School of Nursing
Research Associate / Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant
(Ref. 260724003)
1. Research Associate
[Appointment period: six months]
2. Part-time Research Associate / Research Assistant
[Appointment period: six months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Exploring the online health information seeking behavior and types of information sought on traditional Chinese medicine among young adults in Hong Kong”. They will be required to:
(a) provide overall coordination and support to the project;
(b) liaise with healthcare practitioners, staff members and students regarding the development, implementation and evaluation of the project;
(c) assist in the coordination of research activities and logistics arrangement for the project implementation;
(d) provide guidance to part-time research students to facilitate their learning;
(e) monitor and follow up on the progress of the project;
(f) develop and implement the data collection instruments (both quantitative and qualitative);
(g) conduct literature review and focus group interviews;
(h) conduct various workforce health related activities;
(i) assist in data entry and analysis and manage both quantitative and qualitative data of the project;
(j) assist in preparing manuscripts for publications;
(k) assist in preparing progress and final reports of the project; and
(l) 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 in Computing, Information Science, Social Science, Psychology, Nursing, Public Health or other health-related or engineering-related disciplines or a good honours degree in one of the said disciplines with at least three years of research/project/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:
(a) have experience in project coordination and health promotion;
(b) have an understanding of project execution in an educational setting;
(c) have knowledge of research skills and ethics;
(d) have knowledge of computer applications, such as SPSS, SAS, NVivo and Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, etc.;
(e) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese;
(f) have good interpersonal and communication skills;
(g) have a strong sense of self-motivation; and
(h) be responsible and able to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Vivian Hui at telephone number 2766 4691 or via email at vivianc.hui@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 31 July 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 24 July 2026