Department of Applied Social Sciences
Research Assistant
(Ref. 260212009)
[Appointment period: ten months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Social ecological barriers to healthcare access for non-communicable disease management among foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong”. He/She will be required to:
(a) conduct literature review;
(b) assist in designing research tools such as questionnaires;
(c) conduct data collection;
(d) conduct data processing and analysis;
(e) liaise with project collaborators; and
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his delegates.
The appointee will be required to work on irregular hours including weekends and public holidays.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree in Social Sciences or other related disciplines;
(b) be fluent in written and spoken English;
(c) have research interests in areas such as labour migration, mental health, health policy and non-communicable diseases;
(d) possess solid statistical and methodological knowledge, with experience in mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative research, and proficiency in NVivo as well as statistical software such as SPSS and R; and
(e) be self-motivated, well-organised, detail-oriented and capable of handling multiple tasks independently.
Preference will be given to those with a master’s or PhD degree, and academic research experience related to ethnic minorities and migrant workers in the context of Hong Kong.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Tual Sawn Khai at telephone number 2766 5784 or via email at tskhai.tualsawn@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 20 February 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 12 February 2026