School of Nursing
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Ref. 260119010)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “A feasibility study of an mHealth-based healthcare professional-lay health worker partnership program (mHLPP) among community-dwelling impoverished older adults”. He/She will be required to:
(a) coordinate the day-to-day delivery of one or more funded studies (e.g., pragmatic trials, hybrid effectiveness–implementation evaluations, mixed-methods studies);
(b) develop and maintain project plans, milestones and documentation as required by funders and institutional governance;
(c) support intervention implementation (e.g., training materials, fidelity procedures);
(d) prepare and submit ethics applications and amendments, and liaise with institutional/Hospital Authority or equivalent committees;
(e) develop study instruments (e.g., questionnaires, interview guides, implementation measures), data collection workflows and data management plans;
(f) ensure compliance with research governance, data security and confidentiality requirements;
(g) conduct quantitative analyses (e.g., regression, mixed models, mediation/moderation, cluster designs where relevant) and qualitative analyses (e.g., thematic analysis, framework analysis);
(h) integrate mixed-methods findings to generate implementation-relevant conclusions and recommendations;
(i) maintain reproducible analysis workflows and well-documented codebooks/syntax;
(j) engage key stakeholders (e.g., clinicians, service managers, non-governmental organisations /community partners, participants) to support the recruitment, implementation, adaptation documentation and interpretation of findings;
(k) contribute to co-design/co-production activities, including workshops and iterative refinement of intervention components;
(l) lead manuscript preparation and submission to high-quality peer-reviewed journals;
(m) prepare conference abstracts, presentations, and impact-oriented outputs (e.g., implementation toolkits, policy briefs, stakeholder reports);
(n) contribute to grant writing and the development of follow-on funding proposals;
(o) support and mentor research assistants and/or postgraduate students;
(p) contribute to a collegial, high-performance research culture, and participate in regular team meetings and reporting; and
(q) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of School, the project leader or their delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should have:
(a) a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application;
(b) experience in HealthTech intervention; and
(c) strong communication skills in English.
Preference will be given to those with proficiency in Cantonese.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Arkers K. C. Wong at telephone number 3400 3805, fax number 2364 9663 or via email at arkers.wong@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 26 January 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 19 January 2026