Department of Computing
Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/ Part-time) (two posts)
(Ref. 260903004)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Digital nanny: Transforming electronic pacifier into automated childcare and edutainment solution”.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Associate / Project Associate post should have a master’s degree or a good honours degree with three or more years of research/relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant / Project Assistant post should have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification.
For all posts, applicants should have:
(a) experience with full-stack web or app development (e.g., React, Node.js, Django);
(b) familiarity with building or integrating APIs;
(c) experience with 3D engines (Unity or Godot) for interactive environments;
(d) knowledge in multi-agent AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, Unity ML-Agents); and
(e) experience in integrating AI/machine learning models with web applications or game engines.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Zackary P. T. Sin at telephone number 2766 7238 or via email at zackary-p-t.sin@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointments(s), a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointment(s), the remuneration rates for the post of Research Associate/Project Associate and Research Assistant/Project Assistant are HK$181 per hour and HK$125 per hour respectively.
The closing date for application is 2 January 2027.
Posting date: 3 September 2026