Research Centre for Environmental, Social, and Governance Advancement
Research Fellow / Project Fellow / Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time / Part-time)
(Ref. 260609001)
(1) Research Fellow / Project Fellow (Full-time / Part-time) (several posts)
(2) Research Associate / Project Associate (Full-time / Part-time) (several posts)
(3) Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time / Part-time) (several posts)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “A field experiment on behavioural nudging for enhancing ESG practices in the hospitality industry”.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Fellow / Project Fellow post should have a doctoral degree with at least three years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent qualifications and experience.
Applicants for the Research Associate / Project Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research / relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant / Project Assistant post should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) academic background in business or computing related disciplines, e.g. Accounting, Finance, Economics or Computer Science; and
(b) research interests related to Environmental, Social, and Governance, green finance, economic sustainability, environmental economy, fintech, machine learning or AI.
Applicants are invited to contact Miss Katherine H. C. Wong at telephone number 2766 7016 or via email at hchwong@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 / Project Fellow, HK$181 per hour for the post of Research Associate / Project Associate and HK$125 per hour for the post of Research Assistant / Project Assistant.
Consideration of applications will commence on 15 June 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 9 June 2026