Department of Applied Social Sciences
Research Assistant
(Ref. 260122004)
[Appointment period: twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “GEM-VR: GenAI-driven expressive arts therapy in virtual reality for enhancing youth’s mental well-being”. He/She will be required to:
(a) design the full-stack software components for enabling GenAI-driven expressive arts therapy;
(b) engineer and optimise the GenAI prompt and knowledge augmentation;
(c) assist in preparing reports and presentation materials; and
(d) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Unit or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should have:
(a) an honours degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related disciplines;
(b) experience in developing full-stack software by using Python;
(c) experience in using OpenAI compatible APIs for LLM application development;
(d) a good command of written English; and
(e) good interpersonal and communication skills.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Richard Li via email at richard-chen.li@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 1 February 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 22 January 2026