School of Nursing
Research Assistant / Part-time Research Assistant
(Ref. 260831004)
1. Research Assistant
2. Part-time Research Assistant
[Appointment period: each for twelve months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “A pilot randomized controlled cross-over trial evaluating the efficacy of an artificial intelligence-augmented tongue image analysis system on diagnostic accuracy in Traditional Chinese Medicine”. They will be required to:
(a) liaise with research collaborators (e.g. non-governmental organisations and clinics) regarding the development, implementation and evaluation of the research project;
(b) coordinate logistics issues for the project implementation, including workshops, interviews, questionnaire collection, etc.;
(c) assist in the recruitment of participants, data collection and data entry;
(d) conduct literature review and preliminary data analysis;
(e) assist in preparing proposals, reports, manuscripts and presentation materials; and
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree in Chinese Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Imaging, Radiology Epidemiology or Psychology or an equivalent qualification;
(b) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese and be able to speak Cantonese;
(c) be familiar with SPSS, EndNote and other Microsoft Office software;
(d) have good interpersonal and communication skills; and
(e) be responsible and able to work independently with a strong sense of self-motivation.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Y. J. Xie at telephone number 3400 3798, fax number 2364 9663 or via email at grace.yj.xie@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 rate is HK$125 per hour.
Consideration of applications will commence on 7 September 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 31 August 2026