Department of Language Science and Technology
Research Assistant
(Ref. 260127008)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Multimodal and multilingual individualised training in improving empathy and emotion recognition by autistic children combining robotics and AR technology”. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist in experimental design, stimuli preparation, data collection and data analysis;
(b) assist in organising workshops and other promotional events, and communicating with organisations; and
(c) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should have:
(a) a good honours degree or an equivalent qualification;
(b) a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Putonghua being an advantage;
(c) good teamwork and interpersonal skills; and
(d) training in linguistics, speech pathology or related areas.
Applicants with programming experience are preferred.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Si Chen at telephone number 3400 8461 or via email at sarah.chen@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 3 February 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 27 January 2026