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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 Part-time Research Assistant Reduction of stigma against people with mental illness among mental healthcare trainees through interconnectedness and nonattachment 26 April 2024 240419014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant Jockey Club Promoting Family Resilience Project 2.0 23 April 2024 240416015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Leveraging community engagement-oriented design thinking outputs 23 April 2024 240416014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Jockey Club Promoting Family Resilience Project 2.0 23 April 2024 240416013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Jockey Club Promoting Family Resilience Project 2.0 23 April 2024 240416012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant / Part-time Research Assistant “Effects of parent-child single-session growth mindset intervention on adolescent depression and anxiety problems: A two-arm waitlist randomised controlled trial” and/or “Examination of an integrated mindset intervention (U-growth) to promote university student mental health: A pilot randomised controlled trial in Greater Bay Area” 23 April 2024 240416011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow “Effects of parent-child single-session growth mindset intervention on adolescent depression and anxiety problems: A two-arm waitlist randomised controlled trial” and/or “Examination of an integrated mindset intervention (U-growth) to promote university student mental health: A pilot randomised controlled trial in Greater Bay Area” 23 April 2024 240416010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Managing stress response and optimizing performance in student athletes with neurofeedback training 17 April 2024 240410007
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Financial management and distinct types of intimate partner violence against women in China: An empowerment perspective 17 April 2024 240410006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate / Project Assistant “Enhancement of positive ageing, family relations, and quality of later life”, “Who cares for sandwiched ageing carers? Effects of intergenerational care provision on future care planning”, “Using Photovoice to improve future care preparation among ageing families in Hong Kong” and/or “Research centre for gerontology and family studies” 17 April 2024 240410003
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant / Project Administrative Assistant “Enhancement of positive ageing, family relations, and quality of later life”, “Who cares for sandwiched ageing carers? Effects of intergenerational care provision on future care planning”, “Using Photovoice to improve future care preparation among ageing families in Hong Kong” and/or “Research centre for gerontology and family studies” 17 April 2024 240410002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate / Research Assistant “Enhancement of positive ageing, family relations, and quality of later life”, “Who cares for sandwiched ageing carers? Effects of intergenerational care provision on future care planning”, “Using Photovoice to improve future care preparation among ageing families in Hong Kong” and/or “Research centre for gerontology and family studies” 17 April 2024 240410001
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant Suspended insecurity: employment and wider uncertainty in and between the United Kingdom and Southern China 8 April 2024 240326016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow A prospective study of newly-arrived immigrant adolescents from Mainland China to Hong Kong: The way to thrive 2 April 2024 240326015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant A life history approach to understanding the impact of cross-border migration experiences on youth transition to adulthood in Hong Kong 9 April 2024 240326014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant The impact of public stigma on the perceived deservingness of older drug users in the legal and underground world 28 March 2024 240321016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate / Project Assistant / Part-time Project Associate / Part-time Project Assistant Procedural justice for the mentally incapacitated: A mixed qualitative study using timelines and vignettes with young people and criminal justice personnel 28 March 2024 240321015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow / Project Associate / Project Assistant / Part-time Project Associate / Part-time Project Assistant A study of policing and preventing online victimization against children 28 March 2024 240321014
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Unveiling ageism through text-to-image artificial intelligence (AI) assisted inside/outside self-portrait with older adults 1 April 2024 240321013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant The social networks of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in inclusive early childhood classrooms in Hong Kong 12 April 2024 240318005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Coping and perceived benefits under the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study based on university students in Hong Kong 31 March 2024 240318004
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow (Full-time/Part-time) / Postdoctoral Fellow (Full-time/Part-time) “Financial support for book writing”, “Capacity building scheme for secondary school teachers: promoting meaningful social engagement for young people through Service-Learning” and “Project WeCan - Phase 2” 22 March 2024 240318003
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 25 March 2024 240315009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Enhancing intergroup relations and promoting social integration: A multicultural acquisition approach 18 March 2024 240311011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Associate School ethnic socialization, ethnic identity and psychological well-being of ethnic minority and Han ethnic majority youths in rural China: The case of Liangshan 18 March 2024 240311010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Now more important than ever: Promoting healthy financial behaviors for Hong Kong youths from lower-SES households 15 March 2024 240311009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Exploring the lived experiences of adjusting to early retirement of the older working poor: A longitudinal qualitative study in Hong Kong 11 March 2024 240304016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Associate School ethnic socialization, ethnic identity and psychological well-being of ethnic minority and Han ethnic majority youths in rural China: The case of Liangshan 11 March 2024 240304015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Exploring film production in Hong Kong since 2010: Navigating conventions, connection, and capital 6 March 2024 240228008
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Two novel advances in testing a moderated mediation model 6 March 2024 240228007
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Global China (Yunnan) 6 March 2024 240228006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow “Peking University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre” and "Responding to key state policies in Xi's era: A synthesis of social work and social development, and the way forward" 6 March 2024 240228005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow “Peking University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre” and "Responding to key state policies in Xi's era: A synthesis of social work and social development, and the way forward" 6 March 2024 240228004
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow (Full-time/Part-time) / Research Associate / Project Associate (Full-time/Part-time) / Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) “Positive youth development program in Mainland China”, "Financial Support for Editorship", “Financial support for book writing”, “Holistic development and well-being of young people in Hong Kong” and/or “Li & Fung Endowed Professorship in service leadership education” 6 March 2024 240228003
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant 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 6 March 2024 240228002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate / Project Assistant N.A. 9 February 2024 240202015
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Edu-Metaverse: an interactive virtual learning place fostering collaborative and experiential learning in interdisciplinary subjects 19 February 2024 240201010
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Spreading the word for the environment: Conversionary action as a distinct type of pro-environmental behavior 8 February 2024 240201009
Department of Applied Social Sciences 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 1 February 2024 240125023
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Assistant Service leadership through serving children and families with special needs 1 February 2024 240125020
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate Is a picture worth a thousand words? A participatory approach to co-design descriptive and pictorial social norm nudges and a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to examine their effectiveness in improving mental health help-seeking intention 24 January 2024 240117005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow How brokerage absorbs popular grievances in rural China: typology, effectiveness, and consequences 8 February 2024 240111007
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant / Project Assistant (Full-time/Part-time) Service leadership through serving children and families with special needs 18 January 2024 240111006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant Changing the trajectory of children and youth in residential care - phase one in small group homes 18 January 2024 240111005
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate / Research Assistant Navigating technophobia in the age of AI and robotics: Investigating impacts on individuals from diverse occupations and sectors, and the role of perceived empathy and prosociality in reducing technophobia 12 January 2024 240105009
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Project Assistant Advanced social work knowledge using technology and innovation in family practice 5 January 2024 231229016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant What should the nature of mindfulness be? Investigating the relative effect of discerning and nonjudging mindfulness on nonattachment and mental health 4 January 2024 231227012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Half-time Senior Project Fellow Youth-adult partnership in the project of 21st century ICYSCs - A practice research 11 December 2023 231205002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate / Project Assistant Youth-adult partnership in the project of 21st century ICYSCs - A practice research 11 December 2023 231205001
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Evaluation of Strive and Rise Programme 11 December 2023 231204017
Department of Applied Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Changing the trajectory of children and youth in residential care - phase one in small group homes 11 December 2023 231204012
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Associate / Part-time Research Assistant Anxiety and depression in Hong Kong university students under the COVID-19 pandemic: Prevalence, sociodemographic predictors, protective factors, and underlying mechanisms 11 December 2023 231204011
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Metaverse-enabled solution-focused brief therapy (Meta-SFBT): A comparative case study on alleviating schoolteachers’ perceived stress in Hong Kong 20 November 2023 231113002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant / Part-time Research Assistant Social policies and the politics of income inequality 30 November 2023 231113001
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate Departmental media team 17 November 2023 231110016
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant Driving fishermen away from water: how the state absorbs social non-compliance with the Ten-year Yangtze Fishing Ban 16 November 2023 231109002
Department of Applied Social Sciences Part-time Research Assistant When rural migrants become urban homeowners in small cities: The endgame for China’s ‘Floating Population’ 7 November 2023 231031013
Department of Applied Social Sciences Project Associate / Part-time Project Associate / Part-time Project Assistant Understanding learning difficulties 27 October 2023 231020006
Department of Applied Social Sciences Research Assistant Fostering empathy through virtual reality and art therapy: A study with adolescents in small group homes 1 November 2023 231020005