School of Optometry
Project Assistant
(Ref. 260609015)
[Appointment period: twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the project - “Learning through providing eye care and vision health to the community”. He/She will be required to:
(a) coordinate outbound student activities;
(b) provide administrative and logistics support to the outbound student activities;
(c) assist in community engagement initiatives;
(d) handle enquiries from staff, students and external parties; and
(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of School or his/her delegates.
The appointee may be required to work on shift and/or to work on Saturdays/Sundays/public holidays and/or travel to the Chinese Mainland and overseas.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have a good honours degree or an equivalent qualification;
(b) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese including Putonghua;
(c) have good computer literacy including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Chinese word processing;
(d) have good interpersonal, communication and task management skills;
(e) have team spirit and positive learning attitude; and
(f) be self-motivated, well-organised, detail-minded and able to multitask.
Preference will be given to those with relevant work experience pertinent to project coordination and/or experience gained in higher education institutions.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Ken Wan Kin via email at kin.wan@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 17 June 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 9 June 2026