School of Nursing
Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time)
(Ref. 260610003)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project – “Clinical implications of large language models in diabetes patient education and management in primary healthcare: A mixed-methods study”. He/She will be required to:
(a) conduct interviews and monitor data collection at the study sites;
(b) assist in data analysis and prepare reports; and
(c) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree, preferably in Statistics, Nursing, Public Health, Psychology or other related disciplines or a good honours degree in one of the said disciplines with at least three years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the above-mentioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants should also have:
(a) experience in managing quantitative data and conducting data analysis independently;
(b) good communication and interpersonal skills; and
(c) a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Yang Lin at telephone number 2766 6398, fax no. 2364 9663 or via email at l.yang@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointment, a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointment, the remuneration rates are 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 17 June 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 10 June 2026