School of Design
Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (several posts)
(Ref. 251218003)
[Appointment period: each for six months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project – “Ecological HCI: Toward a nature-centered future for interaction design”. They will be required to:
(a) develop Large Language Models (LLM)-enabled design tool;
(b) explore embodied LLM in interactive devices to enhance their intelligence and capabilities; and
(c) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his delegates.
Qualifications
Applicant for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree in related field with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicant for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in related field or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) a strong portfolio demonstrating related skills and experience; and
(b) the ability to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Luca Lu via email at qiuyu.lu@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$178 per hour for the post of Research Associate and HK$125 per hour for the post of Research Assistant.
Consideration of applications will commence on 25 December 2025 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 18 December 2025