Department of Language Science and Technology
Part-time Research Assistant
(Ref. 260420007)
[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 writing the literature review; 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.
Candidates with programming experience are preferred.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Si Chen at telephone number 3400 8461 and via email at sarah.chen@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
The remuneration rate is HK$125 per hour.
Consideration of applications will commence on 27 April 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 20 April 2026