Full-time Research Assistant I/II in the Faculty of Education

Full-time Research Assistant I/II in the Faculty of Education (Ref.: 532469) (to commence as soon as possible for 6 months on a temporary term, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance)

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or related discipline. They should have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese) and have experience, capability or be confident to learn in the following areas: (1) working with children; (2) conducting interviews and preparing transcription; (3) processing statistics and conducting data analysis (especially NVivo & SPSS); (4) assisting in programming tasks and different experimental techniques and psychophysiological research software (e.g. E-prime, MPlus, R, EEGLAB, MatLLAB, Python, etc.)

The appointees will be responsible for running projects related to educational/clinical psychology on any research and scholarly activities as required, which include:

1. Communicating with college students who seek psychological services from the clinical practitioners (e.g. educational psychologist, clinical psychologist, etc.) in the research team;
2. Conducting research work/assessment/interventions for students with special educational or mental health needs (and their parents)
3. Outreaching to the community to promote mental health;
4. Literature review;
5. Liaison with internal and external research collaborator(s) and research participants (s);
6. Development of research and assessment instruments;
7. Administration of survey(s), interview(s) and/or any other forms of data collection, data entry and data cleaning;
8. Conducting data analysis which, depending on the nature of the research, includes quantitative and qualitative analyses;
9. Preparation and editing of research report(s), manuscript(s) writing, publication(s) and any other forms of deliverables;
10. Provision of administrative support to scholarly exchange function(s) and event(s); and
11. Any other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator and/or his/her delegate(s).

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online, including an up-to-date C.V. and a short statement outlining their suitability for the role and any relevant experience. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until July 7, 2025, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

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