School of Fashion and Textiles
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time / Part-time)
(Ref. 260915001)
[Appointment period: three to twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project - “Crossed warps, living memory: Cultural preservation and technical innovation for Chinese four-warp leno”.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, History, or 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 in one of the aforementioned disciplines with three or more years of research / relevant work experience.
Applicants for the Research Assistant post should have an honours degree in one of the aforementioned disciplines or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants are invited to contact Dr Alice Yao at telephone number 2766 6295 or via email at aliceyao.yao@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
For full-time appointment(s), a highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
For part-time appointment(s), the remuneration rates for the posts of Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate and Research Assistant are HK$385 per hour, HK$181 per hour and HK$125 per hour respectively.
The closing date for application is 13 October 2026.
Posting date: 15 September 2026