School of Nursing
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Ref. 260805002)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “A feasibility study of an mHealth-based healthcare professional-lay health worker partnership program (mHLPP) among community-dwelling impoverished older adults”. He/She will be required to:
(a) coordinate the day-to-day delivery of one or more funded studies (e.g., pragmatic trials, hybrid effectiveness–implementation evaluations, mixed-methods studies);
(b) develop and maintain project plans, milestones and documentation as required by funders and institutional governance;
(c) support intervention implementation (e.g., training materials, fidelity procedures);
(d) prepare and submit ethics applications and amendments, and liaise with institutional/Hospital Authority or equivalent committees;
(e) develop study instruments (e.g., questionnaires, interview guides, implementation measures), data collection workflows and data management plans;
(f) ensure compliance with research governance, data security and confidentiality requirements;
(g) conduct quantitative analyses (e.g., regression, mixed models, mediation/moderation, cluster designs where relevant) and qualitative analyses (e.g., thematic analysis, framework analysis);
(h) integrate mixed-methods findings to generate implementation-relevant conclusions and recommendations;
(i) maintain reproducible analysis workflows and well-documented codebooks/syntax;
(j) engage key stakeholders (e.g., clinicians, service managers, non-governmental organisations /community partners, participants) to support the recruitment, implementation, adaptation documentation and interpretation of findings;
(k) contribute to co-design/co-production activities, including workshops and iterative refinement of intervention components;
(l) lead manuscript preparation and submission to high-quality peer-reviewed journals;
(m) prepare conference abstracts, presentations, and impact-oriented outputs (e.g., implementation toolkits, policy briefs, stakeholder reports);
(n) contribute to grant writing and the development of follow-on funding proposals;
(o) support and mentor research assistants and/or postgraduate students;
(p) contribute to a collegial, high-performance research culture, and participate in regular team meetings and reporting; and
(q) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of School, the project leader or their delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should have:
(a) a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application;
(b) experience in HealthTech intervention; and
(c) strong communication skills in English.
Preference will be given to those with proficiency in Cantonese.
Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement need not re-apply.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Arkers K. C. Wong at telephone number 3400 3805, fax number 2364 9663 or via email at arkers.wong@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 12 August 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 5 August 2026