Department of Applied Social Sciences
Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 260629001)
[Appointment period: each for six to twelve months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Urban regeneration and citizens’ health and wellbeing in China”. They will be required to:
(a) assist in literature review;
(b) assist in designing research tools and conducting fieldwork;
(c) conduct data collection, processing and analysis; and
(d) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree in Urban Planning, Human Geography, Public/Social Policy, Sociology or other related disciplines;
(b) have experience in working with spatial analysis tools and statistical analysis tools, e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS and Stata;
(c) have experience in conducting fieldwork;
(d) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese; and
(e) be self-motivated, well-organised, detail-minded and able to multi-task.
Preference will be given to those with a master’s degree, strong quantitative skills and publication records in high-level academic journals.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Mengdi Wu via email at mengdi.wu@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 rate is HK$125 per hour.
Consideration of applications will commence on 6 July 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 29 June 2026