ref. 240325013)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “A VR-based real-time interactive tutoring system for Qigong training among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and their familial caregivers: a feasibility study”. They will be required to:
(a) assist in conducting literature review;
(b) develop the Virtual Reality (VR) scenes or system platform;
(c) assist in user studies to evaluate software prototypes, e.g. experiment design, data collection and data analysis, etc.;
(d) provide support in preparing project documentation; and
(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree in Programming, Software/VR/Augmented Reality (AR) Engineering or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research/relevant work experience in programming/software engineering.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in Human-Computer Interaction Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) experience in academic research;
(b) technical skills in VR design and/or system design; and
(c) good interpersonal and communication skills.
Preference will be given to those who have a relevant portfolio related to sensor technology, VR and system design, and/or experience in research in dementia/mild cognitive impairment.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Hailiang Wang at telephone number 2766 5471 or via email at hailiang.wang@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointments, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointments, the remuneration rates are HK$378 per hour for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow, 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 2 April 2024 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 25 March 2024