Department of Applied Social Sciences
Research Assistant
(Ref. 240514016)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Income inequality in democracies and dictatorships”. The project focuses on political economy, comparative politics and historical approaches to investigate the relationship between income inequality and politics. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist in coordinating the implementation of the project;
(b) conduct literature review;
(c) collect and analyse quantitative data;
(d) prepare reports and manuscripts as well as assisting in related administrative work; and
(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree, preferably in Political Science or other social science related disciplines;
(b) have experience in conducting literature review;
(c) have experience or strong interest in conducting quantitative data analysis using software such as STATA or R;
(d) have a good command of both written and spoken English;
(e) have good communication and interpersonal skills; and
(f) be self-motivated, well-organised, detail-minded and able to work independently.
Preference will be given to those who are interested in pursuing further studies in social sciences.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Mathew Wong via email at mathew.wong@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 24 May 2024 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 14 May 2024