Department of Applied Social Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 260817011)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research projects - “One size does not fit all: Abandoning the ‘Static α = 0.7 Cutoff’ in favor of a context-sensitive approach to ‘Dynamic α Cutoffs’ ” and/or “A refined approach for second stage moderated mediation analysis”. They will be required to:
(a) use programming platforms (such as R or Python) to conduct Monte Carlo simulation study;
(b) develop web applications for statistical methods (such as R shiny web app);
(c) draft manuscripts and proposals;
(d) support related research activities; and
(e) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree, preferably in Quantitative Psychology, Applied Statistics, Data Sciences or other related disciplines and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants for the Research Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree, preferably in one of the above-mentioned disciplines with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree, preferably in one of the above-mentioned disciplines.
Applicants should also:
(a) have experience in writing research papers and proposals;
(b) have a solid track record in conducting methodological research;
(c) be proficient in using different programming platforms and statistical software (such as R, Python, Mplus or SPSS);
(d) have good academic English writing skills with publications in refereed journals;
(e) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese including Cantonese;
(f) be self-motivated, well-organised, detail-minded and able to multi-task; and
(g) be responsible and able to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Jacky C.K. Ng via email at jackyck.ng@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 rates are HK$385 per hour for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow, 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 24 August 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 17 August 2026