School of Nursing
Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time / Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 240419012)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project – “Supporting current home care services with a robot-mediated interactive intervention (RMII) to reduce loneliness in older adults: A feasibility and pilot randomized controlled trial”. They will be required to:
(a) liaise with collaborators for system development and data collection;
(b) support on-site data collection, including both quantitative and qualitative data;
(c) carry out preliminary data analysis;
(d) draft progress and final reports;
(e) assist in conducting literature review and database searching; and
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
The appointees may be required to work on irregular hours including evenings and Saturdays.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Associate or Project Associate post should have master’s degree in Nursing, Computer Science, Statistics, Social Sciences or other health-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 or Project Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) experience in coordinating community projects;
(b) proficiency in SPSS and Microsoft Office software including Chinese word processing;
(c) a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese; and
(d) good interpersonal and communication skills.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Ivy Zhao via email at yan-ivy.zhao@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$173 per hour for the post of Research Associate or Project Associate and HK$122 per hour for the post of Research Assistant or Project Assistant.
Consideration of applications will commence on 3 May 2024 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 19 April 2024