School of Design
Research Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 260225009)
[Appointment period: each for five months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project – “Empowering individuals with disabilities: Robot-assisted object retrieval”. They will be required to:
(a) assist in data analysis and publication;
(b) collect and analyse information and prepare report; and
(c) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Fellow post should have a doctoral degree in Design or related disciplines plus at least three years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent qualifications and experience.
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree in the above-mentioned disciplines or a good honours degree with three or more years of research experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in the above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) experience in conducting research on elderly;
(b) knowledge of writing academic papers;
(c) a good understanding of and the ability to conduct data analysis;
(d) an excellent command of spoken English; and
(e) the ability to work independently and meet the work schedule.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Yan Luximon at telephone number 2766 5493 or via email at yan.luximon@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$394 per hour for the post of Research Fellow, HK$181 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 4 March 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 25 February 2026