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Recruitment of Research / Project Posts

The following posts are temporary positions. Please click the position to view the post specification.

Qualified appointees who are able to propose an MPhil or PhD research topic in consultation with the project leader will be encouraged to register for a research degree in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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Department / Unit Position Project Title Closing / Initial Screening Date Ref. No.
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow “Multidimensional parental psychological control and developmental outcomes among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong” and/or “Parent-adolescent discrepancy in perceived parenting: Developmental changes and longitudinal associations with developmental outcomes among Chinese early adolescents” 22 December 2025 251210009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Appraisals of gender nonconformity: comparing explicit and implicit measures 18 December 2025 251210008
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) “Examination of an integrated mindset intervention (U-Growth) to promote university student mental health: A pilot randomised controlled trial in Greater Bay Area”, “Dismiss the fear of failure and embrace the challenge of learning: develop and examine the efficacy of an integrated mindset intervention for pre-practicum training for social work students” and/or “Large-scale randomized controlled trial examining effectiveness of single-session self-help psycho-education among community children and adolescents” 5 December 2025 251128005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant URA x PolyU igniting social innovation competition 2026 5 December 2025 251128004
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Promoting family resilience in times of adversities 21 November 2025 251114011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 21 November 2025 251114010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Impact of later life events on criminal trajectories among older offenders in Hong Kong: A qualitative mixed-methods approach 21 November 2025 251114008
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant GEM-VR: GenAI-driven expressive arts therapy in virtual reality for enhancing youth’s mental well-being 1 December 2025 251114007
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant Tripartite collaborative research on social welfare and social services for migrant/left-behind children and families in China 10 November 2025 251103006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Unequal childhood development - family socio-economic status, concerted cultivation and children's developmental trajectories under the COVID-19 pandemic 2 January 2026 251103005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant Enhancement of singleton hostel service project 10 November 2025 251103003
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant Procedural justice for the mentally incapacitated: A mixed qualitative study using timelines and vignettes with young people and criminal justice personnel 30 October 2025 251023010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Procedural justice for the mentally incapacitated: A mixed qualitative study using timelines and vignettes with young people and criminal justice personnel 30 October 2025 251023009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Support for student-athletes 30 October 2025 251023008
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant / Project Assistant Enhancing the trajectory of out-of-home care children and youth - track two in foster care 24 October 2025 251017004
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Project Associate / Project Assistant / Project Administrative Assistant “Age-friendly business recognition and capacity building programme”, “Enhancement of age-friendly business recognition and capacity building programme”, “Enhancement of intergenerational digital literacy training for older adults in Hong Kong”, “Impact of research on later life planning among ageing families in Hong Kong”, “Integrating motivational interviewing and photovoice to enhance future care preparation for older singletons and doubletons: A three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial”, “Evaluation for happy-retired charity action’s elderly and middle-aged empowerment project", “Life-long learning, later-life planning and well-being of older adults in Hong Kong” and/or “Research centre for gerontology and family studies” 24 October 2025 251017002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Citizen-initiated contacts, government responsiveness, and co-production: Exploring government-citizen relationships in contemporary China 7 October 2025 250930014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant GEM-VR: GenAI-driven expressive arts therapy in virtual reality for enhancing youth’s mental well-being 1 November 2025 250930013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Cyberbullying and mental health among children from disadvantaged families: Impact mechanisms and intervention strategies 7 October 2025 250930012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant Developing a virtual family-based possible selves intervention (FBPSI) for left-behind children and their migrant parents: A randomized controlled trial in Guizhou, China 7 October 2025 250930011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant How brokerage absorbs popular grievances in rural China: typology, effectiveness, and consequences 23 September 2025 250916013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate (Full-time/Half-time/Part-time) “Enhancing adaptation, integration, and career development of non-local university students in Hong Kong”, “A prospective study of newly-arrived immigrant adolescents from Mainland China to Hong Kong: The way to thrive” and/or “A family-focused intervention for promoting mental health among Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children” 23 September 2025 250916012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Associate Promoting family resilience in times of adversities 23 September 2025 250916011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Co-designing and evaluating an immersive technology-assisted acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) protocol for reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults: A three-phase feasibility trial 10 September 2025 250903013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Research study on consumer demand for exotic reptiles and birds in Hong Kong 10 September 2025 250903012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Half-time/Part-time) “Peking University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China social work research centre” and “Social work response to climate change in China and Belt & Road regions: a transdisciplinary approach” 10 September 2025 250903011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow Enhancing the trajectory of out-of-home care children and youth - track two in foster care 3 September 2025 250827020
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant Enhancing the trajectory of out-of-home care children and youth - track two in foster care 3 September 2025 250827019
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) “Enhancing adaptation, integration and career development of non-local university students in Hong Kong”, “A prospective study of newly-arrived immigrant adolescents from Mainland China to Hong Kong: The way to thrive” and/or “A family-focused intervention for promoting mental health among Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children” 3 September 2025 250827018
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow “Enhancing adaptation, integration and career development of non-local university students in Hong Kong”, “A prospective study of newly-arrived immigrant adolescents from Mainland China to Hong Kong: The way to thrive” and/or “A family-focused intervention for promoting mental health among Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children” 3 September 2025 250827017
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Enhancing public service access and utilisation among parents of disabled children in China: Is parent organisation a bridge and enabler? 1 September 2025 250827016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Project Associate (Full-time/Half-time/Part-time) “Peking University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China social work research centre” and “Social work response to climate change in China and Belt & Road regions: a transdisciplinary approach" 3 September 2025 250827015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant “Work, interaction and technology” and/or “Robots in public places: The emergence of a new interaction order?”. 25 August 2025 250815006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Karl Polanyi’s ecology: China, eco-socialism, and the post-growth future 18 August 2025 250807013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant Enhancing reflective learning in service-learning: Integrating cellphilms and blended learning for student growth 15 August 2025 250807011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Development of a home assessment tool and healthy housing guidelines 1 August 2025 250725010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Online safety research laboratory 1 August 2025 250725009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant “Social policies and the politics of income inequality”, “Income inequality in democracies and dictatorships” and/or “Redistribution and inequality: A cross-society empirical investigation” 29 July 2025 250722011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate (Full-time/Half-time/Part-time) “Peking University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China social work research centre” and “Social work response to climate change in China and Belt & Road regions: a transdisciplinary approach" 28 July 2025 250721014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant “The job characteristics and well-being of personal care workers in Hong Kong’s residential care homes of the elderly: A mixed-methods study”, “Unraveling the well-being of personal care workers in community care: A mixed methods inquiry” and/or “Invisible no more: Occupational well-being and retention of personal care workforce in Hong Kong” 1 August 2025 250721005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Assistant / Project Assistant A longitudinal investigation of adolescent problematic smartphone use and family digital environment in China 28 July 2025 250721004
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant The impact of home literacy environment on Chinese children’s English reading literacy in economically disadvantaged areas: The roles of family risk and protective profiles 28 July 2025 250721003
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow Jockey Club promoting family resilience project 2.0 17 July 2025 250710019
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow “Changing the trajectory of children and youth in residential care” and “Impact assessment on poverty alleviation initiatives” 17 July 2025 250710018
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant Assessing the impact of improving assess to psychological therapies (IAPT) on quality of life and mental health: A randomised control trial for people living with HIV in Hong Kong 17 July 2025 250710017
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate (Full-time / Half-time / Part-time) Tripartite collaborative research on social welfare and social services for migrant/left-behind children and families in China 17 July 2025 250710016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Project Associate / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Evaluation study on school-based after school care service scheme and the pilot programme on community living room of the Social Welfare Department 17 July 2025 250710015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Social policies and the politics of income inequality 2 July 2025 250619005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant “Well-being of early career academics in Hong Kong: A longitudinal mixed methods study”, “The impact of school connectedness on Internet addiction: A longitudinal quantitative study among Chinese adolescents” and/or “Psychological well-being of adolescents after the COVID-19 pandemic in China: How can schools and families help?” 20 June 2025 250613010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Listening to children and youth in Hong Kong residential child care services: Unpacking the impact of intrapersonal and interpersonal processes of child and youth voices in decision making on psychological health 20 June 2025 250613009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant / Project Administrative Assistant Digital social capital: Its formation and deployment of an indigenous framework for Hong Kong communities project 13 June 2025 250606008