School of Nursing
Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant
(Ref. 240516008)
1. Part-time Research Associate
[Appointment period: six months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
2. Part-time Research Assistant
[Appointment period: six months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Post-burn recovery experiences of paediatric burn survivors and their caregivers: A qualitative study”. They will be required to:
(a) assist in the general management of the project;
(b) assist in the recruitment of patients and data collection for the study;
(c) assist in data entry, data management and data analysis; and
(d) 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 in Nursing, Public Health, Psychology 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 above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also:
(a) have proficiency in using qualitative data management software such as NVivo;
(b) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese and Putonghua;
(c) have good interpersonal and communication skills; and
(d) be able to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Jonathan Bayuo at telephone number 2766 6106 or via email at jbayuo@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 30 May 2024 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 16 May 2024