Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Part-time)
(Ref. 251114014)
[Appointment period: six to twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Virtual reality (VR) head mounted device for reducing myopia progression of children”. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist in conducting experiments;
(b) support teaching in STEM, VR/AI-related courses/seminars;
(c) prepare materials for teaching and seminar; and
(d) prepare research proposals, reports and articles.
Qualifications
For the post of Research Associate / Project Associate, applicants should have a Master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research/relevant work experience in the disciplines related to STEM education, Engineering or Computer Science.
For the post of Research Assistant / Project Assistant, applicants should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification, with relevant work experience in the aforesaid disciplines.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Y. M. Tang at telephone number 3400 3940 or via email at yukming.tang@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointment, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.
For part-time appointment, the remuneration rates for the post of Research Associate / Project Associate and Research Assistant / Project Assistant are HK$178 per hour and HK$125 per hour respectively.
Consideration of applications will commence on 21 November 2025 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 14 November 2025